9 Cheetah & Elephant Encounters in South Africa, Priced Per Head

1.Cheetah Outreach Tour Somerset West, Gordon’s Bay and Strand Beaches

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 94 reviews · from $53Our pick

Review of the Cape Town cheetah tour to Somerset West, Gordon’s Bay, and Strand, with transport, costs, timing, and practical booking advice.

“Getting to be in the same enclosure as the cheetah and then getting to pet him was an experience I will never for get. The handlers,volunteers treat the cheetahs with respect and make sure they do not feel threatened,while the whole time making sure you are safe. Deb”

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2.Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · from $96

Review of the Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre tour from Johannesburg, with guide, transport, conservation insights, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“Loved this sanctuary. Love that they don't sell to private buyers. All the animals looked really healthy. The guide and his assistant were phenomenal. I watched the cheetah run as well as to the tour. The drive over with Steven was comfy, convenient and as a solo traveler, I felt safe.”

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3.Ann Van Dyk Cheetah Centre Tour from Johannesburg or Pretoria

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $225Top rated

Review the Ann Van Dyk Cheetah Centre tour from Johannesburg or Pretoria, with cheetah runs, wild dogs, conservation talks, transport, and tips.

“What an excellent experience that exceeded our expectations. Our guide, Francois, was professional, cognitive of time, and kept us on track. Johannesburg freeways can get congested, but Francois knew all the backroads to expedite our travel time. We included the ElephRead more”

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4.Elephant Sanctuary Tour from Johannesburg

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $274

Review the Johannesburg Elephant Sanctuary Tour, with hotel pickup, close elephant encounters, guide Jason, pricing, timing, and practical tips.

“A must to in Jo-burg Incredible experience being close to these animals with brilliant and knowledgeable staff”

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5.Elephant Sanctuary Tour from Johannesburg or Pretoria

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $247

Review of the Elephant Sanctuary Hartbeespoort Dam tour from Johannesburg or Pretoria, with costs, itinerary, transport, animal care, and tips.

“This is a beautiful facility. The guide did an excellent job of presenting African elephants habitat and lifestyle. The handlers also did an excellent job and appear to truly care for the animals”

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6.Ann Van Dyk Cheetah Centre Tour from Johannesburg or Pretoria

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $192

Review of the Ann Van Dyk Cheetah Centre tour from Johannesburg or Pretoria, with transport, game drive, price, timing, and booking advice.

“We had an amazing time at the Ann Van Dyk Cheetah Center and having arranged pick up through Viator made getting there so easy and stress free. Our guide Jason was amazing and very helpful. Would recommend.”

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7.CHEETAH ENCOUNTER/WINE TESTING EXPERIENCE/LUNCH

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 6 reviews · 3 - 8 hours · from $112

Pair a close cheetah encounter with Cape Winelands tastings, lunch, hotel transfers, and private guiding from Cape Town.

“It was amazing to get so close to these wonderful big cats The staff were very friendly & knowledgeable and made for a once in a lifetime experience”

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8.Cape Town Giraffe House, Cheetah Encounter and Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · from $199

Review of Cape Town’s private Giraffe House, cheetah encounter, and Winelands tour, including stops, costs, tips, and who should book.

“Excellent excursion. The work that both sanctuaries do is wonderful! The giraffe encounter was lovely and great to interact with these amazing animals! Very informative and fun to see many native smaller animals that we weren’t able to Read more”

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9.Free Roaming Cheetah Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · from $81

Search for free-roaming cheetahs at Buffelsdrift Game Lodge, with a mini safari drive and small-group outing in the Western Cape.

“It was the amazing experience of South Africa. To see the mother and her three kids in the wild. Good ranger too! He was very professional and had a lot of knowledge about the wildlife.”

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