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The Jane Goodall Institute

Wildlife experiences and tours of sanctuary for rescued chimpanzees near Nelspruit in the Lowveld Legogote region.

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Established in 2006 by the Jane Goodall Institute, Chimp Eden near Hazyview, White River and Nelspruit is the first and only chimpanzee sanctuary of its kind in South Africa. Our mission is the rescue and care of chimpanzees that have been orphaned, traded, abused or survived the bush meat trade.

The Jane Goodall Institute was founded in 1977 to continue her groundbreaking studies on chimpanzees. The Jane Goodall Institute is dedicated to raising awareness through education and eco-tourism. Understanding the lives and the plight of rescued chimpanzees is the best way to start the change.

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It was a really interesting experience. Thank you for your work and for the insights that you gave u...  -  Tony Krumbholz.

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Tony Krumbholz

It was a really interesting experience. Thank you for your work and for the insights that you gave us. All the best!

Tony Krumbholz experienced the Chimpanzee Tour


Paul Shaw

Very informative, with a very pleasant tour guide who was equally as knowledgeable.

Paul Shaw experienced the Chimpanzee Tour


Diane W

While I support the work of your facility I feel you should make it clear on your website that the visit is mostly stories about how the rescued chimps were abused and provides little education as to their lives in the wild and even less about the work of Jane Goodall. We did not feel that this visit was particularly interesting for experienced travellers.

Diane W experienced the Chimpanzee Tour


Jitra Janssonius

What an amazing experience to just stand and take such a close look into these two wonderful Chimpanzee Families! ouw guide was such a great man with so much detailed information. We loved all the stories about all the individual monkeys. And how much the are like us humans! We highly recommend visiting the Chimpanzee Tour and make sure to bring devises to make short movies and great pictures, we still watch them weekly!

Jitra Janssonius experienced the Chimpanzee Tour


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