# Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria / Tshwane — Citylit

A granite monument and museum complex in Groenkloof, with exhibitions, walking grounds and views over Tshwane.

Canonical page: https://citylit.vercel.app/pretoria/entertainment/voortrekker-monument

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## Voortrekker Monument

A granite monument and museum complex in Groenkloof, with exhibitions, walking grounds and views over Tshwane.

- City: Pretoria / Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa
- Category: Entertainment
- Address: Eeufees Road, Groenkloof, Pretoria
- Citylit page: https://citylit.vercel.app/pretoria/entertainment/voortrekker-monument
- Official website: https://vtm.org.za/en/contact-us/
- Sources checked: 2026-10-15
- Coordinates: longitude 28.2293, latitude -25.7479 (CITY REFERENCE ONLY; venue coordinates unknown)
- Coordinate source: City reference from Citylit city catalog; venue coordinates not verified

### Practical facts
- admission: paid (verified); checked 2026-10-15; source: https://vtm.org.za/entrance-fees/
- booking: Arrange guided tours with the operator in advance. (verified); checked 2026-10-15; source: https://vtm.org.za/en/contact-us/
- 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 2026-10-15; source: Citylit editorial planning estimate
- openingHours: Daily: monument 08:00–17:30, grounds 07:00–17:30. Closed Good Friday, 24 December and 25 December. (verified); checked 2026-10-15; source: https://vtm.org.za/en/contact-us/
- price: Published full museum/grounds admission: SADC adults R250; international adults R370. A vehicle levy applies. Grounds-only tickets and online discounts are separate; confirm the option you need. (verified); checked 2026-10-15; source: https://vtm.org.za/entrance-fees/

### Sources
- Voortrekker Monument contact and visitor information: https://vtm.org.za/en/contact-us/; fetched 2026-10-15; retrieved during research
- Voortrekker Monument official entrance fees: https://vtm.org.za/entrance-fees/; fetched 2026-10-15; retrieved during research

### Photographs and credits
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/7426d56d3ef4.jpg — The Voortrekker Monument outside Pretoria was completed in 1949. Inside is a marble frieze containing 27 panels commemorating events of the Great Trek in which farmers of mainly Du. Venue photograph. Author: John Walker, Images of Africa Taken from de-Wikipedia, where it had been uploaded by Head under the same filename.; license: Public domain; source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Voortrekker_Monument.jpg
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/aec1a2b9e6eb.jpg — Voortrekker Monument Chapel seen from the north, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. Venue photograph. Author: Ymblanter; license: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pretoria_Voortrekker_Monument_Chapel_seen_from_the_north.jpg
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/39a882b220e1.jpg — Vachellia sieberiana next to the chapel, Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. Venue photograph. Author: Ymblanter; license: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pretoria_Voortrekker_Monument_Vachellia_sieberiana_next_to_the_chapel.jpg

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