Kitching Fossil Exploration Centre, Eastern Cape, South Africa
4.5 (82 reviews) Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #2 in Nieu-Bethesda Speciality Museums • Natural History Museums
See the past come alive
We arrived during the week, having made a special trip to Nieu Bethesda to visit this Centre. It was closed-- but a call to the listed number and a staff member soon arrived to assist us. This is a great experience for all ages, especially for those children who are of an age to experience the excitement of scientific exploration. The guide was very knowledgeable and helpful. You watch videos, tour the exhibit, learn how fossils are prepared, and go out to the ancient fossil beds to see them in situ. A visit will open your eyes to the wonders of South African heritage.
Address
Hudson Street, Nieu-Bethesda, South Africa.
Mobile
Website
http://www.kfec.co.za
Current local date and time now
Monday, May 13, 2024, 15:41
User Ratings
4.5 based on (82 reviews)
Reviews
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4vanjays 5:00 PM Jan 24, 2021
Call back the past with a difference !
What an amazing and enthusiastic guide - he captured the essence of the fossils and made it real and interesting. Different and fun - you wander among goats and the river and at your feet are fossils in the Beaufort rock series - WOW! I even found a few bones on my own! Something different and well worth the walk! The video and in the museum pieces are extremely well done. Just a little oasis in a small out of the way place. Well done Nieu Bethesda
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4moodieancic 5:00 PM Dec 29, 2020
Interesting
As the parent of a teen that dreams of being a paleontologist, I have seen and been to many fossil 'places'. Kitching has so much to offer and yet I felt that they were rushing us through the tour. The guide walked ahead of us and with the wind blowing, we couldn't hear what he was explaining.
