Cost of Meerkat Tours
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The costs for these tours are R550 per person. This is the only site in South Africa where you can do an exclusive 2-3 hour tour with wild meerkats. And I have got a very good deal with the land owners where for the use of the 800 hectare property I work on , he is not asking me a set amount in rent but I am paying him half of what I make. This is a very good deal for both of us because in good season times he gets a lot of rent for the property, and in the quiet off-season months I am not burdened with big rent bills. So the more tours I do the more likely the land owner is to register this property as a reserve, and then I would be able to build my meerkat sanctuary. Because this is the property of De Zeekoe guest lodge www.dezeekoe.co.za all people that stay at De Zeekoe will get the tours at a special price of R450 per person. Children Unfortunately children do not get discount, for on this type of tours they are more likely to disrupt every thing and I pay a set per person rate to the land owner. 10 years of age is the minimum age aloud on the tours. But out of season, IF there is no one else on the tour we can discuss kids down to 6 year old. The reason for this is that most parents today do not believe in reprimanding their children in public, so when these little criminals get bored and start throwing the meerkats with sticks or stones the parents make it of as a joke, or they ignore it. The other reason is that meerkats filter out the sound of grownup voices witch is deeper and low frequency sounds. Kids have high pitch voices and in meerkat language, all alarms and warnings are high pitch sounds. I have an 8 year old daughter that is a bit hyper and I do not allow her near my meerkats. So your understanding of this matter is highly appreciated.