Details

Availability

Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10.10am – 11.10am

Maximum participants

Duration

60 minutes

Minimum Age

10 Years
(All children under 16 years must be accompanied by a paying adult)

Allergy information

None

Accessibility

Not wheelchair accessible

Important Information

All participants are required to wear a Zoos SA supplied face mask. No exemptions available due to animal welfare.
Enclosed, flat footwear is required to participate.
Check in at the Information Hut in the Visitors Centre on arrival.

Meet the fastest land animal on earth

Head behind the scenes and introduce yourself to the charismatic Cheetah!

Join dedicated keepers on this exclusive tour and get up close and personal with these gorgeous big cats as they snack on tasty treats, interact with each other and chirp and purr to communicate.

You’ll learn all about the incredible coalition of Cheetah at Monarto Safari Park and hear about the plight of their cousins in the wild.

Please note the minimum age for this experience is 10 years.

Highlights of this experience

Go behind the scenes and discover the behind-the-scenes Cheetah area
Get up close to the big cats as they snack on tasty treats

The Cheetah is the world’s fastest land animal and capable of reaching speeds of more than 100km per hour in just over three seconds.

At top speed, a cheetah’s stride is seven metres long.

Female cheetah are solitary while male siblings stay together for life in coalition.

How your ticket helps our conservation efforts

Classified as vulnerable to extinction, the Cheetah is Africa’s most endangered big cat with an estimated 6,700 cats remaining in the wild. The decline is mainly due to habitat loss and fragmentation, the killing and capture of Cheetah to protect livestock, low genetic variability and illegal wildlife and pet trade.

Together with our international partner the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) we are doing everything in our power to save this incredible species from extinction. Statistically, birth rates for Cheetahs in captivity are extremely low, so we’re particularly proud that Monarto Safari Park has successfully bred 20 Cheetah cubs to date. These feisty felines mark an invaluable contribution to the breeding program working to secure the future of this majestic species.

By purchasing a ticket to the Cheetah Experience, you’re making a big difference to Cheetah conservation. To support us even further you can also adopt our Cheetah or make a tax deductible donation. Your support will help us continue our mission to safeguard the future of these incredible felines in the wild.