Attractions IN/AROUND Hekpoort

Nature Reserves

Cradle Nature Reserve

The Cradle Nature Reserve covers an area of 3 000 hectares, which includes a delightful array of plant and animal species representing the diversity of South Africa. The wildlife within this private reserve includes white rhino, giraffe, brown hyena and ...

World Heritage Sites / Landmarks / Archaeological

Cradle of Humankind

The Cradle of Humankind Site comprises a strip of a dozen dolomitic limestone caves containing the fossillised remains of ancient forms of animals, plants and most importantly, hominids. The dolomite in which the ...

Archaeological / Landmarks / World Heritage Sites

Fossil Hominid Sites

Fossil Hominid Sites at Cradle of Humankind UNESCO World Heritage Site South Africa. The Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein caves, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs have produced abundant scientific information on the evolution of the human being ...

Mountain Passes

Kommandonek Pass

Kommandonek Pass is not a major pass, but it does have historical merit. It lies on the R560 / R512 up above Kosmos Ridge on the edge of the Hartbeespoort Dam, in Magaliesberg, and connects Hartbeespoort with Hekpoort. A drive over Kommandonek not ...

Memorials / Mandela Route / Landmarks / Uniquely South African

Long March to Freedom Monument

South Africa’s "march to freedom" has been a long and complex one, and visitors will find themselves completely awe-struck by this country’s journey when they visit the Long March to Freedom Monument. This fascinating monument, which is growing all the ...

Nature Reserves / Mountain Reserves / Landmarks

Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve

The Magaliesberg is the second oldest mountain range in the world, almost 100 times older than Mount Everest, and half the age of the earth. It is described as being 'at the interface of two great African biomes – the Central Grassland Plateaux and the ...

Birdlife or Wildlife Sanctuaries

Magaliesberg Birding

The Magaliesberg, its mountain and surrounds, is one of the most beautiful spaces for birds to live. It is no surprise that it is an IBA (an important bird area)and that 450 species of bird make the area home, including specials like the Cape vulture, ...

Nature Reserves

Mountain Sanctuary Park

Mountain Sanctuary Park is aptly named, for it is every bit the restful and refreshing space in which to reconnect with nature it professes to be. One heads to Mountain Sanctuary Park to refresh the soul and re-invigorate one's sense of self. It covers ...

Game Reserves

Plumari Game Reserve

Plumari Ranch Game Reserve comprises a pristine malaria free wilderness area of over 2000 hectares. The ranch boasts an amazing natural African bushveld with an abundance of wildlife. Guests can expect to see leopard and expect to see white rhino, ...

Natural Wonders / World Heritage Sites

Sterkfontein Caves

The Sterkfontein Caves are a series of limestone caves 50 kilometres north west of Johannesburg that are not only the richest, but most productive palaeo-anthropological sites in the world. They form part of the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, ...

... and a little further afield

Game Reserves / Nature Reserves

Magalies Wild Game Farm

Magalies Wild Game Farm has two major selling points: the first is that the farm lies so close to Johannesburg and Pretoria that weekends easily expand into a holiday's worth of downtime, without the endless drive to get there and back. And the second is ...

Landmarks / Memorials / Miscellaneous

Nirox Sculpture Park

North west of Johannesburg is an area known as the Cradle of Humankind. It's a newsworthy area not least for the recent release of data based on two Australopithecus sediba fossils discovered in the area. The science postulates, rather ...

Hekpoort as a destination

Also in the neighbourhood

Cradle of Humankind, Doornhoek, Kromdraai, Maanhaarrand, Magaliesburg, Renosterspruit, Skeerpoort

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