Day trip
to Cullinan diamond mine
There are two Cullinan based offices that use the same resident guides.
All tour departures from the Cullinan tour offices in the main road and
the departure times are as follows:
Departures:
Weeks 10h00 & 10h30 as well as 14h00 & 14h30. Weekends 10h00 &
10h30
Note : Tours have to be booked in advance. If there are no bookings in advance
the guides take off;
especially on weekends and public holidays.
Prices valid till
31 October 2010
Cash - per person - to book just mail
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Numbers
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Departure Pretoria
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Departure Johannesburg
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1
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R850
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R950
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2
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R500
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R600
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3
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R450
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R550
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4
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R400
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R500
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5 +
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R350
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R450
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Unfortunately no children under 10 yo!
Enjoy a surface tour of the Premier Mine, the third richest diamond producing
mine in South Africa -
opened in 1902, where the world’s biggest diamond was discovered.
Premier Mine has produced 255 gem diamonds of over 100
carats, and nearly a quarter of the world’s gem
diamonds of 400 carats and over!
Visitors will see the big hole, the shaft and the
diamond room where a selection of uncut
diamonds and replicas of world famous diamonds
are displayed.
For a more detailed itinerary of your tour click on the links below:
Section one: Cullinan Premiere Mine information (approx. 20 min)Section two: Diamond Room (approx. 40 min)
Section three: Mine shaft and operations (approx. 30 min)
Section four: Diamond Hub (30 approx. min)
Other daytrips available:
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The biggest diamond ever was found there at the Premier mine in 1905. Uncut it weighed over 3 000 carats. The mine got its name after Sir Thomas Cullinan, who had discovered the mine three years earlier. The massive diamond got given to British King Edward VII in 1907. Nine large stones and about 100 smaller ones were made out of the raw gem - all part of the British Crown Jewels now. |