Description
The Makhonjwa Mountains around Barberton are renowned for their ancient green rocks with their unique scientific record of the pre-history of the earth and for the human stories in pursuit of hidden gold.
Also referred to as the ‘Genesis of Life’, its geology includes the best preserved truly ancient rocks on earth.
Despite the rocks being 3.5 billion years old they are so well preserved that their fossils faithfully record the earliest life forms on the planet as well as evidence of the first recorded massive meteorite impact.
Come to Barberton for the most spectacular sceneries, over the mountain for picnic, and if the beauty does not hold you back too long, a trip to Songimvelo Nature Reserve.
"The oldest well preserved sedimentary and volcanic rocks on Earth. ... These rock layers are like the pages of a book that we can read and translate in terms of early Earth's history. Here in Barberton is the Rosetta Stone for this period of time." Prof Don Lowe, Stanford University
"The rocks of the Barberton region represent the best-preserved example of the Earth's ancient oceanic and continental crust." Profs Terence McCarthy and Bruce Rubidge, University of the Witwatersrand
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Makhonjwa Mountains
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from R600
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Barberton Hotel in Barberton 1.11km from Makhonjwa Mountains Cockney Liz Hotel is situated in the historic mining town of Barberton, with its breathtaking view o...
from R330
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from R300
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Barberton Lodge in Barberton 1.25km from Makhonjwa Mountains Chill Inn is situated in Barberton. Kruger National Park is within reach and could provide more act...
from R500
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25 May 2013
1 night
from R500
1 Room, 2 Guests
25 May 2013
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from R626
1 Room, 2 Guests
25 May 2013
1 night
Barberton Guest House in Barberton 1.66km from Makhonjwa Mountains Come and experience our tranquil and homely atmosphere at Royal Sheba Guesthouse. We offer a luxuri...
from R850
1 Room, 2 Guests
25 May 2013
1 night
Barberton Lodge in Barberton 1.89km from Makhonjwa Mountains Temaswati Lodge is an African lodge situated in the Makhonjwa Mountains within the CBD of Barberton....
from R450
1 Room, 2 Guests
25 May 2013
1 night
Barberton Guest House in Barberton 2.29km from Makhonjwa Mountains Barberton Manor Guest House - 'the Gem of Barberton' - built in 1927 after a Sir Herbert Baker desig...
from R890
1 Room, 2 Guests
25 May 2013
1 night