This was one of the highlights of our trip- 7 of us out just before dawn sitting around a mound in the karoo- and on cue as the sun came up so did the first meerkat- followed by 14 of his family. We had 45 minutes of pure magic- worth every rand .

This was one of the highlights of our trip- 7 of us out just before dawn sitting around a mound in the karoo- and on cue as the sun came up so did the first meerkat- followed by 14 of his family. We had 45 minutes of pure magic- worth every rand .
You cannot get closer to the Meerkat and the guide (Devey?) was amazingly knowledgeable.
We were lucky as our hotel arranged for us to be collected at 5am. whereas i believe most people had to travel under there own steam. We found it well worth the visit as you really do feel out in the wild and when your there it feels like us and them and we were more interested in them than...
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Its an early start but well worth the effort ! The mere cats just popped up before our eyes ! The guide was entertaining & clearly passionate about the animals loved it !!
fantastic time ,just love the trip ,amazing experience,see Grant is no longer there ,maybe a few problems before ,new people run it now
I am not known as a "Morning Person", but dragged myself out of bed at the crack of dawn out of curiosity to see what this was all about. WOW, what an amazing experience to see these interesting creatures interact with eachother. The guide's explanation of the complex social interaction and family structure made the entire outing absolutely unforgettable. Tell...
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My daughter was given a gift republic " adopt a meerkat" which DONATES to Grant Mc IlRath who calls himself the Meerkat man so we took a detour via Oudshoorn on a visit from UK in January only to find that his sanctuary doesnt even exist- we had no access to internet at the time, which seems to be the...
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Booked a visit many months ago and sent R800 as a deposit. We were instructed to SMS the day before our visit for directions and time but despite several SMS the day before we were due to visit, we could not get a response. Eventually we visited the local Tourist office who told us that they no longer dealt with...
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I would stay away from this establishment. We booked 2 night's stay at this hotel and the owner Laura would not even email me directions to her farm until she received a 50% paypal deposit. Further, when we were lost on the road to her B&B, she did not pick up the cell phone she listed as a way to...
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