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Cheetah Conservation Fund

Otjiwarongo, Namibia
+264 (0) 67 306 225
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Ranked #1 of 1 attractions in Otjiwarongo
4.5 of 5 stars 24 Reviews
Type: Educational Sites, Nature/ Wildlife Areas
Activities: Viewing wildlife
Traveller Description: Pictured above: CCF Center and the Waterberg Plateau; CCF's cheetahs excercising.   The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)'s focus is on research... more »
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Sydney, Australia
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Tame Cheetahs”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012

It's a great fund, doing fabulous work, but no longer re-introducing cheetahs to the wild after rescuing them, as the local farmers were using them as a "dumping ground" for injured cheetahs. Now they are focussing on education for the younger generation, hoping to create a new dawn of "predator friendly" farming. More

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Patricia Tricorache, Public Relations Manager at Cheetah Conservation Fund, responded to this review
12 May 2012

Hi Nina G, thanks for taking the time to post a review. Just want to clarify that we do release cheetahs back into the wild whenever they are healthy and old enough to fend for themselves. Only young orphans or injured cheetah remain under our care. Of course our education programmes, along with other initiatives like the Livestock Guarding Dogs,... More

Lausanne
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32 reviews 32 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
“Amazing experience”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012

We visited the Cheetah Conservation Fund during our trip in Namibia. We loved it! We have been lucky, visiting the fund during the annual health check (first half of april), allowing us to see a cheetah asleep on a medical table. We then stayed for the feeding and after this doing a safari with the cheetah (400N for feeding +1h... More

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Patricia Tricorache, Public Relations Manager at Cheetah Conservation Fund, responded to this review
7 May 2012

Thank you so much for your kind words, and we hope you can visit again soon! More

Windhoek
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Bellebeno Cheetah Drive”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2012
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We had a good day with a few downs but a lot of ups, including a leopard sighting! More

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London
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Interesting morning out, with some amazing photo opportunities!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 March 2012
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We visited the CCF on our way back from Etosha to Windhoek, after a night in Otjiwarongo. We arrived at 10 and had a good look around including the museum and education centre. The centre is smart and well organised with friendly staff. Although dependent on donations there was information about how to donate but not in your face, which... More

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Paris, France
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Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Inspired...”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 March 2012
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person found this review helpful

We stayed at the Babson house - a beautiful new house built by a couple (the Babsons) and donated as a gift to the CCF. It is simply gorgeous, a glamorous out-of-Africa feeling with all the comforts of home. It is quite expensive, but the proceeds go to the CCF, so you are also supporting a very worthwhile cause when... More

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Patricia Tricorache, Public Relations Manager at Cheetah Conservation Fund, responded to this review
8 March 2012

Thank you so much for this great review, that explains so clearly what the Cheetah Conservation Fund is about. CCF is an open-to-the-public Field Research and Education Centre where visitors get to experience first hand the work being done to conserve Africa's most endangered big cat. More

NE England
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70 reviews 70 reviews
Reviews in 38 cities Reviews in 38 cities
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
“Very informative”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012

The visitors centre provides detailed information on cheetahs and it is a great opportunity to see these beautiful animals at close quarters More

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cheetahconservation, Public Relations Manager at Cheetah Conservation Fund, responded to this review
15 February 2012

Thank you so much for your kind review. We are glad to know that you enjoyed your visit. More

cyprus
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52 reviews 52 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
“Informative”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2012
1
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Simple, sparse premises, I hope due to them spending the money on the project. Our guide was very informative, showed and explained the project's purpose. There was a good number of specimens , skeletons and sculls of cats and other carnivores. It is worth visiting unless you prefer to read about it (literature by way of pamphlets is available at... More

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cheetahconservation, Public Relations Manager at Cheetah Conservation Fund, responded to this review
15 February 2012

Dear reviewer, thank you so much for your useful comments. Yes, CCF is a field research and education centre funded almost entirely with donations and grants. You are right; most of our spending goes to programmes, and we hope our visitors leave with a feeling of having learned and supported cheetah conservation in action. We hope you can visit again! More

London, United Kingdom
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Great experience”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 January 2012

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Cheetah Conservation Centre (CC) from 9am until 2:40pm on 21 November 2011. We stayed the night before in Bush Pillow, Otjiwarongo, which is only 40 min drive to CCF on a D2440 gravel road. By the time we got there we were thrilled saw oryx, ostriches and baboons! We have learnt that livelihood of... More

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cheetahconservation, Public Relations Manager at Cheetah Conservation Fund, responded to this review
15 February 2012

Great review! Thank you so much for taking the time to write, and we hope you'll come back to visit again! More

Los Angeles, California, United States
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“The best experience of my life so far!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 November 2011
2
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I just got back from a two week volunteer trip to CCF and all I can say is AMAZING!!! Every day was better than the day before, I got hands on cheetah interactions daily, got to go out with the cheetah keepers on numerous trips to feed the cheetah and help release 4 males back into the wild. We also... More

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Sydney, Australia
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“CCF has good intentions, implementation needs improvement”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 September 2011
3
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I fully support any institution that foster and rehabilitate wildlife, hence reason for my visit to Cheetah Conservation Fund in Otjiwarongo (Namibia). However, as described in the previous preview, I was shocked to see that the cheetahs are fed with meat laced with vitamin powders and from their respective bowls! At one point during the feeding time, one of the... More

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