Cats in Conservation
Overview
Spend the day alongside our staff, observing and discussing the conservation issues that Tenikwa deals with on a daily basis.
Inclusions
- Private Tour to see and photograph the wild cats of South Africa and local wildlife
- Lunch
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- Coffee and/or Tea
- Spend time behind th scenes with our staff learning about conservation issues
- Overview and observation of the Wildlife Rehabilitation facilities
- Entry/Admission - Tenikwa Wildlife Awareness Centre
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Tenikwa Wildlife Awareness Centre, Forest Hall Road, The Crags, Plettenberg Bay 6602 South Africa
An inspirational, exclusive program geared towards the animal lover who enjoys adventure in conservation. This program gives you an insight into the daily activities at Tenikwa and is designed to keep you enthralled throughout the day.
With a window into our wildlife rehabilitation facilities and interesting “behind the scenes” activities, enjoy the day with the resident animals who call Tenikwa their home.
This is the only program that allows guests to view the wildlife rehabilitation facilities.
The day is fun, it’s adventurous. Expect the Unexpected.
Duration: 8 hours
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Dress Code: Neutral colours, no fur or scarves, wear comfortable clothing
- It is advisable to bring sunblock and a hat
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Touching of the animals is not allowed
- Children under 18 must be accompanied by at least one parent
- Service animals allowed
- Infants must sit on laps
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not suitable for children under 9 years of age
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Private Tour. Foot operated sanitiser on entry
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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We stayed in the lion cabins, which are close enough to the lions that the roar of Makulu shook our room. These cabins are amazing value for money and you can be happy in the fact that you are helping the rehabilitation of both land and marine wildlife. I cannot recommend the lion cabins enough...
We stayed in the lion cabins, which are close enough to the lions that the roar of Makulu shook our room. These cabins are amazing value for money and you can be happy in the fact that you are helping the rehabilitation of both land and marine wildlife. I cannot recommend the lion cabins enough. You can literally see the cats from your bed. This was the most amazing experience of my life and I cannot wait to go back for longer. We stayed for 3 days and it just was not enough. I would like to thank Cam (Manager) who was amazing throughout out stay, as we're the rest of the stay. It's just a unique experience that I have never had anywhere else in the world. TENIKWA is just a special place and it is made that way by the dedication of the owners (Mandy and Len) and the staff. Unfortunately, due to covid it needs more people to visit, so they can help even more animals/wildlife in need. It has everything you need on site, you literally do not need to leave and I would happily live there ha We did the cats in conservation day tour, which is a full day, but you are very involved, it is amazing value for money and is worth so much more than you pay. You help feed the animals, visit the hospital area and lunch is included. We also did the forest walk with picnic, which was taken by Cam (Manager). Its a lovely relaxing walk through the forest with Cam explaining everything you could hope to know. He is extremely knowledgeable, really loves nature and enjoys his job clearly. I am not really interested in fauna and flora (Fynbos), but I really enjoyed learning about the forest, what it offers to the local wildlife and what place it has in our world. Just an amazing, amazing time and I couldn't recommend it enough. TENIKWA needs your help and really does deserve it. Please visit and stay in the LION CABINS. You will not regret it. I WILL be visiting again soon and would happily spend my whole holiday at TENIKWA.Fantastica esperienza. Un tour con personale davvero preparato che ci ha fatto vedere davvero da vicini questi splendidi animali. Il tour oltre a permettere di vedere questi esemplari ha anche una parte divulgativa sui pericoli che corrono a causa dell'uomo. Davvero consigliato a tutti!!
Fantastica esperienza. Un tour con personale davvero preparato che ci ha fatto vedere davvero da vicini questi splendidi animali. Il tour oltre a permettere di vedere questi esemplari ha anche una parte divulgativa sui pericoli che corrono a causa dell'uomo. Davvero consigliato a tutti!!Siamo capitati per caso, su suggerimento della guida. Grazie ad una giornata grigia e fresca i felini erano molto attivi, in particolare il leopardo. La guida che ci ha accompagnato è stata gentilissima e disponibile. Superconsigliato.
Siamo capitati per caso, su suggerimento della guida. Grazie ad una giornata grigia e fresca i felini erano molto attivi, in particolare il leopardo. La guida che ci ha accompagnato è stata gentilissima e disponibile. Superconsigliato.This is my second visit to Tenikwa. The people here care so much about the animals and birds in their care. We had a very knowledgeable guide, I think his name is Mwisi and he had so much patience and tried his best to show us all the animals but the Leopard hid away in the hot sunny air. The “ca...
This is my second visit to Tenikwa. The people here care so much about the animals and birds in their care. We had a very knowledgeable guide, I think his name is Mwisi and he had so much patience and tried his best to show us all the animals but the Leopard hid away in the hot sunny air. The “camps” for the different animals are large and have lots of bushes and trees. I can recommend any lover of animals to visit this sanctuary. I will return!It is difficult to assess; the philosophy of wildlife rehabilitation = positive the guide was knowledgeable and enthusiastic = positive we only saw a leopard in a bush, two cheetahs under a bush, two lions, a glimpse of the caracal, an african wild cat asleep in the trees and a serval, plus some ...
It is difficult to assess; the philosophy of wildlife rehabilitation = positive the guide was knowledgeable and enthusiastic = positive we only saw a leopard in a bush, two cheetahs under a bush, two lions, a glimpse of the caracal, an african wild cat asleep in the trees and a serval, plus some meerkats = slightly underwhelmed overall we were pleased to go to support the charity and their aims, but left feeling a bit disappointed with what we saw (or didn't!) on the tourThis is most definitely a whole day experience. You get to meet the wild animals that they have on show, go for a walk in the forest with a guide and have breakfast and lunch. The rehabilitation hospital wasn't very active when we were there, but we still got to help a few of the animals. It i...
This is most definitely a whole day experience. You get to meet the wild animals that they have on show, go for a walk in the forest with a guide and have breakfast and lunch. The rehabilitation hospital wasn't very active when we were there, but we still got to help a few of the animals. It is of course a good thing that they did not need to look after too many animals at the moment. Tenikwa has struggled to recover from COVID like many places and I believe the money we spent was going to really good use for these animals.