Sibudu Cave
A rock shelter in a sandstone cliff above the Tongati River in KwaZulu-Natal, where layers of occupation stretch back about 77,000 years. Excavations found grass bedding, bone tools and early arrowheads, and the shelter is also a bat roost.
- Where
- Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- -29.5226, 31.0859
Get the Sibudu Cave stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Sibudu Cave. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your KwaZulu-Natal volume with your photos and a note.
Near Sibudu Cave
Durban Botanic Gardens 37 km
A 15 hectare garden in subtropical Durban, and the city's oldest public institution. It is the oldest surviving botanical garden in Africa, and is known for its collection of cycads and an orchid house.
uShaka Marine World 38 km
A 16 hectare marine theme park on Durban's beachfront, opened on 30 April 2004. It combines an aquarium built around a shipwreck set, water slides and a beach, and holds thousands of fish and sea animals.
Howick Falls 77 km
A waterfall about 95 metres high, dropping on the Umgeni River beside the town of Howick in KwaZulu-Natal. The Zulu name KwaNogqaza means Place of the Tall One, and a viewing point looks across the gorge.
Isandlwana 136 km
A sphinx shaped hill and battlefield in KwaZulu-Natal, where a Zulu army destroyed a British column on 22 January 1879 in the first major battle of the Anglo Zulu War. White cairns on the slope mark where soldiers fell, and a small museum stands nearby.
Giant's Castle 156 km
A mountain in the central Drakensberg of KwaZulu-Natal, with a grassy plateau set among deep valleys. The shape of its peaks and escarpment resembles a sleeping giant, and the reserve around it holds many San rock paintings.
uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park 164 km
A World Heritage mountain park along the border with Lesotho, with basalt cliffs, deep valleys and high peaks. Its caves and rock shelters hold some of the largest collections of San rock paintings in Africa, painted over thousands of years.
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park 167 km
One of the oldest game reserves in Africa, proclaimed in 1895 in the hills of northern KwaZulu-Natal. It is famous for its work saving the white rhinoceros from extinction, and also holds elephants, lions, buffalo and leopards.
Mafadi 171 km
The highest point in South Africa at 3,450 metres, a rounded peak on the border with Lesotho in the Drakensberg. It has no marked tourist path, and reaching it takes a multi day hike through the wilderness area of the Giant's Castle region.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in KwaZulu-Natal
Questions
Where is Sibudu Cave?
Sibudu Cave is in Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Durban Botanic Gardens (37 km), uShaka Marine World (38 km), Howick Falls (77 km).
How do I get the Sibudu Cave stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Sibudu Cave and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your KwaZulu-Natal volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Sibudu Cave before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your KwaZulu-Natal volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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