It is the last weekend of the school holidays, so before the ratrace begins again, let's get out to the bush and stay over for the night or the weekend!!!
Friday July 17th
- Arrive at Tswaing Crater reception any time from 14:00 (S25 24.941 E28 05.979)
- Pay the minimal fees directly to the reception staff (Details below) and get all the permits.
- Drive to the overnight accommodation called KGOTLA. Please bring own bedding (sleeping bags) (S25 25.150 E28 05.471)
- Fires will be made, so please bring along some braai wood for a Meet and Greet Braai (GC5V4KA)! Please bring own food and drinks as well as cutlery as nothing will be provided.
- Bedtime - This will happen some time that night!!
Saturday July 18th
- Arise and shine!!
- Breakfast - Please bring own breakfast. There is a fridge and kitchen facilities available.
- Starting at 09:00, we will go on the 7.2km hike around the crater. This is NOT compulsory!! This year we will include a CITO event (GC5V4MB) during the walk. This will take you about 3+ hours. Search for all the caches in the area. This time the group will be devided in four smaller groups to prevent over crowding at the caches.
- Saturday afternoon will be busy again with the 2nd Annual Tswaing Potato Cannon Challenge 2015 (GC5WKAT)
- Saturday evening will host the "Lekker Braai"! (GC5V4MT). Please bring own food and drinks as well as cutlery as nothing will be provided. Please aso provide own firewood as the wood provided will be used for a bomb fire during the night.
Sunday July 19th
- Arise and shine!!
- Join us for a
Breakfast (
GC5V4H1)to close off the activities at Tswaing for 2015 - Please bring own breakfast. There is a fridge and kitchen facilities available.
- Spend the morning as you wish and depart on your own time.
SPECIAL NOTE
- For those who are unable to attend the sleepover and are willing to drive through any time over the weekend to join us, PLEASE do so! I would like to make this event accessible to everyone.
- You do not have to sleep over to claim the event and normal access fees will apply!
- This event can be logged any day of the weekend.
Pricing
- Admission R20.00 for adults and R10.00 per child.
- Accommodation at Kgotla: Adults R50.00 and children under twelve R30.00.
- Camping R30.00 per adult and R20.00 per child under twelve. Bring own tent and bedding.
- Driving permit per vehicle R40.00. This is if you want to drive most of the way around the crater. Some roads are closed to public. Maps will be provided.
Accommodation
Accommodation is available in 4 large huts sleeping 16 people each in bunk beds. There are 64 beds available so PLEASE send me your details to book a bunk as soon as possible. This will work on a first to come basis. Tents can also be pitched around the huts and will be charged at R10.00 per person. A lapa area is available for cooking and cleaning. a Fridge is available to store cold goods. Warm water and showers are available in the ablution buildings.
Additional info
What is TSWAING?
Tswaing, meaning Place of Salt in Setswana, is a 2000-hectare heritage site, some 40 km north-west of Central Pretoria, surrounded by settlements inhabited by more than a million people, such as Winterveld, Soshanguve, Mabopane and Nuwe Eersterus. It falls within the Gauteng Province, borders on North-West Province and is part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality.
The main features of Tswaing are a 220 000-year old meteorite impact crater (100 m deep and 1,3 km across), a wetland (marsh) area, a variety of ecosystems and the remains of a factory that produced soda ash and salt.
In geological terms, the Tswaing Crater represents one of the youngest and best-preserved small bowl-shaped meteorite impact craters in the world. It used to be known as the Pretoria Saltpan.
Tswaing is a sensitive and unique conservation area for the careful and sustainable management of its multiple cultural and natural heritage resources in the disciplines of geology, the environmental sciences, biology and human history. Strong emphasis is placed on the protection and use of the area’s natural and cultural heritage for research, environmental education, recreation and community empowerment. This is achieved in close consultation with local communities, scientists, conservation agencies, private sector business and national, provincial and metropolitan government institutions.
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