PLEASE NOTE: Where applicable, select &complete pensioner discount option and/or Infant no-charge option, for each activity!
The Thatch Café can be located at the Visitors Welcome centre and has breath-taking views of the Kromdraai valley and Reserve. This family restaurant is surrounded by the Cradle Bike Park, The Little Pidipidi Play Park and is a stone’s throw away from the Okavango Deck with extraordinary amazing views overlooking a watering hole where the wildlife often gather.
CHRISTMAS MENU – 2026
DATE: 25 DECEMBER 2026
TIME: STARTS @ 12h00
VENUE: The Thatch Café @ Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve
Starter
Sticky honey chicken wings, Cocktail Prawns and Crumbed Mushroom on a bed of greens
Main Course
Marinated Leg of Lamb With mint sauce
Honey Glazed Gammon
Oven roasted Chicken Drumstick
Savoury Basmati Rice
Cauliflower and Broccoli Baked in Cheese Sauce
Seasonal Veggies
Salads
Green salad Bar
Beetroot salad with Feta cheese
Chicken Pasta salad
Dessert
Traditional Malva pudding with Custard
Adults R520
Kids (4 – 12 yr) R250
• Kiddies’ play areas
• Swimming pool
• Self-Drive through the Reserve
• Predator Enclosures – Lion, Cheetah & Wild Dog,
• Vultures hide,
• Wildlife Centre,
• Picnic & Braai areas including kiddie’s play areas,
• Braai grid rental,
• WonderCave entry,
• Game Drive,
• Souvenirs,
• BMX Bike track fees.
Look out for the following at the Thatch Café:
• Toddles & Kiddies bike tracks – additional fee
• Bike- & helmet rentals – additional fee
• World class BMX racetrack – additional fee
• Exhilarating highly rated Jump track – additional fee
• Curio Shop
• Deli with refreshments
Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve
Thank you very much for the Christmas lunch, I was very happy with the service and my family had a really good time. My toddler especially enjoyed the play ground. The food staff was friendly and helpful and I also enjoyed the child minders. In term of admin, making the booking was easy even when I had to make a few changes. Overall a good experience and I am happy to book again :). If I had to come up with one improvement, I would have preferred to have a table closer to the playground so that I could watch my child play. Please can the booking specify that option next time. Have a wonderful blessed year ahead. Kind regards Kelly Olls - Kelly
I was not so happy as our seat selected not good warm and far from playground and swimmin gpool for the kids. Food was ok but I think for the price can be better - Deirdre
Thank you so much for a wonderful Christmas day. We arrived at 11am for the kids to ride bikes, swim and play before having a scrumptious lunch and only left at 4pm. A wonderful day had by all. Will definitely recommend and we will be back. Thank you for giving up your day to make ours so special. - Shireen
Excellent service, will definitely visit again. I just had a slight emergency at the pool, the pool is a bit dirty and as a result slippery, my 4 year old almost drowned fortunately I was close by. Other than that very pleasant surroundings and restaurant even posted it on my Instagram social page(@lebomapz) - Lebohang
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