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All tours
Cullinan Surface Diamond Mine Walking TourTwo hours on foot at the working mine for $12: film, shafts and the Big Hole. Bring your own transport, closed shoes and ID.
Pretoria City Tour and Cullinan Diamond MineA private day with hotel pickup: Pretoria's landmarks first, then the Cullinan mine's surface tour in the afternoon.
Cullinan Diamond Mine & Pretoria Full DayOne long day from Johannesburg: the mine's surface tour, the Voortrekker Monument and the Union Buildings, with pickup.
Royal Africa Diamond Mine TourA small-group surface tour in Cullinan, motorised or on foot, with a history room and a heritage house. From $12.
Cullinan Diamond Mine Surface TourThe shortest way round the mine: video, replicas, tunnel model, the Shaft 1 skip and the Big Hole in 90 minutes. From $12.
Cullinan Surface Half-Day Tour from PretoriaHotel pickup in Pretoria, the mine's surface tour and the diamond market in about 4 hours. Skip-the-line, private option.
Johannesburg: Cullinan Diamond Mine TourHotel transport, the surface tour and the mine market in 5 hours. The priciest way to see the same mine, from $300.
Full Day Cullinan Mine & Diamond ShopNew: the Cullinan mine, a walk through the village and a visit to local diamond dealers, in a small group from Johannesburg.
Dinokeng Safari with TransferNot a mine tour: a small-group Big Five game drive in malaria-free Dinokeng, with the transfer included. From $151.

All guides
Underground tourWhy the underground tour stopped, and what you see now.
The Cullinan DiamondFound in 1905, cleaved in 1908, now in the Crown Jewels.
Is it still active?Who owns it, how deep it goes, and what the 2026 review means.
Day tripDrive yourself or ride with a guide from Joburg or Pretoria.
Famous diamondsThe Cullinan, the Golden Jubilee, the Taylor-Burton and the blues.
Diamonds in South AfricaOld rock, deep roots, and what the law says if you find one.

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Petra's review and CullinanA possible sale, the debt behind it, and why tours still run.
The 41.82 ct Cullinan blueThe find, the confidential sale and the mine's blue record.
Underground tours: 2026 statusSuspended since April 2023. What runs instead and how to spot old listings.