Faced with the reality that there’s nowhere in the world where the animals who live on the land can own it, Lara Mostert and Tony Blignaut of SAASA (the South African Animal Sanctuaries Alliance), decided to come up with a solution of their own.

Total commitment and a love for animals drives this Plettenberg Bay woman to try and change the law about whether animals can own the land on which they live, and so protect their habitat forever.

This wild bird sanctuary near Plettenberg Bay became the go-to solution for pet birds whose owners were forced to give them up during Covid. It’s now also the home to the world’s largest assemblage of different types of turaco.

From the 4th of September 2020 we will have all 4 the SAASA sanctuaries open again for visitors from near and far! 

I was so excited to open up a WeTransfer with the most amazing photos from visitor Michelle

On the 25th of March 2 days prior to South Africa’s official COVID 19 phase 5 lockdown we shutdown our sanctuaries and sent our staff home to wait for our comeback calls.

It is with great joy and excitement that we announce that Monkeyland Plettenberg Bay will re-open on the 7th of August 2020. 

I know at times you might feel like you are alone.  But let me show you some campaigns surrounding Tourism in SA! 

All our sanctuaries are currently available for filming for feature films, series, tv shows and adverts.

I have been getting a lot of questions from friends, family and visitors wanting to know what did we do while all our sanctuaries where in lockdown in March, April, May and June of 2020. So here is my story