Wild Dog Adventure Riding

General => About South Africa... => Interesting Places => Topic started by: LuckyStriker on January 08, 2009, 11:52:33 am

Title: Buxton - Taung Waterfall & Skull site - NorthWest Province
Post by: LuckyStriker on January 08, 2009, 11:52:33 am

Just thought I'd share this great campsite with you folks.

S27 37 06.3 E24 38 00.0
or
S27 37.106 E24 38.001
or
S27.61843 E24.63334

Nice place to relax and explore

Title: Re: Buxton - Taung Waterfall & Skull site - NorthWest Province
Post by: LuckyStriker on January 08, 2009, 11:55:25 am

There are some lekker trails to follow with a bike but be aware that this is a heritage site managed by Nature Conservation. So take it easy

Title: Re: Buxton - Taung Waterfall & Skull site - NorthWest Province
Post by: LuckyStriker on January 08, 2009, 12:01:12 pm

The old Limestone mine is great for urban exloring and photography

There is also a 150m long tunnel carved through the rock.
Enter if you don't mind utter darkness and bats

The best time to go is during March and April. Then it will be a little cooler and the waterfall will be switched on

The excavation site where they found the skull of the Taung Child is somewhat facinating

Title: Re: Buxton - Taung Waterfall & Skull site - NorthWest Province
Post by: LuckyStriker on January 08, 2009, 12:03:12 pm

I would recommend this place for a future Wild Dog Bash but I'm uncertain if one may overnight. If there is any interest I will try to find out

Title: Re: Buxton - Taung Waterfall & Skull site - NorthWest Province
Post by: EtienneXplore on January 08, 2009, 12:04:27 pm

WOW, this looks like a great place, only 500km from Pretoria. I reckon lekker for a one-nighter.

Thanks !!

Title: Re: Buxton - Taung Waterfall & Skull site - NorthWest Province
Post by: Malibu on January 08, 2009, 12:11:15 pm

I wanna go there too... please find out...  :thumleft:

Title: Re: Buxton - Taung Waterfall & Skull site - NorthWest Province
Post by: cloudgazer on January 08, 2009, 12:12:08 pm

Quote from: KnopKop on January 08, 2009, 12:04:27 pm

WOW, this looks like a great place, only 500km from Pretoria. I reckon lekker for a one-nighter.

Thanks !!

Shit, was about to ask how far it is from CT.

A bit far for me it seems.

Title: Re: Buxton - Taung Waterfall & Skull site - NorthWest Province
Post by: LeonDude on January 08, 2009, 01:05:02 pm

A two - nighter would be great so we can have a whole day of exploring.