Kids on Safari at Sanbona

Gondwana Family Lodge resembling a typical thatched Karoo homestead with family rooms, children activity room, spacious lawn, outdoor play area, and pool will ensure entertainment for the whole family.

Upon arrival, your hosts will discus activity options for your family taking the family’s size, children’s ages and the weather into consideration. Child minding facilities are available at an additional cost for children younger than 4 years as they are too young to join game drives.

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Outdoor Activities

• Interpretive trail through the garden of Gondwana learning about animals that occur on the reserve as well as tracks, important plants etc
• Visit the sites where the San people left their legacy on the rock faces at Sanbona, where the ranger will interpret the scene so that the children can create their own ‘rock’ art
• Sanbona Activity Book is educational and fun, teaching children about the wildlife at Sanbona and at the same time encouraging children to get involved in the game drives, often requiring the ranger’s assistance to answer some of the questions
• Children can partake in various social, sporting and art activities such as bead making, clay making activities, face painting, star gazing

Indoor Activities

• Scrap books, paper, scissors, glue crayons, pencils & paints
• Puzzles of varying sizes and difficulties covering a broad age range
• Documentary DVD’s on various conservation topics and animals, animated movies
• A selection of entertaining and educational children’s books
• A selection of fun board games

Special Notes

• Children younger than 4 years are not permitted on game drives
• Child minding is done by lodge staff and can be arranged with reservation prior to arrival at an additional cost
• All swimming activities must be supervised by parents at all times
• All children activities are age and weather dependant