Drakenstein Lion Park

4 Jacqued Jacobs - 2 months ago

Had a lovely day with my niece at the Lion park, these guys are really doing a great job looking after these CATS. From the African lions to the White Lions and Tiger all well look after and you get so close to them and still feel safe. Great day for family and friends and the feeding is on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 4pm. So if anyone is keen on a relaxing day with family or friends and see these Wild cats up close do stop by and support this cause.

4 Melissa T - 4 months ago

The self-led walk through the lion park takes you along the front fences of their large enclosures; sometimes walking along "corridors" with enclosures on either side, sometimes walking the perimeter of a large open space (great for kids to run around - there's also a small jungle gym, have a picnic, etc). Benches are dotted throughout.

We arrived around 3pm, which is apparently the right time to go, as many of the lion's were becoming more active and heading nearer to the fences. Because the enclosures are mostly covered in vegetation, when the lions are lying down away from the fence, you wouldn't even know they were there! The males were also becoming quite vocal at that time of day, and we got to hear many of them roar.

It took us not quite 90min minutes to see everything (walking slowly, stopping to look, stopping to sit, without stopping to picnic or anything like that).

Friendly staff are around in certain areas and can answer questions. Each enclosure has a board with information about the circumstances from which the lions were rescued.

The fact that you aren't guaranteed to see the inhabitants of each enclosure makes it that much more exciting when you get to a fence with a lion sitting right up at it.

The Chimp Haven has two large enclosures only, with one fence to walk along and observe them; and a large caged enclosure with monkeys in it. Viewing this section (which is down a path away from the Lion Park entrance) only took us about 15min.

3 colette lund - 8 months ago

Animals seem very well looked after, but I would have preferred a guided tour with more information about each animal. The chimpanzees don't have much shade which I find kind of worrying.

5 Patrick Jans - a month ago

A great place to see lions in big outdoor cages where they have a lot of space. Many of the lions come from circus or zoo in Europe and are given a better life here, as they are not able to survive in nature.

5 Pearl Yekela - 3 months ago

Had a great day. Ideal for family outings. Our guide at the chimpanzee section was amazing. Will definitely come again with the kids during holidays

5 Lihann Nieuwoudt - 10 months ago

Great place to visit. Friendly staff. You can walk through on your own time. Would recommend to anyone to visit. Feeding time for Lions are on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 4pm.

2 Rene Van Zyl - 8 months ago

The place is doing a good job in caring for animals that otherwise had horrid circumstances, but as a tourist place: I would not visit again. Go very early or at closing when the animals are active. Not on noonday when they are hiding from the sun, and people wanting to see them