Maropeng celebrates Heritage Day
in African style

Maropeng, the official Visitor Centre for the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, invites you to celebrate in African style on September 24, 2008.

Maropeng will be hosting an African chocolate brand, Chocolates by Tomes, at the Magaliesberg Classic Country Festival. The country festival will be held in the grounds of Bekker School (off the R563 on the way to Hekpoort).

Chocolates by Tomes, known for their range of hand-crafted truffles and chocolates, are launching their new chocolate range, made entirely of raw materials from the African continent. Chocolatier Richard Tomes felt that as Africa produces up to 80% of the world’s cocoa beans, which are used by the top European chocolate manufacturers, it was time that an African manufacturer produced superb-quality chocolate from the same raw materials as European imports.

Join Maropeng and celebrate Heritage Day as you indulge in Chocolates by Tomes and savour a glass of Krone Rosé Cuvée Brut or Krone Borealis Cuvée Brut, Methode Cap Classique sparkling wine from the House of Krone at Twee Jonge Gezellen Estate, Tulbagh.

Tickets for the festival are available from Computicket and at the gate. The entrance fee for adults is R100 and children under 10 enter for free. Sign up for the Maropeng newsletter on the day to receive your complimentary chocolate and glass of bubbly. Alternatively the chocolates and sparkling wine will be sold by the glass or bottle at a reduced rate.

We look forward to seeing you there! For more information, go to www.maropeng.co.za.

Visit the Maropeng website

Maropeng, the official visitor centre for the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, recently launched its new website.

The site emphasises all that visitors can expect at Maropeng: two world-class exhibitions (the Maropeng Visitor Centre and its sister site, the Sterkfontein Caves), a 4-star boutique hotel, restaurants and a world-class conference venue.

There is a comprehensive gallery section, covering many of the stimulating visuals in the Maropeng Visitor Centre and at Sterkfontein Caves.

Our site also offers visitors the opportunity to download a free Maropeng screensaver, available in formats suitable for both Mac and PC users.

The screensaver offers a range of images of Maropeng and Sterkfontein Caves, showing the Tumulus building, the magnificent vistas of the area, and the boutique hotel, as well as images of the exhibitions themselves.

Grab a glimpse of what the exhibitions offer before you experience them first hand, peek into the bedrooms of the luxurious boutique hotel, see what a memorable event a wedding at Maropeng can be …