Jukani Wildlife Sanctuary: A Unique Sanctuary for Apex Cats and Other Predators
4.6
45 Ratings
The Crags
Experience the unique Jukani Wildlife Sanctuary, home to apex cats and other predators. Take a guided tour, learn about the animals, and capture amazing photos. Combo and TripTic tickets available.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Jukani Wildlife Sanctuary - Admire magnificent and majestic big cats of the world
- Lions, Tigers, Leopards and Jaguars. The animals - at their forever home
- Jukani, have been rescued or re homed from facilities that could no longer care for them. At Jukani the animals can now explore their large natural habitat, designed, and built around each individual animal’s needs. The animals can be appreciated and photographed in all their magnificence during your 90-minute walking safari with one of our knowledgeable guides. Jukani is home to not only wild cats but also Raccoons, Honey badger, Caracal, Zebra, Springbok and Spotted Hyena. The lightning fast Cheetah and agile tree climbing Pumas are a delight to see. On your you will be made aware of the plight of these animals
- realizing that through lifestyle changes and choices you can contribute to a chance at a better future for them. The sanctuary is suitable for all ages and fitness levels. Wheelchair accessible. All Weather facility
- rain = Wet!
What's Included
- Professional local guide
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information
Join us at Jukani Wildlife Sanctuary, the pioneer in personalised animal enclosures where inhabitants’ unique needs and character traits are prioritised. The sanctuary is a haven for Apex Cats, predators, and other species of wildlife. Stroll by the enclosures as a professionally trained guide shares intriguing details about the animals’ history and behavior. While we provide the option of a self-guided tour, a guide is recommended. Benefit from designated photography ramps scattered across the sanctuary for capturing breathtaking images. Your entry fee covers a 1-hour-20-minute guided tour. Tours are scheduled every 15 minutes and cater to small-sized groups of up to 16 individuals. A private tour can be requested at reception without any extra charges; however, please note that it may lead to a waiting time of over 20 minutes unless pre-booked a day in advance.
Combo tickets offer access to either Monkeyland OR Birds of Eden, while the TripTic ticket grants admission to Monkeyland, Birds of Eden, and Jukani.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Due to uneven surfaces, we offer a free of charge wheelchair for those with a walking disabilities - please phone ahead
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- All tours are in English however Afrikaans tours can be arranged
- At reception you will be requested to sign an indemnity form before starting your tour
Location
Jukani Wildlife Sanctuary
N2
N2 between Plettenberg Bay and The Crags, 7km from Monkeyland and Birds of Eden. Same entrance as the Plett Puzzle Park.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(45 Ratings)
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Alanpennell99
Apr 17, 2024
Well cared for animals - Good advice to visit for about 2 hours in the afternoon with feeding at c. 3.30-4.00pm. Guide very helpful and knowledgeable and we waited about 29 mins on arrive for next group tour. Given some of the comments was surprised there were quite a number of big cats and enclosures were quite large so we’ll worth taking the guided tour.
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Yak
Feb 4, 2024
Nicely done and interesting - Wild cats of all kinds, some taken over from zoos, live in large, separate areas. Lions, tigers, pumas, jaguars, leopards, servals, caracals. Interesting tour. Get the combination ticket.
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Tour38336389500
Oct 25, 2023
Nice activity + learning about animal rescue - Nice rescue, could see the animals are well taken care of, the guide was great, patient, and had lots of knowledge
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Andyjanec
Sep 2, 2023
A wonderful experience for any animal lover. - After a couple of days in the local area, we popped into Jukani and joined a guided tour for a look around this wonderful wildlife sanctuary. Our guide Elvis was fabulous. He took us around, enclosure by enclosure helping us to locate and observe each animal, telling us all about them. It was incredibly interesting, and sometimes sad to know why the animals were there, but it's clear to see they are receiving the very best care in as natural environment as it's possible to keep them. We are huge animal lovers, esp big cats, and often visit zoos back in the UK as it's the only way to see these wonderful animals. However, Jukani doesn't feel like a zoo. We particularly enjoyed watching the honey badger, not an animal we'd ever seen before and quite a character! Elvis is very passionate about the animals, and the respect he has for them is clear to see. It was a wonderful experience, and we would love to go back, and to visit the sister parks someday. Also, the gift shop was fabulous. We bought t-shirts and all our holiday gifts there, lovely selection. Thanks, keep doing what you're doing!
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Ivory321
Jul 2, 2023
Late afternoon visit is highly recommended - It was a very special experience getting to see these magnificent cats up close. The staff was very welcoming and our guide was knowledgeable and interesting. We were advised to visit in the late afternoon and this proved to be the right move - we arrived at 3pm just before feeding time, so the cats were all close to the fences waiting for their meal. We were very lucky to see them all awake and active.
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Chrissie
Apr 11, 2023
Wonderful visit to see big cats - We had such a fantastic tour yesterday with tour guide Riko, who was incredibly knowledgeable and friendly. You can see all of the big cats up close and we learned so much! We took our two children aged 6 and 3, both of whom stayed engaged for the whole 90 minutes. We also ate in the cafe, which had a delicious selection of cakes and light bites plus a very small and basic play area that kept the kids entertained. Thoroughly recommend Jukani as a fantastic half day activity.
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Georgia
Jan 24, 2023
Interesting and happy for these types of animals - Happy to see this project running. A lot of these animals will not survive in the wild as they are rescued and have been through a lot. They come from places where they have been humanised, domesticated, and physically abused - therefore some are permanently damged, so the sanctuary do provide what I thought was the best environment they could with the money and support they receive/d (far better than many zoo's I have sadly seen). Our tour guide Basil was very informative and knowledgeable and showed great compassion for the animals as well as his gratitude on our feelings too toward what they do for the animals. The animals showed playfulness, and some animals hide and sleep as they do and some do not bother to roam that far when well looked after. We saw almost all of them, though. This is not a zoo nor a place to showcase animals, it is a place where they are treated and taken in so they can die peacefully rather than throwing them into the wild, unadapted and unexperienced or physically impaired.
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Donbrewerone
Sep 2, 2023
Very nice - I visited this sanctuary with my family.
Really very interesting and many animals that are not seen so easily. Knowing also that you help their maintenance it is worth visiting.
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Pulkitbaheria
Aug 15, 2023
A good filler activity - It was good experience, but only as a filler activity. If you have spare time, you can surely visit this sanctuary. Our guide X was very patient and informative.
Do not plan this as your main activity as there would not me much to it.
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Gisemiami
Feb 10, 2024
Ugly excursion. I would not go back - The truth is, I was very disappointed. Very poor. There are only two lions, two leopards, two zebras and one wolf. Nothing else
And we couldn't see some of these animals because they were sleeping or hiding.
The very abandoned place
I would not return nor do I recommend it
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