Adults & children over 12 yrs: R 250.00 per Person (As per January 1st R 300.00 per Adult/Child), Children 6 to 12 Years: R 150.00 per Child. Children under 6 years not allowed access to the hippos. It is possible to pay by credit card on arrival...
We’d love to welcome you to meet Jessica, Seun, and Loekoe — but please note that we only accept bookings, and unfortunately, we cannot accommodate walk-ins.
This website is dedicated to the life and wellbeing of a very special creature named Jessica. Jessica is an 23-year old female Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus Amphibius) who lives near Hoedspruit, South Africa.
What makes Jessica so special and unique, is the fact that she’s a wild animal that interacts with humans in a rather different way than nature has intended.
What makes Jessica so special is the fact that she has developed a close bond with humans, which is unusual for a wild animal. Her story began in...
