REST - Rare & Endangered Species Trust
REST - Rare & Endangered Species Trust
REST - Rare & Endangered Species Trust
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11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
About
Allowing tourism to brush with conservation & research in order to conserve, understand and educate. Two daily tours will be offered. Private individuals and tour groups are welcome to bring along light lunches or snacks to be enjoyed on site. Tours begin daily at 11AM & 3PM or 5PM depends on season. Costs are USD$55 per person. Visitors with SADC ID’s are given a 10 % discount upon request. We are located east of Outjo on the C39 road to Otavi. After the tar road ends and gravel begins, travel 4 km towards Otavi. There is REST signage on the right. Drive in and follow directions to the centre. We do have certain non-releasable animals that are recognized over the years such as Nesher the Cape Griffon, Ollie the Bateleur, & Amos the Cape Pangolin but since our animal welfare comes first, we never guarantee a visit with a specific animal or species. BOOKINGS ARE REQUIRED PRIOR TO ARRIVAL. You will not be allowed to enter the facility without booking a visit, before you visit.
Duration: 1-2 hours
Meets animal welfare guidelines
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Susan B
Southampton, UK250 contributions
Dec 2018 • Couples
Found out about Rest following a BBC documentary and decided to visit as part of our trip through Namibia. What an inspiring place, run by lovely people who really care about the future of these endangered animals. So inspired by Maria's efforts - her love for Honeybun, and her care for the animals at the shelter was clearly apparent, and she made time to hug us and say hello despite being busy unloading furniture and provisions. We were charmed by the warthogs, in awe of the beautiful birds, (particularly the Cape Griffon vultures and the Bateleur Eagle!) but of course completely taken by the lovely Honeybun!
Go visit these people - you'll learn a lot - have a great time - and you'll help them raise much needed funds to run their organisation and fence their reserve!
Go visit these people - you'll learn a lot - have a great time - and you'll help them raise much needed funds to run their organisation and fence their reserve!
Written December 30, 2018
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andreasws2016
Windhoek, Namibia12 contributions
Mar 2017 • Couples
It need not always be the big five, visit REST and enrich your knowledge on lesser known wildlife and have close contact with the Raptors, Vultures and that amazing little Pangolin. Highly recommended.
Written January 25, 2018
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NamRock22
Los Angeles, CA5 contributions
Nov 2014 • Solo
Wonderful wildlife sanctuary where you can go on a pangolin walk. Pangolins are such fascinating creatures, and almost impossible to spot in the bush. I loved seeing the different raptors/vultures that were there too. Maria Diekmann and the staff of REST do amazing work.
Written December 23, 2014
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Bob K
Adelaide Hills, Australia83 contributions
Aug 2014 • Couples
What an amazing creature is the Pangolin. We were fortunate to have a guided walk in the bush with this 2yr old Pangolin watching him digging up the ground in search of his favorite food, ants & termites. There is not much info on these creatures. The organization is doing a wonderful job caring, studying them, they also care for vultures & other raptors, what an amazing place and a place to see.
Written August 22, 2014
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Craig H
Harvest, AL261 contributions
Jun 2019 • Solo
I wanted to see Pangolin, and this is one of the few places that is likely. Great people here, doing great work with several species. I spent several days here, but you may only want to spend a few hours.
Written July 23, 2019
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Michael T
Chichester, UK56 contributions
Apr 2014 • Couples
This place is built on a love of wildlife, a wing and a prayer. Its within the Okonjima park area so its worth a visit to see some big raptors up close. We were very lucky to see the baby Pangolin they are looking after too.
Written May 3, 2014
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emily22222018
Camborne, UK6 contributions
Aug 2019
We stayed overnight and what a wonderful experience it was! The tour was both educational and fun and Aho did a great job, bearing in mind it was his first time to take people around. Maggie's dedication and love for the animals was obvious and we left feeling inspired. I would absolutely recommend a visit here, they deserve more support and it's a great opportunity to see some of the animals of Namibia that you may not be lucky enough to see in the wild.....as well as some very friendly warthogs!
Written August 30, 2019
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mkkk64
Ochiltree, UK163 contributions
Feb 2019
This is was a high light of our holiday. The love and enthusiasm oozed out of the staff. It was an amazing opportunity to get up close these endangered animals. Maria has dedicated her life to research the pangolins life and now has Maggie the enthusiastic young American to help. Thank you for such a wonderful tour.
Written June 2, 2019
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William K
Croydon, UK133 contributions
Oct 2018 • Couples
My wife and I visited during our tour of Namibia after seeing Maria's work on the 'Attenborough' programme. It is about so much more than Hunnybun the Pangolin and hearing about some of the scientific work that is being done with rare and endangered animals was awesome.
We fell in love with the warthog family and were awed by the vultures.
The only question for us - when can we get back there!
We fell in love with the warthog family and were awed by the vultures.
The only question for us - when can we get back there!
Written November 7, 2018
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Dhm
4 contributions
Nov 2017 • Friends
It was so wonderful to see the vultures and pangolin and all the hard work being done to rescue and protect animals. It is a stunning locatiin and managed by yhe mosy amamzing person. I loved every minuye of being there.
Written July 3, 2018
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Hi Dianne!
Thank you so much for this wonderful review, we truly appreciate it and hope you come back to visit soon!
Written July 9, 2018
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Adressée changed. It is now located near Outjo
Written April 24, 2018
Is this place still open ? The web site doesn't work anymore...
Written June 17, 2017
they have been busy relocating and building. check on FB.
Written September 2, 2017
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