Vredefort Dome Hike
A half-day hike through the Vredefort Dome, the world's oldest and largest meteorite impact crater, along the Vaal River.
Trip Role
Ideal stay
Best for
Our take
The oddest day hike in the country, and the best reason to stop in the Free State that isn't Golden Gate.
The oddest day hike in the country, and the best reason to stop in the Free State that isn't Golden Gate.
- Trip Role
- Day Trip
- Ideal Stay
- Half a day
- Time Needed
- 3-4 hours
- Best For
- Geology nerds; Gauteng day-trippers wanting something different.
- Go If
- You like geology, or you want a day trip from Gauteng with a river.
Why it's worth your time
A UNESCO World Heritage site: a 2-billion-year-old impact structure the size of which is hard to picture until you stand in it. The hiking is modest; the geology is the point. Based out of Parys on the Vaal.
What we love
Standing in the middle of something two billion years old.
What to know
Several private trails; some require a small fee or a guide. Combine with a Vaal River lunch in Parys.