Kimberley Day Tours

Kimberley is rich in history, with a strong contrast between past and present diamond digging practices.

Tours are offered along the Diamond route (Big Hole, etc.) and Alluvial diggings, Anglo-Boer War route and Battlefields (including Modder River & Magersfontein).

Archaeological Tours to world renowned sites such as Wonderwerk Cave and Wildebeest Kuil San art, Ghost trails accompanied by a paranormal expert, Historical Pub Tours, Historical sites, Belgravia Historical Walk, Museums, and much more..

Visit a jeweller and witness the cutting of a rough diamond to a perfect jewel. Also have the opportunity of buying diamonds at wholesale prices.

Special lunch & dinner arrangements: Three-course dinner at the historical Kimberley Club, light lunch at the Palette Tea Room within the William Humphreys Art Gallery – the only Grade 1 art gallery in SA, or experience a night game drive and outdoor meal (traditional braai and camp fire under the stars) at Mokala National Park OR Dronfield Nature Reserve, close to Kimberley.

Option 1: Diamond Theme Tour

08:00 Historical city tour

• Belgravia, homes of famous mining magnates, McGregor Museum
• Monuments, Kimberley Club, De Beers Head Office

12:00 Tour of the Big Hole (Kimberley Diamond Mine) and Village Museum

• Tour of diamond history and classification

14:45 Tour of Alluvial Diggings

• View Alluvial Diggings, old (130 yr old methods) and new
• Meet diggers and hands-on experience of diggings

17:00 End of tour

Option 2: Anglo-Boer War Theme Tour

08:00 Tour of famous Battlefields, Magersfontein and Modder River

• Positions of regiments and commandos, gun placements
• Tour of museum and audiovisual presentation
• Lunch

14:00 Tour of McGregor Museum

• General Kimberley History
• Display on Siege of Kimberley

15:30 Tour of Kimberley Club (est. 1881)

16:15 Tour of monuments and memorials

• Honoured Dead Memorial & “Long Cecil” Siege Gun
• CJ Rhodes Monument
• WWI & WWII Memorial

17:00 End of tour

Option 3: Cultural Theme Tour

08:00 Tour of McGregor Museum

• Displays: Ancestoral & Natural History, Siege of Kimberley, SA & World Firsts, Kimberley Regiment, Hotel Belgrave, CJ Rhodes’ Room during Siege of Kimberley

10:00 Tour of Galeshewe Township

• Optional guided cycle tour

Lunch

14:00 Tour of Wildebeest Kuil San Petroglyph (Etchings) Site

• Collection of more than 400 San Etchings
• Audiovisual presentation
• Curio Shop with Authentic Bushman artefacts

17:00 End of tour