Bothongo WonderCave

Discover one of the most beautifully decorated caves in South Africa

• All tours are on an unreserved basis subject to full payment.


• First come first serve up to the first 40 guests per tour,
  
  
  
  • Guests may be requested to join the later tour if the previous tour is full.
  
  
  
  


• Cave tours run hourly every hour on the hour starting:
  
  
  
  • 09h00 - 16h00 weekdays - last tour at 16h00,
  
  
  • 09h00 - 17h00 weekends - last tour at 17h00,
  
  
  
  


• Groups over 15 to call the Booking Office and book a slot - 011 957 0106 /0109,


• Please arrive 15 minutes before each tour starts, tours have to leave promptly on the hour!!
  
  
  
  • Late arrivals may be requested to join the later tours.
  
  
  
  

Bothongo Wonder Cave sales cut off times:

• Online Web Sales - 4 Hours prior to tour commencement date and time*


• Onsite Ticket Office - 45 Minutes prior to tour commencement date and time**
  
  *All sales are subject to time of booking constraints mentioned above and ticket availability!
  **In the event that you miss the online sales cut off please proceed to the ticket office. Onsite Ticket Office sales are subject to the above onsite ticket office timing and capacity constraints.

Please arrive 30 minutes prior to your booked tour to check in and receive your safety induction!

History of the Bothongo Wonder Cave

The cave was discovered by Italian miners in 1898. They mined out approximately 15% from the formation and brought them to the surface. The formation consists of calcite which they placed in a self built oven for 2 week about 1100 degrees. This formed a powder which was taken by ox wagon to Pretoria & Johannesburg to make cement, toothpaste, use to extract gold and the like. Mining was stopped in 1902 due to the outbreak of war and low productivity. This is the 3rd largest chamber is South Africa, the largest being Cango Caves and second largest Sudwala Caves.

Bothongo Wonder Cave Entrance

The entrance to the cave is going down 87 stairs at a 45degrees angle dropping 22 meters below the surface. You will then go down an elevator with a drop of a further 18 meters into the cave.