Visitor Reviews

We were in Mossel bay on our honeymoon and found details of this trip locally. The staff at the booking office were exceptionally helpful and did a great job of handling our booking at such short notice. Our guide was an encyclopedic source of information and not only gave a thorough and comprehensive tour but also gave wonderfully detailed answers to all our questions. The location itself was just incredible and to be able to reach out and 'touch' the history here was one of the inadvertent highlights of our honeymoon :)

The Point of Human Origins cave tour was an unexpected highlight! Our guide, Chris, is quite knowledgeable and made the day special for all of us!

Did the tour in March '15. First Peter Nilssen gave a really interesting talk about archaeology, the area and the caves at Pinnacle Point. Even though it was a bit on the longer side it was never boring! After the talk we went to see the caves which was fascinating.
All in all it was a great and super interesting experience. Peter Nilssen shared his passion for the project and that made the tour even more memorable. Thank you so much, Peter!

It was a seriously miserable day when we arrived, but a peek through the billowing curtains enticed us outside to see the spectacular view. And that was the start of the magic. Peter's passion for his subject and expert delivery of the presentation, despite all the questions and interruptions which he had said he would welcome, proved that he REALLY LIVES for what he does. And all of us present LIVED WITH HIM in that ancient world as he spun magic tales and possibilities.....it was quite a bump when we landed after that imaginative trip.

And then the 179 steps with rain spotting and wind blowing....still grabbing our imaginations and thus stimulating questions galore, proving everybody was totally entranced. And whilst we were in 13b the sun appeared and brightened an already shining experience. Some of us had to stop for breath on the return up the 179 steps....and grabbed the opportunity to drink in the amazing view we were surely sharing with our ancestors of all those preceding millenia.

THANK YOU PETER, for a very repeatable experience which will live in my mind for many years to come.

Our cycling tour group had a rest day in Mossel Bay and what better way to spend it than with Peter Nilssen giving us all a fascinating insight into into the early people who inhabited this area 160000 years or so ago. A two hour wonderfully illustrated presentation by Dr Nilssen prepares you for what you will visualize later as you explore the caves with him. Gazing from the mouth of the cave where most of the excavations have taken place you can imagine the plains that use to exist where now the swirling Indian ocean smashes on to the rocks. A super experience.

Peter Nilssen is an extraordinary person and scientist, and we really enjoyed.
His presentation and the walk to the cases.
A really fantastic experience
Highly recommendable!

Found this outing just by searching online and it was an amazing experience! The lecture was truly thought provoking and really puts things into perspective. Thoroughly enjoyed Peter's enthusiasm for the topic and passion of the subjects. Visiting the caves was also really interesting. The walk down was amazing with the ocean crashing onto the rocks - a great view!