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The Elephant Sanctuary provides a safe-haven for our elephants and offers a platform for guest education and interaction.
We offer guest and elephant driven programs where the most important part of our operation is happy elephants and satisfied guests. Our programs offer one of a kind elephant interaction and are unique to the Elephant Sanctuary.
All our elephants are rescued African elephants and we have gained their trust through our unique reward based training. We believe in forming bonds between humans and elephants and all our elephants are exercised and stimulated daily which provides a firm foundation for trust.
Elephants are highly intelligent and delightful and you will discover a different character, personality and temperament within each one. We are a family orientated operation catering for the young and old. Our focus is on education through interaction, so you will not only learn a lot about elephants, but also get to touch, feel, feed, walk trunk-in-hand and even ride these magnificent animals.
We have two operations: one in the Crags, near Plettenberg Bay on the Garden Route and one at the Hartbeespoort Dam, only an hour's drive from Pretoria. |
Join us for an intimate overnight stay in our ten-bedded Indo-African lodge. Your room shares a common wall with one of our elephant's stables - you will be amazed how quiet they actually are!
16h00 Arrival - Welcome drinks
Check in and chill out observing the elephants from the main deck or have a swim in the lodge pool.
17h00 See the elephants stabled for the night followed by a walk to the mountain deck for sundowners. Return to the lodge for a four course dinner in the boma where you can relax around a log fire.
07h00 - next morning - Be ready on the main deck for morning brushdowns of the elephants. You will get introduced to the elephants with a chance to interact and form bonds with them, walk with them, feed them and learn more about their behaviour, anatomy, social structure and more.
Breakfast is usually served after the brushdowns and walk.
10h00 Programme ends. Rooms to be vacated by 10h30 please.
Seasonal rate from: R1 495.00 to R1 895.00 per person per night sharing
Khumba Suite:
Twin-bedded, en-suite bathroom (two three quarter beds). Bedroom open-plan to bathroom which comprises shower, basin, toilet.
Rates:R 1 895.00 per person per night sharing
Mosadi Family Suite:
Two twin-bedded bedrooms (two three quarter beds per room). Shared bathroom between the two rooms with inter-leading doors. Bathroom comprises a ball-and-claw bath, shower, basin and toilet. The suite has four beds and one bathroom.
This room is suitable for Dad, Mom and children.
Rates: R 2 250.00 per person per night sharing
Children Rates: 3 - 14 yrs 50% of adult rate
Thandi Honeymoon Suite:
A queen bed with an exquisite open-plan bathroom complete with ball-and-claw bath, shower, basin and toilet. Mini bar and tea/coffee station. Very romantic!
Rates: R 2 250.00 per person per night sharing
Jabu Thatch Luxury Suite:
A very spacious suite comprising two double beds next to one another.
En-suite bathroom, comprising toilet, double basins, shower with bath combination. Mini bar and tea/coffee station.
Rates: R 2 250.00 per person per night sharing
Bush Lodge:
Rates: R 2 500.00 per person per night sharing
Bush Lodge is an African lodge, designed for outdoor living with a wide veranda that overlooks the lawned pool area alongside the bar/lounge. Its wooden decks, thatch bar and well-established trees make it an oasis within the bushveld. The lodge has been designed to make our guests feel relaxed, comfortable and welcome. Should your group be taking over the entire lodge, you will find it is like having your own magical home with all the suites feeding out onto the main living area. The lodge is situated approximately 100m from the Main Lodge and has its own bar, thatched lounge area and swimming pool. The rooms are tastefully appointed, with subtle bushveld browns and softer cream tones and sumptuously dressed beds.
Bush Lodge comprises six suites (11 queen beds) set in beautiful African bush.
The suites are appointed as follows:
Room 1 - This suite has two queen-size beds positioned next to one another, a private courtyard with its own martini pool. The en-suite bathroom comprises bath, shower, basin and toilet.
Room 2 - This suite comprises two rooms, each with its own queen-size bed, and a shared bathroom comprising bath, basin and shower between them. The toilet is separate. This suite is suitable for mom, dad and two small children or two adults who are close friends as the bathroom is private but entrance to the suite is through the front room.
Room 3 - This suite has two queen size beds positioned next to one another and an en-suite bathroom comprising a bath, shower, basin and toilet.
Room 4 - This suite is large with two queen size beds positioned next to one another and an en-suite bathroom comprising a bath, shower, basin & toilet.
Room 5 - This suite has two queen size beds positioned next to one another and an en-suite bathroom comprising a bath, shower, basin & toilet.
Room 6 - The last of the six suites is privately tucked away and does not open directly onto the common area. This suite has one queen-size bed and its own private courtyard. Bathroom comprises bath and double-nozzle shower, basin and toilet.
- Accommodation adjoins the elephant stables.
- A covered patio and lounge for relaxing/reading.
- A secluded swimming pool in the forest a few steps from the lodge.
- Main deck overlooking the elephant boma/adjoining curio shop and bar.
- Treehouse deck to observe elephants swimming.
- Fully licensed bar. Curio shop with interesting mostly elephant related items.
Three course dinner around an open fire in the boma; breakfast served on main deck overlooking elephants. Tea, coffee and welcome drink included.
Bar beverages, curios and gratuities
