Monkeyland Primate Sanctuary

Monkeyland Primate Sanctuary
33°57′47″S 23°29′01″E / 33.963°S 23.4835°E / -33.963; 23.4835
Date opening	6 April 1998
Location	Western Cape, South Africa
Land area	2.3 hectares (5.7 acres)[1]
No. of animals	550+[1]
No. of species	9[1]
Website	www.monkeyland.co.za

Monkeyland is a free roaming, multi-species primate sanctuary founded in 1998 by Tony Blignaut, which is located at The Crags near Plettenberg Bay in the Western Cape, South Africa. The sanctuary covers more than 12 hectares (30 acres) of indigenous forest, with a protected greenbelt of 4 hectares (9.9 acres). Monkeyland is one of four sanctuaries managed by The South African Animal Sanctuary Alliance (SAASA), the others being Birds of Eden and Jukani Wildlife Sanctuary in Plettenberg Bay, and Monkeyland's s sister sanctuary, MonkeylandKZN near Ballito on the Dolphin Coast.