# Sudwala Caves in Mbombela — Citylit

Ancient limestone chambers on a guided cave visit west of Mbombela.

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## Sudwala Caves

Ancient limestone chambers on a guided cave visit west of Mbombela.

- City: Mbombela, Mpumalanga, South Africa
- Category: Entertainment
- Address: R539, Sudwala, outside Mbombela
- Citylit page: https://citylit.vercel.app/mbombela/entertainment/sudwala-caves
- Official website: https://sudwalacaves.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudwala_Caves
- Sources checked: 2026-10-08
- Coordinates: longitude 30.6996157, latitude -25.3692917 (venue pin; entrance may be unverified)
- Coordinate source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1617900456

The Sudwala Caves in Mpumalanga, South Africa, are set in Precambrian dolomite rock, which was first laid down about 2.8 billion years ago. The caves themselves formed about 240 million years ago. They are one of the oldest caves in the world.
There are a number of speleothem structures in the cave, known by names such as the "Lowveld Rocket", "Samson's Pillar", and the "Screaming Monster"; some have been dated to 200 million years old.

About source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudwala_Caves; checked 2026-10-12; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.

### Practical facts
- admission: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- booking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- stepFreeEntrance: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- accessibleToilets: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- parking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- publicTransport: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- family: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- environment: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- durationMinutes: 90 (editorial-estimate); checked 2026-10-08; source: Citylit editorial planning estimate

### Sources
- Sudwala Caves: https://sudwalacaves.com/; fetched 2026-10-08; unavailable
- Sudwala Caves: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudwala_Caves; fetched 2026-10-08; retrieved during research

### Photographs and credits
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/5ad45de72681.jpg — first cavern sudwala caves. Venue photograph. Author: Guyermer; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Screaming_monster_main_cavern.jpg

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