Here are some kid-friendly places to visit in Cape Town that have the animal's best interests at heart:
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website: www.giraffehouse.co.za | t: 021 884 4506 | e: giraffehouse@gmail.com
Opening hours:
Daily from 9 am to 5 pm
Price:
Adults: R50 / Seniors: R35 / Children 2-15yrs R30
Find them:
2. Farm Sanctuary
https://www.instagram.com/p/BdN3gyNjwRI/?taken-by=farmsanctuarysa https://www.instagram.com/p/BcRf70LDGe_/?taken-by=farmsanctuarysawebsite: www.farmsanctuarysa.org | t: 082 557 7550 | e: info@farmsanctuarysa.org
Opening hours:
Saturday & Sunday, 11am - 2pm.
Price:
Free
Find them:
DIRKIE UYS STR FRANSCHHOEK 7690
3. World Of Birds
https://www.instagram.com/p/BdaIflgjRR8/?taken-at=250393270 https://www.instagram.com/p/BdVBdDdlPo2/?taken-at=250393270website: www.worldofbirds.org.za | t: 021 790 2730 | e: info@worldofbirds.org.za
Opening hours:
Daily from 9 am to 5 pm
Price:
Adults R120
Children R45
Pensioners and Students (with card) R75
Find them:
Wildlife Sanctuary Valley Road Houtbay 7806
4. Greyton Farm Animal Sanctuary
https://www.instagram.com/p/BdVWBdrFQIj/?taken-by=greytonfarmanimalsanctuary https://www.instagram.com/p/BdVCxPrlXxe/?taken-by=greytonfarmanimalsanctuarywebsite: www.greyton-farm-animal-sanctuary.co.za | t: 082 558 7752 | e: nicolavernon@kingsley.co.za
Opening hours:
Daily from 8:30 am to 6 pm
Price:
"We ask for a donation to the sanctuary of cash or food for the animals. Our pigs need fresh vegetables, acorns (in season), rabbit pellets, parrot food, sunflower seeds, good quality vegetable oil, sunblock and tummy tickles!"
Find them:
5. Two Oceans Aquarium
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bdej0AsgolS/?taken-by=2oceansaquarium https://www.instagram.com/p/BcUCE7CgFa-/?taken-by=2oceansaquariumwebsite: www.aquarium.co.za | t: +27 (0)21 418 3823 /+27 (0)21 418 3952 | e: aquarium@aquarium.co.za
Opening hours:
20 Dec until 7 Jan: open 09:00 - 19:00
8 Jan until 16 Jan open 09:00 - 18:00
Price: (Ticket office/Online)
| Adults | R165 | R149 |
| Children 14 to 17 | R120 | R108 |
| Children 4 to 13 | R80 | R72 |
| Children under 4 | Free | Free |
| South African pensioners* | R120 | R108 |
| South African students* | R120 | R108 |
Find them:
Dock Road at the V&A Waterfront
6. Cheetah Outreach
https://www.instagram.com/p/BVxPJNPjBdk/?taken-by=cheetah_outreach https://www.instagram.com/p/BTB1t3KjX-0/?taken-by=cheetah_outreachwebsite: www.cheetah.co.za | t: 021 851 6850 / 082 768 8967 | e: cheetah@intekom.co.za
Opening hours:
Daily from 9:30 am to 5 pm
Cheetah encounters take place every day of the year from 10h00 to 13h00 and from 14h00 to 17h00
Price:
entry fee: R10 - weekdays and R5 - weekends/public/school holidays
Meet a Cheetah adult: R150 - adults/R90- children
Meet a cheetah cub for R250
Find them:
"Cheetah Outreach is situated on Heartland’s Paardevlei property. We are just a few minutes off of the N2 near the Somerset Mall, 25 minutes drive from Cape Town CBD."
7. Eagle Encounters
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZ1dyehHA-F/?taken-by=eagleencounters https://www.instagram.com/p/BVrI9v4AO_r/?taken-by=eagleencounterswebsite: www.eagle-encounters.co.za | t: +27 (0) 84 037 5523 | e: info@eagle-encounters.co.za
Opening hours:
Daily from 9:30 am to 5 pm
Price:
Entry Fee: Adults R80 / Students & pensioners R65 /Children (ages 3 - 12) R65
One-on-one time with Wally, our friendly Wahlberg's Eagle: R30 pp Meet Leo personally, a majestic Verreaux's Eagle: R50 pp
Find them:
Spier Wine Farm, Baden Powell Drive (R310), Lynedoch, Stellenbosch
8. Seal Island
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbXo-E9FW5p/?taken-at=538379465 https://www.instagram.com/p/BElxhwHwTTA/?taken-at=538379465website: www.drumbeatcharters.co.za | t: 082 658 7055 / +27 21 791 4441 | e: hello@drumbeatcharters.co.za
Opening hours:
40 Minute SEAL Island Cruise daily: *07h50 | 08h30 | 09h15 | 10h00 | *10h45 | 15h30
Price:
R90-adults | R50 children under 14yrs
Find them:
Houtbay Harbor
9. Boulders Beach
https://www.instagram.com/p/BdUnNqQDZxo/?taken-by=estagrammi https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc2voeIHbv9/?taken-at=236643325website: www.sanparks.org | t: 021 786 2329
Opening hours:
Daily
Dec – Jan: 07h00 – 19h30
Feb – April: 08h00 -18h30
May – Sept: 08h00 – 17h00
Oct – Nov: 08h00 – 18h30
Price:
R75 for adults
R40 for children (2 - 11 Years)
Find them:
Kleintuin Rd, Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7995
10. Butterfly World
website: www.butterflyworld.co.za | t: 021 875 5628 | e: education.bfw@gmail.com
Opening hours:
Daily from 9 am to 5 pm
Price:
Adult: R 88 Child: R 49 Student: R 79 Pensioner: R 79 Family (2 adults & 2 children): R225
Find them:
Route 44, Stellenbosch, Western Cape
