A behind the scenes guided tour of Sterkfontein Caves
By: 
Dr Job Kibii
Date: 
Sat, 21/11/2026 - 09:00 to 12:00
Branch: 
Northern

Meet at the parking area at Sterkfontein Caves
To book: email Anne Raeburn by 7 November (anner@mweb.co.za)
Cost: R360 for member, R400 for non-members

About the Outing
You are invited to join us for an exclusive guided tour of Sterkfontein Caves and its recently revamped museum with Director of Research, Dr Job Kibii.

Itinerary
09:00 for 09:30: Meet in the parking area at Sterkfontein Caves
09:30–10:30: Viewing of the new exhibition in the recently revamped museum.
10:30–12:30: Visit to sites not normally open to the public including the lime kilns, the Silberberg Grotto (where Little Foot was found) and the preparators shed where we will view new and as yet unpublished fossils from Swartkrans.
12:30: Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy on the grounds by the preparators shed.

About the Guide
Job Kibii is a Palaeontologist and a Paleoanthropologist engaged in multidisciplinary research programmes that combine comparative anatomy, taxonomy, bone biology and taphonomy to study; faunal evolution, past bio community, palaeoecology, paleodiet, palaeoenvironment, and site formation processes.

Please bring
- Hat
- Sun block
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Bottled water
- Picnic lunch and folding chairs or picnic rug