Adventures with Elephants
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Adventures with Elephants
Adventures with Elephants
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8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Located on a beautiful wildlife reserve just an hour and a half's drive from Pretoria and adjacent to the Zebula Golf Estate & Spa, Adventures with Elephants invites you into the elephant’s world for an unrivaled hands-on educational interaction that introduces you to our gentle giants! Learn from the team’s in-depth knowledge and share in their passion for this special herd of elephants. Join us for this unique and extraordinary experience that will leave you humbled and moved. Please contact us for information on our educational interactions, additional activities such as Bathing & Nature walks with elephants, elephant game viewing experience, romance in the bush, photography, filming and other tailor-made activities.
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Elbie V
7 contributions
Family
Up close and personal encounter with a majestic animal. Was amazed to learn of an elephant's good memory and smell. Educational and wonderful experience. Gentle giants.
Professional Staff.
Professional Staff.
Written 13 August 2022
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LiamHum
Claygate, UK229 contributions
Family
This is our second visit. We had visited previously with our nearly 3 year old and then very young younger daughter. The previous trip made such an impression on the eldest, so decided to visit again with our daughters 4 and 6. We all thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The staff are amazing and the elephants incredible.
Thank you for all the work you do, and in the words of the 4 year old… best day ever.
Thank you for all the work you do, and in the words of the 4 year old… best day ever.
Written 28 July 2022
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Dior888
1 contribution
I had a beautiful interactive experience with these magnificent animals. Whilst I loved the interactive time, it was just amazing to be quite and wander through the bush with them and observe them in their natural environment. The guides are great, funny and incredibly knowledgeable about the elephants in their care.
Written 3 July 2022
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Thank you for this lovely review. We are so happy that you loved your time with these wonderful animals and especially enjoyed the bush walk.
Thank you again!
Kind regards
The AWE Team
Written 12 July 2022
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Jonathan M. Matter
Johannesburg, South Africa69 contributions
Couples
Very breathtaking experience. Sad to know that these beautiful creatures are more & more pushed at the edge of so much possible space in our beautiful nature.
Very nice to see the dedication & commitment of Sean, his family & the handlers.
The booking went not exactly as expected yet it is done by a external company & Sean will address it.
The introduction of the elefants, the educational part & the walk with the gentle giants was well handled by Oscar. Although being arround elephants prior to this event & having some knowledge about their behavior & species, we learned other interesting details and facts.
There are no words to describe the beauty and elegance of these elephants. We really enjoyed every minute of it & we're so glad we came.
What unforgettable moments we had with those dear friends of ours, the elephants.
Very nice to see the dedication & commitment of Sean, his family & the handlers.
The booking went not exactly as expected yet it is done by a external company & Sean will address it.
The introduction of the elefants, the educational part & the walk with the gentle giants was well handled by Oscar. Although being arround elephants prior to this event & having some knowledge about their behavior & species, we learned other interesting details and facts.
There are no words to describe the beauty and elegance of these elephants. We really enjoyed every minute of it & we're so glad we came.
What unforgettable moments we had with those dear friends of ours, the elephants.
Written 24 June 2022
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Thank you for your review. We really appreciate it and so pleased that you loves your time with these wonderful animals!
Again, we are terribly sorry for any confusion over your booking. We are trying to address these issues.
Thank you again.
The AWE Team
Written 2 July 2022
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Hlahlasilas
Polokwane, South Africa1 contribution
My wife was booked at Zebula golf estate for a work related retreat and requested me to join her. While she worked I had time to get to know the sorrounding area. That's when I got to know my new my new friends... The friendly elephants.
Written 19 June 2022
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Thank you for your review and great to hear that you enjoyed spending time with these wonderful ellies!
Kind regards
The AWE Team
Written 20 June 2022
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SurenR
Centurion, South Africa7 contributions
Couples
We were amazed by being in the presence of these gentle giants. The experience was so full of richness and learning. We enjoyed the elephant ride and felt blessed to meet them all. A well run facility doing great things for elephants.
Written 20 March 2022
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Thank you so much much. We really appreciate this review and that you loved your time here.
Thank you for visiting us.
Kind regards
The AWE Team
Written 22 March 2022
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Jana S
Langebaan, South Africa2 contributions
It was incredible to meet the elephants in person and learn all about them. They really are such gentle and intelligent creatures. It was awe inspiring to spend time with them and get to know them better.
Written 31 January 2022
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Thank you for your lovely review. We are delighted that you loved your time with these special animals. They really are awe inspiring!
Kind regards
The AWE Team
Written 22 March 2022
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shwetha2021
1 contribution
My boyfriend and I participated in the interactions and elephant spa. We both enjoyed it. Would definitely recommend to anyone willing to step out off their comfort zone.
Written 13 December 2021
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Thank you for this review and we it is great to hear that you enjoyed yourself. It is such a special experience to be in the water with the elephants!
Kind regards
The AWETeam
Written 15 December 2021
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jsseegers
Tzaneen, South Africa1 contribution
Awesome adventure for our 32nd Anniversary. It was a Lifelong dream to interact and walk with Elephants. Thank you to Manager SEAN HENSMAN and his staff. Sean personally communicated with us during our initial enquiry and was on hand to welcome us on arrival. Great personal package put together for our special day. The Elephant SPA was the ultimate highlight and would recommend it to every one. The Photos received afterwards was professional and plenty to choose from for our personal Album. Well worth the money and great lifetime memories. Well done to the whole team, it was money well spend.
Written 16 November 2021
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Dear Mr & Mrs Seegers,
Wow, thank you so much for taking the time to write us this wonderful review. We really appreciate it.
We are delighted that we could help to make your 32nd anniversary so special & a huge congratulations from us again!
We hope to see you again!
Kind regards
The AWE Team
Written 8 December 2021
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K3630SBinfo
Mookgophong, South Africa1 contribution
Not enough words to describe our best couples experience ever. And the staff are so friendly and loving towards the elephants they are most definitely one very big happy family. Education on the elephants was astonishing to say the least.
Written 15 November 2021
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Thank you so much and we are incredibly happy that you had such a wonderful time here with these amazing elephants.
Our aim is education, first & foremost and so to read that you walked away with a better knowledge of elephants really does make us feel that we are doing a good job.
Thank you again!
Kind regards
The AWE Team
Written 8 December 2021
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Kelli W
Cincinnati, OH30 contributions
Do you cover transportation?
Wayne and Mari K
Midrand, South Africa222 contributions
Contact Zebula Lodge, all bookings are done from there and they may be able to provide transport from the Lodge as it is only about 1 kilometer.
Rebecca K
Randfontein, South Africa
Hey how much are your elephant rides for 4 adults?
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Bela Bela7 contributions
Hi there,
I see we've missed a question from you. Distracted by beautiful elephants in the bush :-) Our apologies!
We offer firstly, an educational elephant interaction, which lasts 1 hour. This is where you meet each of our 7 elephants & learn about them & get to interact with them. It is much more than just a 'touch & feed' experience & great fun. This is R600 pp for adults and R340.00 for children under 12 years of age.
Then you have the option to go on a safari ride on the elephants after the interaction. This lasts apx 20 minutes, where you can see various wildlife in the reserve. This is an additional R600 pp regardless of age. So, the full total cost will be R1200.00 if you decide to do the Interaction & the Ride.
Would you like to send me your email address & we can send you all the information & assist with helping you make a booking?
Regards,
The AWE team
Bonjour je serai de passage lundi prochain pour la journée ce sera possible de profiter de adventures with éléphants et quel sera le coût merci
Tanya J
Gauteng, South Africa
Hi can you pls give me times and prices of tours for 3 adults
Regards Tanya
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Bela Bela7 contributions
Dear Tanya,
Thank you for your message & interest in Adventures with Elephants.
We offer firstly, an educational elephant interaction, which lasts 1 hour. This is where you meet each of our 7 elephants & learn about them & get to interact with them. It is much more than just a 'touch & feed' experience & great fun. This is R600 pp for adults and R340.00 for children under 12 years of age.
Then you have the option to go on a safari ride on the elephants after the interaction. This lasts apx 20 minutes, where you can see various wildlife. This is an additional R600 pp regardless of age. So, the full total cost will be R1200.00 if you decide to do the Interaction & the Ride.
Would you like to send me your email address & we can send you all the information & assist with helping you make a booking?
Kindest regards
The AWE Team
Jolanda K
3 contributions
Ik vraag me af wat deze organisatie hier doet. Een ritje op de rug van een olifant en interactie ermee, dat is intussen toch achterhaald. Alsof een olifant dat leuk vindt. Dit soort activiteiten is alleen leuk voor de toerist. De olifanten worden hiertoe gedwongen. Beschamend dat zoiets nog bestaat en dat je er ook nog voor moet betalen. Trainers zijn mensen die deze dieren dwingen. Haal dit toeristenuitje dan ook snel weg van Tripadvisor
kueglerr
Gilserberg, Germany
Guten tag, kann man dort spontan hinkommen oder muss man dies vorher buchen? Mfg
davidoG8850PN
Pretoria, South Africa3 contributions
Can someone please advise the contact number for the booking office as cannot see anything here or send me to 0824900312
FredaRandburg
Greater Johannesburg, South Africa31 contributions
Hi,
The telephone number for Adventures with Elephants:
Phone: 014 734 7730
I'm traveling alone is the adventure for me
Win_V2013
Pretoria, South Africa31 contributions
Yes, you can go by yourself. Please book before the time. We were only three people when we went. If there are other people booked on the same day, then you will just join them. It is really worthwhile going. I am going there again in Nov 2017. I am eager to see how much bigger little Bella and Zambezi have grown. They are the babies of the herd.
Best wishes
Win, Pretoria
I'm traveling alone is the adventure for me
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Bela Bela7 contributions
Hello & thank you for your question. The answer is ABSOLUTELY! There is no need to be with a group to come & connect with the elephants & it's such a wonderful experience. As the previous comments suggest, you will probably enjoy it even more so you can really immerse yourself in the experience!
We hope you visit but if you have any more questions, please just ask.
Kind regards
The AWE Team
munchimo
london466 contributions
Hi about how long do you think it would take to get from the attraction to Johannesburg airport? Thanks
Elephants
Bela Bela7 contributions
Hi Gary,
Sorry for the late response. The time from OR Tambo international airport to AWE is approximately 2 hours. We do recommend that you give another 15 -20 minutes for any delays...
Frequently Asked Questions about Adventures with Elephants
- Adventures with Elephants is open:
- Sun - Sat 08:00 - 17:00
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