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Monkeyland is the world's first free-roaming, multi-species primate sanctuary. Its aims are to provide ex-captive primates with a healthier, more natural life and to raise public awareness about primates.

Around 400 apes, monkeys and lemurs live at Monkeyland, including gibbons, capuchin monkeys, squirrel monkeys, spider monkeys, a howler monkey, miniature monkeys, vervets, spectacled langurs and three species of lemur.

Experienced rangers guide one-hour tours through Monkeyland's 12ha indigenous forest.

There is a restaurant and curio shop where you can enjoy a meal and refreshments before or after your tour.

Birds of Eden is the largest free-flight aviary in the world. The sanctuary encompasses 2.3ha of partly forested land, covered by a 3.2ha mesh and criss-crossed by a 1.2km walkway.

Visitors are welcome to explore at their own pace, with the use of Birds of Eden's specialised guidebook. The sanctuary is home to over 2,000 birds of around 150 species, including louries, parrots, parakeets, waterfowl, flamingos, starlings, robins and cranes.

Also living at Birds of Eden are some of the miniature primates who are too small for its sister sanctuary Monkeyland: Cotton-top tamarins, golden-handed tamarins and lesser bushbabies. Furthermore, giant fruit bats from South East Asia and tree squirrels can be admired in this stunning space.

The terrain includes a deep gorge with a waterfall and the highest point in the aviary is approximately 50m, covering all the treetops and allowing ample flying space for its winged inhabitants. Since most of the birds have spent their entire lives in captivity, this is their first chance to make adequate use of their wings and to experience natural avian behaviour. It is questionable whether these birds would survive such an adventure in the real wild, because they have been raised in circumstances where their education did not prepare them for natural predators, or to forage and hunt for their subsistence.

There are several beautiful spots for relaxing in the sanctuary, such as our large wooden deck in the forest, the pavilion situated in the middle of a waterfowl-filled dam, the surrounding landscaped areas, the adjoining Mistake by the Lake restaurant and a wooden amphitheatre in an ambient forest setting, which seats up to 200 people.

Birds of Eden and Monkeland are situated next to each other (share same parking area) 16km East of Plettenberg Bay off the N2.

Save on your entrance fees and pre-book a combo entrance with us. Days can still be flexiable as it is only the entry you are buying, not the tour date.