We had a wonderful tour with David. He was extremely knowledgeable and informative about The Big Hole and the history of Kimberley. The best part was how interactive and fun he made the tour. We really loved it and would recommend a tour with David to anyone who visits.

This is still an 'unbelievable' sight to see. Ensure to opt for the full package which includes the tour. The amount of information is not overwhelming and for those that would like to know more can spend time reading all the information in the museum.

This place leaves anyone speechless..The viewing platform is one of the unforgettable experiences. Is wheel chair friendly.. Stunning Diamonds to see and buy, cinema to watch the Diamond story , the old life style, old city and so much moreeeeee

It was honestly fun and educational. Our tour guide, David, was awesome. Just remember your hat and sunscreen. The gift shops was a bit too expensive for my wallet. But overall I would recommend going.

It is quite extraordinary and amusing to see. The museum and artifacts are also very nice and insightful

Incredible experience being at the big hole! The video was not the best and didn't paint the picture of what took place, but was enjoyable walking through everything. The information seems very interesting and actually has really diamonds there in a vault. The best experience I enjoyed was walking through the town and seeing how old days was taking place. I found that interesting. Bathrooms clean and parking is limited, but was a super experience. See photos for further details of what will experience.

So breathtaking, for my first time here I remember standing just listening to the sound of the air, letting the breeze hit me, it created a surreal moment of oneness, helping me imagine and just be in my own thoughts… all this while I was breathing a beautiful aura I couldn’t even understand but definitely was enjoying. I thought about the years and years this place has been around, how the diamond rush completely changed the course of humanity, how the diamond rush became subject to numerous battles, power plays, crime and just gave Kimberly a lot change. Looking at the hole, you may wonder how humanity managed to think of ways to mine in the area, the amount of time it took them to turn this into one of the greatest mine’s we had ever seen. The water below takes a beautiful sea green color, which resembles pool waters… one would think of jumping in for a great swim session… although the plunge is terribly dangerous and a serious hazard if you ask me. The Big Hole will remain one of the greatest man-made wonders of the world, and a great find for the creation of wealth for various people back in the day.

The Big Hole and Mine Museum is a state-of-the-art tourist facility. Great tour guide (the famous David), incredible displays, and an excellent audio visual presentation. Walk around the beautiful Old Town where shops of the early 1900's have been preserved in minute detail. Spotless bathrooms. Super impressed with Kimberley - clean and well maintained.

I am lucky that I have not seen it.

The site itself, is wonderful. Definitely worth the visit, but make sure you have enough time to just relax and go through all the history.

Indeed it's a "hole" new experience! So worth the visit and to pay the R130 entrance fee. A lot of in depth history. Neat and strict COVID compliance👍

Great experience and awesome view of the Big Hole. There is also a restaurant with live music on site. At the entrance is also a Vintage Tram and for R10 they take you for n 15min ride. Kids loved it. You can also choose to take a tour with guide or explore on your own.

Definitely a must if you in the area. Tour guide David is a people's person who really enjoys his job & very knowledgeable. The old houses, the old feel, the old culture, how life was in that time. The restaurant's food & drink is amazing & worth your time & money.

It was a great experience! Anyone who is even mildly fascinated with history would really love the tour and 20-minute movie that teaches you more about the historical significance of this place! I would highly recommend going towards the earlier after because they closed up earlier at some kept points of the tour from 4-5 and have an alternate route that isn't quite the same experience as it would be normally. Still a great experience, though either way!

The tour guide there was amazing and i promise anyone who wishes to go there would never be disappointed at all, you would want to start the tour over and over again, the way the history is unfolded u would swear u could be a part of it.... Awesome Experience

If you go to Kimberly and you dont go to big hole ,I would say you really miss the best part of your trip because it got history to tell.

verrrry nice

nice.

(Translated by Google) It is said that Kimberley, the world's largest white diamond diamond mine in the mid-19C, was the largest hole in the world sold by a pickaxe and a shovel. Until the mine was abandoned in 1914, you can look around the mine where almost 2,700 kg of diamonds were excavated, and you can see various types of diamonds in a secure space. Meanwhile, it could be a product that can measure the depth of human oppression ... (Original) 19C 중반 세계 최대의 백인들의 다이아몬드 광산지 Kimberley, 곡괭이와 삽으로 판 세계 최대 크기의 구멍이고, 깊이가 215m, 구멍 둘레가 거의 1.6㎞에 달할 정도가 되었다고 한다. 1914년 폐광되기 전까지 거의 2,700㎏ 다이아몬드 발굴한 광산지를 둘러보고 보안 공간에서 여러 종류의 다이아몬드 볼 수있다. 한편 인간 탄압의 깊이를 측정할 수있는 산물일 수도...

I was lucky enough to visit on a Monday afternoon and enjoy a solo guided tour on a hot Monday afternoon on 10th February 2020. Hearing the harrowing stories of what the men went through to find diamonds made me wonder the extremes they suffered to earn a living. The place is rich in history an ideal stop over.

Best experience ever ...good to know ur history for the small things that cost a lot of time and money

Great sites to see, amazing and a little scary but definitely a must visit when in Kimberley. Friendly service from security to ticket sales. Prepare R70 per adult for the big hole sights, then R150 for the entire guided experience (1 hour) inclusive of the museum.

It's a must-see place! Definitely pretty to look at and the museum is very interesting. The old city shows the historic places greatly. The staff overall was friendly and helpful. Nice opportunities to do some souvenir shopping there aswell.

Surprisingly more to see than one would think. There's a little historical 'museum' town outside that you can see without paying an entry fee. A short tram ride is available which takes a one out along the roads and back again. A quaint ride, but not essential. Once inside, the paid tour was enjoyable and interesting, much thanks to our excellent tour guide, David. The hole itself is impressive to view, but the history and information on diamonds really fleshes out the experience!

The BIG HOLE is truly just a huge hole filled with water. But the VERY interesting history behind this place. Mining brought Kimberly and the DE BEERS MINING group lots of money from diamonds. Many people came from all parts of the world to mine for gold. Cecil John Rhodes had his share in many claims of sites where he sold and became a very rich man.

A really great experience, our guide was so energetic and very knowledgeable. An awesome piece of South African history, great for groups of families.

It's a must see, it's so amazing to look down and see this big hole and plenty of water! You can also buy some jewellery and there's a lovely coffee shop as well!

What an amazing experience. Our Tour guide could answer all our questions, he knew every detail of the history.

Like the view of one of the world's big man made sink hole. This place is rich with history.

Its even better when you see it. The tour was very informative, the history of the place is quite interesting and the staff members were friendly too. Its great for family visits as well.

Well it's a big hole in the ground with water in it. The visit was just OK. I don't really know what more they could do to make it better, unless you turn it into a Theme Park (joking) If you are in Kimberly then yeah it's worth seeing, would I take someone there specifically to see it, probably not. Maybe I am missing the point but it's just.... OK

A trip through time a cute stop if you are going through Kimberley, go buy your significant other a massive diamond

Staff very knowledgeable of the Big Hole history, and very passionate, and friendly. Interesting and enjoyable short story movie, nice cinema experience, even popcorn on sale nearby. The museum and town inside the premises are good add-ons for the complete experience. The bar and restaurant inside are refreshing....

It has changed over the years, paid more for less

Very pleased to see local government ostensibly understands the inherent economic value of SA heritage. Thank you for neat facilities and preservation of SA history. Will visit again if status quo remains. Please provide outside assistants with employer identity cards for safety reasons.

I just pass by

The short film and the guide explained everything about its history

Super

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Well worth the visit

Enjoy the view and a bit of South African history.

It contains south Africa history

Elcia was very good with tour excelind

The search for riches that left a hole.

To expensive to the hole

It's a big hole

Nice place to visit

Its my hometown-!!!!??

Probably overrated and just doing there job.

I was quite impressed with the museum

Absolutely loved this experience!!

It was a awesome experience

Very informative, interesting and entertaining.

A sight to behold.

Nothing much interesting there

Fun and interesting

It was a big hole.

Great staff - great experience

Seen nothing like it B 4

(Translated by Google) A very interesting site, essential for the history of South Africa, where you can spend several pleasant hours. (Original) Un site très intéressant, essentiel pour l'histoire de l'Afrique du Sud, où on peut passer plusieurs heures agréables.

Amazing

Guided tour was very good

Second visit to the big hole was amazing. The tour guide is funny and informative at the same time. Would recommend.

Wort a day visit, wasn't impressed with Kimberley at all. Lack of budget accommodation did not help.

The rich history of the early development of South Africa

Definitely worth a visit!

For the best pricing in Kimberley accommodation. Was pleasantly surprised for the value for money we got. Bed was clean, room was clean and staff very friendly. I would most definitely recommend Kalahari Lodge accommodation.

Lovely oasis and friendly staff and owners, clean neat and tidy rooms, beautiful harden and outdoors area and they also have a restaurant that serves good food at reasonable prices, definite place to stop over for a good nights rest when traveling through Kimberley

This is a very reasonably priced Lodge, considering what you receive. Very good restaurant, good food and swimming pool facilities. Recommended.

A beautiful place just outside of Kimberly. Rooms are clean an comfortable. Friendly staff. Good food.

Accommodation is nice and rooms are clean. Food is great. Great place for a sleep over.

Great food and very friendly staff. Food takes a while. But is worth the wait

I can honestly not rate this place highly, especially at the price range they charge. There are far better places in that price range. The beds are old,the air-conditioning really does not work as well as it could. Apparently there are new owners and maybe they can turn it around. The place was clean, staff was very friendly and helpful. So they check some of the boxes, but they need to up their game if they want to compete in the market at they price they are charging. Oh, one last thing. Whatever TV service they have, it is proper poor. It is not DSTV. Only had the SABC and e-TV channels available, but they keep in lagging and disappointing.

Great place for a stop over. Rooms are affordable, clean and the staff is super friendly. The breakfast as well as dinner in the restaurant was delicious and tasty

Great servcie and very friendly staff. Rooms are clean and comfortable. The food at the resturaunt is very good and very reasonably priced

Excellent friendly service

Great food

Best buffet breakfast

The right people for the right job all the way. Provides some privacy

Perfect stop over in Kimberley

Excellent service, friendly staff, clean and neat rooms

1st Impressions last sorry Kalahari Lodge, staff friendly, Rooms neat and clean but the smell of sewerage is too overwhelming. The rooms and entrance smells like a blocked drain of some sort.

Its ok but they dont change the sheets. They have friendly stuff at thier restaurant

It was okay 👌

Great service, great food

Relaxing atmosphere and good service.

Well the restaurant is the best!! Enjoy d supper and of course the breakfast buffet was a killer!!! Manifique 👌

Stunning atmosphere and very good food.

Beatifullplace, excellent food.

Great place to go on holiday.

(Translated by Google) Need maintenance work (Original) Benodig instandhouding werk

Slow on service. Steaks cold. Very disappointing

Great place to overnight

Cockroach in the bathtub. But a great buffet breakfast.

It was good

Very clean and neat

The hospitality and friendliness of the staff was amazing

A great stop-over.

Top class venue for events while providing good food

Beautiful setting

Was wonderful

Staff very friendly and they work for very long hours and the restaurant is great. The rooms are decent.

Awsome , really enjoyed our stay . I will definately return for another visit soon.

My bathroom was so thin I could not sit on the toilet properly due to my knees pushing against the wall. TV Quality could have been better, other than that everything was perfect.

THE PLACE IS BEAUTIFUL..EVERYTHING IN ORDER ASWELL AS THE DELICIOUS FOOD 😋

Had a lovely 3-course lunch.

It was great. Take time and do the full tour going into the "mine" and watching the movie. Also check out the old town just outside the tourist centre. An afternoon well spent.

I enjoyed my experience thoroughly. Really worth a visit. And we have to support our local attractions.

Worth a visit. Went with my 2 teenage daughters. Museum well looked after and interesting. Also on display some real diamonds in a vault.

Good to see! Was nice and quiet. Safe and shaded parking

The big hole was a great history lesson. It included the tours of the hole, the diamond exhibition and old town. There was also a short movie. My family enjoyed the 4 hrs spent there. A must visit should u find urself in Kimberly or passing through.

Holy hole..! Worth the visit including their shops. Maybe getting some gold, diamonds or just cool stuff they have!

Very interesting

What a expensive and extreme disapointment. Been there a couple of times before, and had a plentyfull enjoyable time. This round was jus a waste of time and money....

Was an interesting look back into history

Love it.... never knew that man can dig big holes like that

Poor stuff unfriendly. I wont go with my kids

It was a great experience, rich history behind it and a great tour

The whole experience costed R130, including the movie. Seeing the diamonds was amazing, I liked the whole vibe the place gave out, it was interesting and knowledgeable

Good thing to tick off your list. There wasn't a guided tour, go for the full experience including going underground otherwise you basically just going to see the whole then that's it

Beautiful place for a day out . Place is very well maintained. Proper parking space. A great connection with history.

Quite a neat place. Place has a ton of history I never knew about. Plus the breathe taking view from the view point

Wonderful experience

(Translated by Google) Very good, but Susan did in case ... (Original) Baie goed, maar Susan het in geval...

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Such rich history

Great experience, would like to see more type of tours.

Very educational

What an awesome experience! This was so worth it

(Translated by Google) Definitely worth a visit 😊 (Original) Určitě stojí za to navštívit 😊

Fascinating history, takes you back to the days of the diamond rush. Unfortunately the tram is out of service.

A must see, but tickets are quite expensive.

(Translated by Google) Nice museum. With a cinema about mining (Original) Pěkné muzeu. S kinem o těžbě

Living in SA my entire life, this was my first time seeing this amazing piece of history. Everything from the entrance to the mineshafts was amazing.

You must be ready to read and learn more about the rocks and diamonds found. The bomb effect is the best

It only cost R70 to view the hole but to get a full experience of what the underground tunnel and a brief history of how the mine came about it will cost R130 for adults. There are remains of the original town and train of the founder of the Debeers company himself!

Impressive. Well maintained historical tourist attraction.

Learning experience, know now more about diamonds

Beautiful place and an important part of our history. A must see is the short movie "Diamonds & Destiny" at The Big Hole.

Thanks for exceptional tour- David Tlhabanelo

The big Hole is super amazing. Its well located as its very ose to the hotel. Their stuf is very friendly and i have learnt a lot form the day i have spent there..

A great experience to see the beginning of mining of diamonds

Nice experience and all covid19 protocol observed

Great tour and very informative.

Worth a visit, pay the bit extra to see the movie and the exhibition.

Still the same big hole

Ridiculous entrance fre just to see the big hole alone, perhaps work on that but in essence it is a beautiful sight to behold

Firstly I was so glad the Big Hole isn't just a large Hole that you see and turn back and go home .lol that would be very obvious and anticlimactic. To my surprise it's not just a Hole but a whole recreated and well maintained life size exhibition of a small mining town and the Big hole museum and tour was very fun and informative. The guides really know the area well and you even get to watch a short film on the history off that big hole you came to see .

Great history but not a friendly family to visit. The movie they show in the cinema is a bit disappointing and scares the kids. I was there with my kids 5 and 3 they were scared. Just some advice. Warn the parents or advice them not to take the kids in the cinema. The movie doesn't make sense in any way. Put warning signs when you walk in the explosion or explosive area. My kids had bad experience with the noise and scary bombs going on.

The Big Hole is a great tourist attraction. We enjoyed the museum, short movie and guided tour as well as some light meals at the coffee shop and a walk around the town. Highly recommended for anyone who visits Kimberley!

We had such a lovely time visiting this museum. We really learnt a lot about this big attraction and about the history of the town. The guided tour is a must and make sure to book the full experience. Worth every penny.

The Big Hole in Kimberley is a must see if you have never before. To stand and look over the hole doesn't take up much of your time but I do recommend walking around the old mining village museum they have on the outside which is free of charge. It is very interesting

Visiting here is an ABSOLUTE MUST for every single South African and tourist. It is Beautiful. It is nostalgic. It is informative. It is entertaining. It is just pure Class! David, our host - was well informed, spoke with great enthusiasm and kept our attention - though he didn't need to. The place is remarkable. the legends, stories, history and facts are mind blowing. It is very warm in Kimberley - so come prepared. The people are super friendly (challenge to you PE!) - it's very clean, COVID protocols are still in place and very safe. I swear - if this delightful town had a beach - it'd be paradise. Thank you Kimberley Dave!

Worth while doing the tour and experiencing being down a mine. Enjoyed the history of The Big Hole. Well done. Do treat yourself there!

What an informative and rich experience , we attended the last tour which was at 3pm , the tour included a 20 min video of the history of Kimberly and Diamonds, thereafter a informative guided tour to the big hole and the under ground mines , and finally the volt. The tour guide David was amazing... Unfortunately the tram was not working however we did enjoy a lovely stroll through the old town... You can indulge in a mini photo shoot at old prison cells, the photographer is the sweetest....

It was a great experience,the tour guide was nice,my only problem is the food,there were no places to buy food except this one small stall that was expensive for no reason

Great place for a history lesson and awesome experience for the kids. Amazing that the big hole is the first place with the world's 1st three street lights in the whole of the world.... wow

It gives you an idea of how the people in 1900's lived. Fascinating blast to the past.

What rich and sad history our country enjoys. Experience was one for the family books, thanks, Diamante City.

👌🏼👌🏼place. Buy couldn't go underground I was Kinder scared so maybe next time

The tourguide David was the best. He makes the experience fun for kids & adults. He knows the history of Kimberly's Big Hole inside out and looks like he enjoys telling and teaching to all!

I visited The Big hole for the first time since i have moved to Kimberley 2019 and only this year i had the urge to go and i was amazed by the story of how it all started and to Mr David our tour guy he is very brilliant the history of the Big hole is on his lips .

We didn't have time to tour the entire mine. We paid R70 per person to only see the hole. You get a blue wrist ticket, which shows that you are restricted to the hole(the actual hole) area only. I think it's about R140 per person to tour the entire mine on the surface and underground. There are museums, gift shops and a coffee shop. Remember to wear comfortable shoes..

An authentic diamond mining history experience. The movie is very interesting as well. Going through the mining tunnels was an experience not only for us adults but also for the children. The fact there are places to buy food is also a bonus as one can literally spend the whole day in the attraction exploring everything that relates to the big hole. The tram is another win and it's quite an interesting experience as one explores the historic city of Kimberley fondly known as the Diamond city or the Big Y by the local communities. The gift shop is also another gem. The jewellery shop adds a touch of class. The replica domond viewing in the safe was also a mind opening experience.

The upgrades done are very well done. Cinema with short history movie gave a lot of insight into the history of the live and history of a settler. The rest of the museum is very well maintained. Utilities and shops excellent and wheelchair friendly.

Had a great time there with family the lady there was nice forgot her name. She was kind and took care of us.

So sad, just a shell of what it was 20 odd years ago. Saddest part was not being able to let my daughter find some gems in those panning stations they had before. There is a restaurant area to the left of the main entrance but it is not advertised very well. The little cafe inside isn’t worth eating a big meal at. Some old ladies inside the main tourist shop still holding the fort. Glad I went.

The tour was great and enlightening, unfortunately the building has no safes available to store sensitive possessions or water for their café.

If you are into engineering and human accomplishments, this is an amazing stop. I recommend a guided tour to explain the details and especially the diamond vault. The observation bride to the hole is an amazing view and experience, not for vertigo sufferers, though. There are some curio shops and jewelers and a restaurant in tye visitors center as well as a pub in the old Town.

Fantastic experience 👏. Thanks Chris, you were a great guide. Facilities are well kept, and added special effects make the experience real.