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The Birdcage Restaurant deck in the Droombos gardens

Year end functions at the Birdcage Restaurant

Your year end doesn’t have to be another conference.

You have sat through enough meetings this year. Bring the team to the Birdcage for a long lunch or a relaxed dinner in the garden, add a tasting, a ride or a little art, and end the year on a high. No projector required.

  • Up to 15 guestsin the Birdcage
  • Lunch or dinnerseven days a week
  • Activitiesfrom free of charge
  • Book before21 December 2026

Why the Birdcage

A table for the team, not a boardroom.

The Birdcage is our glass-walled restaurant in the gardens of Droombos Estate, just 8 minutes from Windhoek. It is made for the kind of year end people actually look forward to.

  • Good food, properly served. Fresh, seasonal cooking with herbs and vegetables from our own garden, or our Namibian tasting menu for the whole table.
  • Something to do. Lawn games, tastings, horse riding and team art sessions, so the afternoon is more than a meal.
  • Room to carry on. Move on to the Rosewood Pub for a nightcap when the plates are cleared.
  • We take care of it. One event coordinator plans the day with you, from the menu to the activities.
Guests dining at golden hour inside the Birdcage Restaurant

Add an activity

Make an afternoon of it.

Pick one, or mix a few. Activities are booked with your table, and we confirm availability and pricing with your quote.

Lawn games at Droombos EstateGiant dominoes and tic-tac-toe on the grass at Droombos EstateBox of giant wooden dominoes for lawn games at Droombos EstateFree of charge

Lawn games

Get everyone out of their chairs. Giant dominoes, a tumbling tower, beanbag toss and tic-tac-toe on the lawns before lunch or between courses, on the house.

Tastings at the Rosewood Pub at Droombos EstateFrom N$ 350 pp

Tastings at the Rosewood Pub

A guided tasting in our pub, then straight on to the table.

  • Daschbosch wine tastingN$ 350 pp
  • KWV brandy tastingN$ 440 pp
  • Winemaker’s tasting and pairingN$ 660 pp
Horse riding with a guide at Droombos EstateN$ 720 pp

Horse riding with a guide

Saddle up for a guided ride through the bush just outside Windhoek. Beginners are welcome, and it makes for a story the team will tell for the rest of the year.

The Collective Canvas at Droombos EstatePrice on request

The Collective Canvas

One team. One canvas. One story. · Up to 14 participants

Your team creates one themed artwork together on a single fabric through painting, embroidery or beadwork. Hang it in the office as a reminder of the year. Framing is available at an extra cost.

Pots of Personality at Droombos EstatePrice on request

Pots of Personality

Paint. Sip. Laugh. Create. · Up to 200 participants

Everyone paints their own flower pot to take home, with an optional plant or herb upgrade. Relaxed, social and surprisingly competitive.

Food and drinks

Pair it with platters and a toast

Our team activities can be paired with platters, wine, champagne, cocktails or non-alcoholic drinks. Tell us what you have in mind and we will put it together with your quote.

Plan your year end

Our tasting menu

Taste of Namibia.

N$ 750 per person

A Namibian culinary journey: a premium tasting experience, from the open fires of Namibia to the traditional grains and flavours of our regions. Served to your whole table, course by course.

Taste of Namibia three-tier main course stand with starter pots and wine at the Birdcage Restaurant
Taste of Namibia starter pots served on glasses of red wine, white wine and beer
Marathon chicken roulade with spinach on herbed potato mash
Taste of Namibia desserts on slate beside the tiered main course stand
Blue cheese and beef starter salad on a Droombos napkin
The Taste of Namibia tasting stand with starter pots and wine
Taste of Namibia dessert trio on slate, close up

Starters

A Taste of Namibia tapas (four tapas)

  • Kapana & Maize Pap BallsA tribute to Namibia's famous street food. Flame-grilled spiced beef with a fresh tomato and onion salsa, homemade chilli sauce and golden crumbed maize pap balls.
  • Namibian Biltong & DroëworsThinly sliced traditional biltong and dry-cured droëwors with local cheese, marinated olives and homemade savoury crackers.
  • Kudu CarpaccioDelicate slices of Namibian kudu fillet with olive oil and fresh lemon, finished with capers, Parmesan shavings and fresh herbs.
  • Slow-Braised Lamb TailSlowly cooked until beautifully soft, glazed with a savoury Bovril and chutney reduction, with pickled red onion and fresh herbs.

Main course

The Namibian three-tier experience

  • Top tier: From the Namibian braaiMiniature beef sosatie, grilled lamb chop and traditional boerewors, with a little braai pap and chakalaka.
  • Middle tier: Heritage & traditionSlow-cooked goat stew with a fluffy dumpling, or tender marathon chicken with Amarula sweet potato purée and wilted spinach.
  • Bottom tier: The wild & the slow-cookedEland medallion with creamy oshigali bean purée and a dark chocolate red wine jus, or springbok osso buco with truffle-infused potato mash and glazed seasonal root vegetables.

Dessert

Sweet flavours of Namibia

  • Golden Fried Milk TartDelicate parcels of creamy, cinnamon-infused milk tart, fried until golden and crisp.
  • Kavango Orange CrêpeA buttery crêpe with homemade cinnamon ice cream and a light citrus syrup of the Kavango region's maguni fruit.
  • Oshingome Sweet BreadA warm miniature oshingome sweet bread, inspired by traditional home baking, with berry compote and a silky marula-infused cream.

Pre-booked for your group. Subject to the availability of the products in our area. Prefer a buffet, a braai or a plated menu? Choose from our 2026 menus when you plan your year end.

How it works

Three steps to the table.

  1. Tell us about your teamFill in our short year end questionnaire with your date, the number of guests and the activities you like.
  2. Get your quoteYour event coordinator comes back to you with a menu, activities and a quote, and holds your date.
  3. Turn up and enjoy itWe set the table, run the activities and pour the drinks. All you need to do is bring the team.

Dates fill up fast in December

Book your team’s year end.

We close for the holidays from 22 December 2026 to 7 January 2027, so the last year end dates are on 21 December.

events@droombos.com.na · +264 81 872 2613

Enlarged photo of Droombos Estate