The Elephant Sanctuary the Crags is home to six African Elephants: Maroela, Jabu, Thandi, Mopani, Thaba and Tumelo. Meet them in a beautiful indigenous forest setting.
The Crags Elephant Sanctuary, Plettenberg Bay sets itself apart from anything that the Garden Route has previously had to offer in terms of elephant interaction. All programmes are fully guided and guest numbers are limited to ensure personal attention and maximum elephant interaction for each guest which makes for a truly enriching experience.
The Elephant Sanctuary the Crags is home to six African Elephants: Maroela, Jabu, Thandi, Mopani, Thaba and Tumelo. Meet them in a beautiful indigenous forest setting.
The Crags Elephant Sanctuary, Plettenberg Bay sets itself apart from anything that the Garden Route has previously had to offer in terms of elephant interaction. All programmes are fully guided and guest numbers are limited to ensure personal attention and maximum elephant interaction for each guest which makes for a truly enriching experience.
Please note that booking is advisable on all the programmes.
We are 100% wheelchair friendly!
Flat walking shoes and sun hats are recommended and bring a camera!
The one hour Trunk-in-Hand program
An experienced guide will introduce you to the elephants, and you will learn about their backgrounds, behaviors, characters and more while being able to touch, feel, feed, interact and walk trunk-in-hand with the elephants. Suitable for all ages.
The program lasts approximately one hour and the rate is R150,- for children (3-14yrs) and R295,- for adults.
Elephant-back Ride
This includes the full Trunk-in-Hand program followed up by an approximately 15 minute ride - a privilege historically reserved for kings! It is a truly amazing experience to ride these magnificent animals. Long pants and closed shoes are recommended. The rates are R350,- for children (8-14yrs) and R670 - for adults. Please note children have to be a minimum of 8 years old in order to ride.
Sundowner Elephant Experience
This program includes all the other elephant educational programs for the full Elephant Experience: The Trunk-in-Hand, the Elephant Back Riding & then finishing the program off helping to groom the elephants and getting them ready for bedding down for the night with the Brushdown program.
The duration for the Sundowner Elephant Experience is approximately 1½ hours and the rate is R375-00,- for children (8-14yrs) and R725-00,- for adults. Booking essential. Children under the age of 8 can participate in this program except for the elephant back ride. The rate for children under 8 is R175-00
The times for the one hour Trunk-in-Hand programs are as follows:
am - every hour on the hour: 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
pm - 13:30, 14:30 with the last one at 15:30
Please note our last program of the day departs at 15h30.
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to program departure to avoid any disappointment of losing your booking.
