Elephant Encounter

Brief description

The Wild Horizons Elephant Sanctuary and Orphanage offer eco-conscious travellers an authentic and positive elephant encounter. Non-riding elephant experiences provide guests a truly meaningful and rich interactive learning experience.

Wild Horizons invests extensively in the sanctuary in order to ensure that the best quality of life is offered to the elephants. In the process, they aid the conservation efforts of the country and contribute to worldwide expertise on the most effective ways of caring for an orphaned elephant.

The Elephant Encounter provides guests with the opportunity to interact with some of the biggest personalities in Africa, the African Elephant. Based in a natural, pristine wilderness environment overflowing with raw natural beauty, guests spend time and connect with elephants in the most positive and natural way possible.

Elephant Encounter Highlights
• Walk with the Giants of Africa
• Spend time and interact with these amazing creatures.
• Interact with the guides that have grown up with the Elephant and learn of each of the Elephants personalities
• Contribute to the conservation of these gentle giants.

Times

Daily – 

Early morning: Pick up: 06:30 ~ Drop off: 09:30

Mid-morning: Pick up: 08:30 ~ Drop off:11:30

Afternoon: Pick up: 15:30 ~ Drop off:18:30

These times are subject to change by half an hour(approx) according to seasonal change and the hotel you are staying at.

Pick up times will be confirmed on booking. (Summer 1st November – 30 April / Winter 1 May – 31 October. Times are approximate)

Duration

Approximately 3 hours

Additional Info

Minimum of 5 years old. All children 18 years and below require a legal guardian to sign an indemnity form.

Costs

US$132 per person.

Includes: Includes transfers from most hotels/accommodation.

Excludes: USD10 per person Conservation Levy.

What to bring

Activity voucher/ticket from your agent, camera and/or binoculars (recommended), casual dress (warm clothing in winter), sunglasses, hat, comfortable walking shoes, sunscreen, insect/mosquito repellent, any medication that you might need.

**Please note that whilst every effort has been made to ensure the details and prices supplied above are correct, we cannot be held responsible in any way should any item/price be miss quoted.

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