The largest diamond ever found was unearthed at the Premier Mine near Pretoria and named after the mine’s owner Thomas Cullinan. 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.

Daily departure
Duration: 7h
Tour Price: R 1200.00 per person
Minimum 2 people

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.
The biggest diamond ever was found here at the Premier mine in 1905. Uncut it weighed over 3 000 carats. The Cullinan diamond was cut into many smaller stones, two very large stones were also cut out of it.
One of these is called 'The Star of Africa' and is part of the British crown jewels.
The mine was named after Sir Thomas Cullinan, who had discovered the mine three years earlier.
The massive diamond was given to British King Edward VII in 1907.
Drive through the administrative capital of S.A. to the Union Buildings, Melrose House and see the Voortrekker Monument.