8-Hour Diamond Mine Tour in Pretoria with 763 m Underground Visit

8 Hours Duration

Experiences

About This Tour

Experience the journey of a diamond, from deep beneath the earth to the selection and polishing labs, and all the way to the centrepiece of some of the world's...

Duration: 8 Hours · Tour type: Shared · Activity level: Easy · Accommodation: Not included · Transport: Included · Wheelchair access: Not applicable · Cities: Johannesburg, Pretoria · Languages: English

About Pretoria

South Africa

Pretoria

Modern, clean and reinvigorated after Apartheid as South Africa’s shiny new administrative capital, Pretoria and its municipal buildings and old colonial neighborhoods is best explore with a local guide.

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What's Included

Transportation
Entrance fee
Guide services
Guided underground tour

Not Included

Lunch

Itinerary

1

Day 01

Cullinan Diamond Mine Surface and Underground Tour

Pick-up from Johannesburg, Sandton, or Pretoria, wherever you are staying. Pick-up from Johannesburg, Sandton, or Pretoria, wherever you are staying. Arrive at the mine and enjoy a surface tour. Visitors will see the big hole, the shaft, and the diamond room, where a selection of uncut diamonds and replicas of world-famous diamonds are displayed. Arrive at the mine and enjoy a surface tour. Visitors will see the big hole, the shaft, and the diamond room, where a selection of uncut diamonds and replicas of world-famous diamonds are displayed. Embark on the underground tour. Visitors are fitted with safety clothing and equipment before descending 763 m underground to view the following:Admin offices, workshop, rest area, and refuge bay (for emergencies)Loading and tipping of oreCrushing of ore and the conveyor belt transporting the ore Embark on the underground tour. Visitors are fitted with safety clothing and equipment before descending 763 m underground to view the following: Admin offices, workshop, rest area, and refuge bay (for emergencies) Admin offices, workshop, rest area, and refuge bay (for emergencies) Loading and tipping of ore Loading and tipping of ore Crushing of ore and the conveyor belt transporting the ore Crushing of ore and the conveyor belt transporting the ore Return to the surface and visit the lookout point overlooking the big hole, as well as the diamond cutting and polishing workshop and the diamond shop. Return to the surface and visit the lookout point overlooking the big hole, as well as the diamond cutting and polishing workshop and the diamond shop. Drive back to Johannesburg, Sandton, or Pretoria. Drive back to Johannesburg, Sandton, or Pretoria.