Random Harvest Country Cottages Entertainment
While Random Harvest Cottages are all about rest and relaxation, there are peaceful country activities on the farm such as watching the prolific bird life (we are a registered birding destination with Birdlife SA). Recently, 60 species were recorded in two and half hours by a Bird Club Excursion. The comings and goings, squabbles and skirmishes of the various species will delight both novice and dedicated bird watchers alike.
Take leisurely walks around the farm or down to the dam where you can do even more bird and nature watching and be rewarded by the sighting of one of the more furtive bird species going about their business.
For the less energetic we will take you on a tour of the production nursery and farm in a golf car with a driver as a guide – a treat for young and old.
A stroll around the indigenous nursery will transport you to a botanical wonderland, our rare and wonderful indigenous plants will amaze you.
Relax in the Waterlily Tea Garden and enjoy lunch or afternoon tea and cake while the children play in the sandpit.
Random Harvest is a perfect children’s haven - where else can they run free in a controlled environment and interact with nature? How can they resist the creatures - calves, chicken and geese. Watching the cows being milked is a favourite with the children.
There is a tree trail in the offing that will offer both the novice and die-hard tree spotters a chance to see named specimens of tree and shrub species.
At almost any time of year, you are sure to find cocoons or worms, spiders or beetles, ants or butterflies, or some form of life interacting with a host plant in some shape or form. Just taking time to look always rewards one with a glimpse of something truly South African.
Walking through this botanical wonderland filled with rare and beautiful indigenous plants and prolific bird life will transport you to a new kind of peace and tranquility, all the more so because you are but minutes from roads that lead back into Johannesburg or Pretoria City.
Local Wild Life
There are many wildlife destinations within a short distance of Random Harvest.
- The Lion and Rhino Park and Wonder Cave
- The Lion Park
- Krugersdorp Game Reserve
- Montecasino Bird Park
- De Wildt Cheetah Centre
- Mountain Sanctuary Park
Local Culture
- Maropeng Cradle of Humankind and Sterkfontein Caves
- Wonder Cave
- Lesedi Cultural Village
- African Markets at Hartebeespoort dam
- Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden
- Local crafters
Local Sports
- Horseriding, on the property next door to the farm
- Krugersdorp Golf Club
- Ruimsig Golf Club
- 4 x 4 track
Local fun
- Movies and Ice Rink at Northgate
- Hot Air Ballooning
- The maize Maze
- Local stable yards
- Treetop tour in Magaliesburg, where you can ‘absail’ , high above the ravines on a guided tour
Local Spa’s
- Hakunamatata a few minutes away
- Misty Hills a few minutes away
- Rothbury