If you love animals and want an animal interaction experience, this is for you!
Meet elephants on foot in their natural environment. You will get to experience how they sound, how they eat, what size they grow to and their unique social interactions for yourself. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get up close and personal with these gentle giants.
Nearby is the Monkey Sanctuary which is inside a beautiful natural forested area where rescued monkeys and lemurs are free roaming. Often the monkeys will jump on your shoulder to catch a ride or see what is new in their world. Their antics will make you laugh and the monkey carers even know them by name and can tell you their personal stories. You will also learn more about their family units, how they forage for food and their life cycle.
The walk through the forested area is by means of a wooden platform and there is also a cool swinging bridge with amazing views of the surrounding rocky outcrop.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Bottled water
Pickup Locations
1. Stay Ulo at Atholl Gate
2. 8 on Acacia Bed & Breakfast
3. St Andrews Hotel & Spa
4. MINT Express Sandton View
5. Voco Johannesburg Rosebank An IHG Hotel
6. Black Owl Lodge
7. The Giglio Boutique Hotel
8. Silverbirch at Birchwood
9. Cyrildene Lodge
10. 76 Darwin Guesthouse
11. Marriott Executive Apartments Johannesburg, Melrose Arch
12. Radisson RED Johannesburg Rosebank
13. Holiday Inn Johannesburg Airport, an IHG Hotel
14. Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre
15. Anchor Guest Lodge
16. The Jack Rose
17. Black Brick Hotel Sandton
18. SUN1 Edenvale
19. The Palazzo Montecasino
20. Pivot Hotel Montecasino
Additional Info: We will pick you up from the entrance to your hotel. Your guide will WhatsApp message you the evening before the tour to confirm the exact pick up time for your location
Itinerary
1
We will take approximately 1 hour 15 minutes to drive to the location. Once we arrive there you will have 15 minutes rest stop break before the tour begins. The Monkey tour takes approximately 1 hour. Walk through a beautiful natural forested area via wooden pathways through the trees. Here you can see several species of monkeys and lemurs, many of whom are rescued pets who can now live out their lives in safety with others of their kind. The monkeys will often interact with people by jumping on them to catch a ride.
Duration: 2.5 hours
2
Elephant Sanctuary Hartbeesport Dam
In this amazing once-in-a-lifetime experience you will walk alongside elephants in their natural environment. You will learn amazing facts from the elephant carers about the elephants personalities, what they eat, how big they grow, life expectancy and more. After the tour you will have 15 minutes to browse through the gift shop and get refreshments. Then we will return to the original pick up point. The drive back will take approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes
Duration: 3.5 hours
Additional info
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Not recommended for travellers with a fear of heights due to the swinging bridge on the monkey walk - rather choose only the elephant walk for seniors option
• Not recommended for travellers who have difficulty walking on uneven surfaces
