List of caves in South Africa explained

This is a list of caves of in South Africa. A cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. The term may refer to sea caves, rock shelters, and grottos.

List of caves in South Africa

Name of Caves	Other Names	Province	Nearest Town	Coördinates	Remarks
Blombos Cave		Western Cape	Heidelberg	-34.4141°N 21.2177°W
Boesmansgat	Bushman's Hole	Northern Cape	Daniëlskuil	-27.9217°N 23.6417°W
Boomplaas Cave		Western Cape	Oudtshoorn	-33.3706°N 22.1586°W
Border Cave		KwaZulu-Natal	Ingwavuma	-27.0258°N 31.9889°W
		Western Cape	Oudtshoorn	-33.3925°N 22.2147°W
Cooper's Cave		Gauteng	Sterkfontein Kromdraai	-26.0128°N 27.7458°W
Die Kelders		Western Cape	Gansbaai
Diepkloof Rock Shelter		Western Cape		-32.3867°N 18.4528°W
		Limpopo	Ohrigstad
Elands Bay Cave		Western Cape		-32.3176°N 18.3179°W
Gladysvale Cave		Gauteng	Sterkfontein Swartkrans
Gondolin Cave		North West
Howieson's Poort Shelter		Eastern Cape	Grahamstown
Klasies River Caves		Eastern Cape	Humansdorp
Kromdraai Fossil Site		Gauteng	Sterkfontein
Makapansgat	Makapan's Cave	Limpopo	Mokopane
Melkhoutboom Cave		Eastern Cape
Motsetsi Cave	Motsetse	Gauteng	Sterkfontein Kromdraai
Nelson Bay Cave		Western Cape	Plettenberg Bay	-34.1028°N 23.375°W
Onmeetbarediepgat		Western Cape	Bredasdorp
Pinnacle Point		Western Cape	Mossel Bay	-34.2078°N 22.0894°W
Plovers Lake		Gauteng	Sterkfontein Kromdraai
Sterkfontein		Gauteng	Sterkfontein
Sibudu Cave		KwaZulu-Natal	Tongaat
Stadsaal Caves		Western Cape
Sudwala Caves		Mpumalanga	Nelspruit
Rose Cottage Cave		Free State	Ladybrand		^[1]
Wonder Cave Kromdraai		Gauteng	Sterkfontein Kromdraai
Wonderwerk Cave		Northern Cape	Kuruman

See also

• List of caves
• List of South African caving organisations
• Speleology

Notes and References

1. Web site: RCC SAHRA . www.sahra.org.za . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170428182209/http://www.sahra.org.za/sahris/sites/rcc . 2017-04-28.