Game Drives are provided for in our open Game Drive vehicles which can take 10 or 20 people, depending on the group size. Game drives depart at 09h00, 12h00 and 15h00 with an occasional 17h00 drive.The game drive take between 1.5 and 2 hours long, a minimum of 2 people are required to commence with a game drive. The game drive ticket allows you access to the Reserve for a self-drive in your own vehicle before and after your game drive. Enjoy a full day relaxing or picnicing at our braai areas and swimming pool.
Large groups are welcome!.
Terms & Conditions Apply.
Only a short drive from Johannesburg and Pretoria situated in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, is the Bothongo Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve. With over 600 head of game, this is the perfect setting for admiring nature on your doorstep. More than thirty species of game, including three of the big five, can be viewed from open vehicles in the presence of an experienced SATOUR-registered guide. These include Kruger Lion, White Rhino and Buffalo. Endangered species, such as wild dog have been reintroduced into the area. Cheetah, hippo, crocodile and more than 20 species of antelope will also be part of this experience. From a vulture hide, the visitor has the opportunity to view and photograph the rare Cape Vulture. Proof that leopards occasionally traverse the area has also been found.