Tswaing Crater
Tswaing Meteorite Crater
A 1.1 km-wide ring crater formed by a meteorite impact about 220,000 years ago, with a salt lake on the crater floor that you can reach by trail.
Tswaing Meteorite Crater is one of the best-preserved young impact craters in the world, roughly 1.13 km across and about 100 m deep, with an alkaline salt lake on its floor. The visitor centre has a small exhibition. A trail of about 7 km return leaves from here and can take you around the crater rim and down to the lakeshore, with plenty of birds along the way in grassland and acacia woodland. It lies about 40 km north of Pretoria, so you'll need a car. The roads are fair, but bring plenty of water and sun protection.
Opening hours
Daily 07:30–16:00
Nearby sights
- Wonderboom Nature Reserve
- National Zoological Garden (Pretoria Zoo)
- Kruger House Museum
- Church Square, Pretoria
- Union Buildings
- Ditsong National Museum of Natural History
- Pretoria Art Museum
- Melrose House