List of caves in South Africa

This is a list of caves of in South Africa. A cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. The term may refer to sea caves, rock shelters, and grottos.

View from mouth of Border Cave

List of caves in South Africa

Name of Caves	Other Names	Province	Nearest Town	Coördinates	Remarks
Blombos Cave		Western Cape	Heidelberg	34°24′50.77″S 21°13′03.68″E
Boesmansgat	Bushman's Hole	Northern Cape	Daniëlskuil	27°55′18″S 23°38′30″E
Boomplaas Cave		Western Cape	Oudtshoorn	33°22′14″S 22°9′31″E
Border Cave		KwaZulu-Natal	Ingwavuma	27°01′33″S 31°59′20″E
Cango Caves		Western Cape	Oudtshoorn	33°23′33″S 22°12′53″E
Cooper's Cave		Gauteng	Sterkfontein Kromdraai	26°00′46″S 27°44′45″E
Die Kelders		Western Cape	Gansbaai
Diepkloof Rock Shelter		Western Cape		32°23′12″S 18°27′10″E
Echo Caves		Limpopo	Ohrigstad	24.5619757°S 30.6033611°E / -24.5619757; 30.6033611 (Echo Caves)
Elands Bay Cave		Western Cape		32°19′03.5″S 18°19′04.6″E
Gladysvale Cave		Gauteng	Sterkfontein Swartkrans
Gondolin Cave		North West
Howieson's Poort Shelter		Eastern Cape	Grahamstown
Klasies River Caves		Eastern Cape	Humansdorp
Kromdraai Fossil Site		Gauteng	Sterkfontein
Makapansgat	Makapan's Cave	Limpopo	Mokopane
Melkhoutboom Cave		Eastern Cape
Motsetsi Cave	Motsetse	Gauteng	Sterkfontein Kromdraai
Nelson Bay Cave		Western Cape	Plettenberg Bay	34°06′10″S 23°22′30″E
Onmeetbarediepgat		Western Cape	Bredasdorp
Pinnacle Point		Western Cape	Mossel Bay	34°12′28″S 22°05′22″E
Plovers Lake		Gauteng	Sterkfontein Kromdraai
Sterkfontein		Gauteng	Sterkfontein
Sibudu Cave		KwaZulu-Natal	Tongaat	29.522627°S 31.085895°E / -29.522627; 31.085895
Stadsaal Caves		Western Cape
Sudwala Caves		Mpumalanga	Nelspruit
Rose Cottage Cave		Free State	Ladybrand	29°12′25.6896″S 27°27′16.7832″E
Wonder Cave Kromdraai		Gauteng	Sterkfontein Kromdraai
Wonderwerk Cave		Northern Cape	Kuruman

See also

• List of caves
• List of South African caving organisations
• Speleology