What an amazing experience! If you are wanting to volunteer abroad and be involved with rescued big cats, I could not recommend Panthera Africa more highly. These big cats are such beautiful animals and how they are cared fo,r yet left to be themselves in this true sanctuary, is amazing. Liz, Cat and their team were all wonderful, as were the volunteers there at the same time as us. The accommodation facilities were also clean and in great condition...ideal for relaxing after a day volunteering, particularly on braai night. It is also a beautiful part of the world just a few hours from Cape Town and near the coast so much to see and enjoy on our days off. My daughter and I loved our two weeks there and hope to go back again. If you don't have the time to volunteer, the tours are interesting and informative...highly recommended.

We had a great tour at Panthera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary. It was impressive to see the big cats up close. But even more impressive are the stories of the animals. We learned how the big cats are exploited for trade and tourism. Thank you so much for being there, for raising awareness and for giving the cats such a great forever home. Thank you Steph for the great tour and all the information. We had a great time!

We had a beautiful and intimate tour to visit some of the big cats which have been rescued. Our guide Stef was absolutely knowledgeable and sensitive to give our group an educational but very informational background about why the rescue center is required and how there is much to be done world-wide and particularly in South Africa to curb a growing trade and monetary industry centered around breeding, selling and shooting these big cats by wealthy patrons. Time to wake up, folks. But the big cats at Panthera have respect, capacity to say no to viewing and are well looked after. It was really a wonderful experience. Bravo to the volunteers like Stef and those in charge. You can even adopt a big cat for a year and cover its basic needs.

We had an amazing visit to Panthera this morning. Our guide Tynika was amazing - so knowledgable and friendly. Really sad to hear about the trauma some of the animals have faced but amazing to see the life they now have thanks to Panthera.

We went to visit the sanctuary as we had heard what hard work Panthera are doing globally in this regard. We left feeling rather humbled, and relieved to find people who are prepared to go the hard yards in saving as many as they can from shocking situations created by more human greed, notably by our local farmers, shocking really as South Africans, who in the majority are wildlife lovers. This goes way beyond the cats they have in their great care at the sanctuary. Their influence in the plight of saving huge numbers of cats is growing and being recognized at most senior levels today. Would highly recommend a visit for all age groups, most education, worthwhile and enlightening.

Steph was a brilliant guide. She knew so much about the cats and is obviously passionate about each and every one. The work of this sanctuary is so important and every animal was obviously so well cared for. A fantastic way to get really close to big cats on foot. Great for children too.

On Saturday 4th March we went on a day trip to Stanford to Panthera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary. Tynika was our Very knowledgeable Tour Guide on the Educational Visit. Very interesting and well worth the visit. King Neptune’s roar was majestic! And we even adopted a white Lioness named Elsa!

Today we visited the sanctuary with our very knowledgeable guide Tenika. I found the animals stories very moving and seeing them happy and settled was amazing. We did the sunset tour-the cats where very engaging and the lions roars were unbelievable. Thank you for all you do for these beautiful animals.

Very interesting visit at this wonderful rescue centre for big cats. What a truly amazing job the caretakers are doing of keeping these wonderful beings well looked after physically, and most importantly emotionally after the abuse they have suffered before coming to this centre. You’re doing incredible work, thank you for sharing and educating people to raise awareness of what is happening to these animals and helping things change for the better. It is a huge undertaking. Our guide was very knowledgeable and gave us such a lot of insights into each of the cats there. Thank you so much Brendon (I think that was his name, and sorry if I’ve got it wrong!) and thank you to all the lions, tiger, black jaguar, Caracas for putting up with visitors watching you in your homes.

My family and I had such a wonderful experience at Panthera Africa today. Steph was an incredible guide. She was very knowledgeable and her passion for the cats was overflowing. The animals looked so relaxed and well cared for. We learnt a huge amount. Thank you. Panthera Africa is well worth a visit!