Be prepared for an early start, but an experience of a lifetime…the day before we had seen these majestic animals on a game drive, tearing down trees, then we get to feed them and stand close, feel how gentle they are, yet knowing their strength. This trip has an amazing story of human interaction, positive and negative, but this time this reserve is doing the right thing and winning, helping these amazing elephants live a life that they deserve, protected by the animal that once persecuted them. I would advise people to go to Elephant moments to experience this interaction, it is one of my lifetime highlights (and I’d prefer the big cats!).

Visited elephant moments as a group of 10. It was a fantastic experience and I highly recommend. The staff clearly adore these magnificent animals and it was incredible to get so close to them. I would highly recommend, we all loved it.

We visited Camp Jabulani at the Kapama Game Reserve. We had a great interaction with Jabulani and other 2 elephants. Jabulani was my favorite, beautiful gentle elephant that lifts one of the front legs and pose for the pictures! Our host Owen was great, kind, knowledgeable and taught us a lot about Jabulani and the camp for orphan elephants. It was great to interact with the elephants, unforgettable experience!

It was great to learn and experience these orphans up to close. The work this team does to ensure their well-being and teach others about conservation was impressive. I recommend a visit to meet these giants.

You must have this experience! We were so excited to have this experience.We talked with special people that take care of them and for sure they are a very special guys!

We enjoyed our elephant interaction experience. We added it on at the last minute and absolutely enjoyed it!

This was absolutely on my bucket list, first we were staying at kapama buffalo lodge which was awesome but that’s another review but if your staying at one of the kapama lodges you get taken to this interaction via safari vehicle, once you arrive your greeted and asked to go in the gift shop and sign some paperwork and then if you want there is coffee or tea to drink, there’s large billboards to read while you wait for the interaction to start that tell the story behind the camp and it’s elephant inhabitants, the lead ranger will come out and introduce himself and go over the history and in the background they are leading the elephants in to an area with a wall, you are given buckets of very large pellets and you feed these massive animals & it’s an awesome experience, the famous elephant that is the trademark of Amarula is the first to greet you, it’s hard to describe the size and power that this intelligent animals has without seeing it first hand, you eventually work your way down to each elephant and interact with the very last, this elephant is smart and can do tricks, he blows his trunk to tell you hello and picks up the rangers stick and hands it to a guest, this is an awesome experience & well worth the money, the care that is given and the amount of love these rangers have for the elephant counterpart is very evident, also be on the lookout for warthogs, they are ever present looking for left over pellets from the elephants & I got good pictures of them, if your in the area this is something you should definitely do, it will not disappoint!

Jabulani has become a magic word for us - my 12 years old daughter and I were totally enchanted! To feed elephants of different sizes and characters, to be close to them, without fences or bars in an authentic African landscape, that was wonderful. Also very interesting was the information about elephants in general and other animals, which we were allowed to feed. The nice coffee table welcome and the atmosphere in front of the traditional-looking buildings for us was part of this special African experience. A more detailed report about this special experience will follow in our family world travel blog lestsshaeredreams.com.

These are elephants which are somewhat comfortable around people; they are kept separate from the wild herd. They are primarily rescues from small businesses, etc., which had them and then couldn't keep them. The elephants stand behind a stone fence, one feeds them elephant "candy" supplied by the camp. (feed pellets) It's amazing to feel the muscles in the trunk, to see the mouth of an elephant, to feel the heat in its ears as opposed to the rest of its body, etc. Knowledgeable staff, very proud of their herd of elephants.

Elephants - Africa’s gentle giants. Blessed are these extraordinary people, who commit their lives to save and rescue wild animals and orphans. Interaction with the elephants was WoW, Wow, Wow! I'm not sure who loved the attention more...

These great animals are treated with love and respect. No riding here. Information about these great animals and they are treated with dignity. Great staff and handlers

The guides were friendly and knowledgeable. Got to feed and take pictures hugging the elephants. Great expericndr for children.

I visited this experience during my 2017 visit to South Africa and thoroughly enjoyed this very special visit. The elephants have all been orphaned during their lives and, despite the best efforts of staff, they refuse to return to the wild. Kapama have made the decision to employ people to walk with these beautiful animals each day throughout the reserve. I was privileged to be able to get up close with three elephants who allowed me to pet and feed them. They are such beautiful gentle creatures and it is so worth the time to interact with them in a non threatening environment 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

What an incredible way to spend a morning in Kapama. Being able to touch, feed and interact with these amazing behemoths was almost beyond description. We loved it!! You really can't appreciate the size and gentleness of Subakwe and Jabulani until you stand next to them and feel the power they possess. Isaac and all the handlers clearly love these giants and care for them in an amazing way. The elephants only spend less than an hour a day in contact with visitors and then are released to wander in the bush. We came over from Buffalo Camp which took about 20 minutes. They serve coffee and biscuits when you arrive and there are two small restrooms and a gift shop at the encounter area. To us this was certainly worth the time and cost. Very enjoyable!!

I would absolutely suggest meeting these elephants. They are gentle giants but it’s not often you get to meet an elephant that lives in the wild