Gorah Elephant Camp
Rt N10 & Addo Heights Rd, Addo Elephant National Park 6105 South Africa
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The incomparable thrill of quietly observing a passing herd of elephant while being served tea on the veranda of a stately Colonial manor house is the stuff of dreams and legends. This exclusive safari lodge recaptures the romantic mystique of authentic safari of centuries past - the awesome natural world of Africa merged with colonial nostalgia and modern sophistication to deliver an unforgettably unique 5 star adventure. Gorah is a member of Relais & Chateaux.
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Free parking
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Pool
Free breakfast
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Shallow end in pool
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Rt N10 & Addo Heights Rd, Addo Elephant National Park 6105 South Africa
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This is a luxury hotel in a unique location, and - while expensive - is really worth the price. Care is taken over all aspects of your stay by the incredibly friendly and welcoming staff, from the personalised notes in your tent, to a personal safari bag, and personalised menus. Plentiful food and drink (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) throughout the day. The two game drives per day (7am and 4pm) were led by an enthusiastic and highly knowledgeable guide, for whom no question was too simple and who shared his knowledge of the landscape and animals with great attention to detail. The hotel has a watering hole at which animals come to drink throughout the day and night. The guides will walk you to and from your tent during darkness hours to ensure your safety as this is an open reserve and animals come and go around the whole area. Food was good - desserts and cake are a particular strong point. There was choice for vegetarians although the vegan choice at breakfast was limited. One feature which would have helped to know about in advance is the length of the journey from the Matyholweni Gate to Gorah and the hotel. Even though you are sent a permit in advance, you will have to complete additional paperwork at the Addo entrance, and then the roads are generally quite rough to drive and it will take longer thank you think, especially during or after bad weather and in a standard town car (e.g. not an off-vehicle). Suggest allowing up to 90 minutes to get the paperwork at the Gate and then make the drive, so you don't end up being late for tea and the first game drive. Highly recommended; an unforgettable experience.…
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Date of stay: November 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
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A very memorable night. Better accommodations than our much more expensive time near Kruger Park. I will be recommending it to friends and family. Andre was a superb guide. Found it online and booked on a whim for one night but so glad we did. It truly felt like the adventure I had dreamed of.
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Date of stay: October 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip: Bigger vehicle is helpful to negotiate the road in.
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Response from Cheryl Norvall, General Manager at Gorah Elephant Camp
Responded 3 weeks ago
Thank you for taking the time to share you Gorah experience! We are delighted that we could give you the adventure that you dreamed of! We look forward to welcoming you back! Warmest regards, Cheryl & The Gorah Family
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A totally awesome experience from beginning to end. The big things are fabulous and the little touches make everything so special. Couldn’t recommend highly enough. Wonderful. Food amazing, staff attentive and guides hugely knowledgeable. Add the stunning animals to that and it’s just a once in a lifetime experience.
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Date of stay: October 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip: On the game drives it can get very cold so wrap up warm on these.
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Response from Cheryl Norvall, General Manager at Gorah Elephant Camp
Responded 06 Oct 2023
We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your Gorah experience - thank you for the lovely review! We hope to welcome you back! Warm regards, Cheryl & The Gorah Family
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The Gorah Elephant Camp, it’s situated in a unbelievable location; in front of a watering hole where animals are coming! We stayed for two nights my daughter my husband’s and I . Tents are very elegant with a colonial touch. Safari with our guide Kevin where fantastic, you can feel is dedication and passion for what he is doing.thank you Kevin for taking great care of all the animals and environment. The coming back from Safari in the evening was incredible: fire, candles,music, you think you are on a movie set. Breakfast was very good, I think that for lunch and dinner,there could be still a improvement… Suggestions: swimming pool water was freezing. 2 solar panels to heat the water for guests which are coming in the cold season? Thank you 🙏
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Cheryl Norvall, General Manager at Gorah Elephant Camp
Responded 08 Sept 2023
Thank you for taking the time to share your Gorah experience! We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us. Warm regards, Cheryl & The Gorah Family
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We stayed here for three days and nights while doing the garden tour in South Africa. This was an amazing place to stay and has given us life-long memories. The facilities are outstanding - and created in a traditional way - you think you have stepped into a 1920s world, but with everything you need available for your use. The team is always on hand to assist and we were assigned out safari guide for our stay. Riaan was outstanding and very flexible, He took us all over the park and we managed to see everything we wanted to. He was extremely knowledgeable and had a great manner and really adapted his plans to suit us. The team back at the lodge were great as-well. Very friendly and always making sure you were enjoying yourself and had everything you need. I would hugely recommend this for anyone who wants a bit of luxury while doing a safari, You will not regret it!…
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Date of stay: July 2023
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Response from Leandi Pretorius, General Manager at Gorah Elephant Camp
Responded 31 Jul 2023
It has been our absolute pleasure to welcome you to Gorah, and we are simply thrilled that you had a memorable stay with us! Thank you so much for sharing your experience and allowing us the opportunity to make your Garden Route visit an unforgettable journey. May you carry Gorah in your heart wherever you go. Warm regards, Leandi & The Gorah Family
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Absolutely amazing experience -we were super close to all kinds of animals like elephant zebra rhino monkeys lots of birds spiders, Kudus antelope - do you have an old guy it’s cool explains you the whole surrounding like traces plants tracks. It is just unbelievable the tents are very big and spacious. They put little heaters under your blankets is everything you want you just feel like digging into a movie of the 20s the food is good the staff is very attentive and friendly, and the fuse from the lodge and or the drives are just one of a kind a must to.
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Date of stay: April 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Leandi Pretorius, General Manager at Gorah Elephant Camp
Responded 16 May 2023
Thank you so much for taking the time to give us such heart-warming feedback! We are thrilled that you had such a wholesome experience with us and we look forward to welcoming you back soon! Warmest regards, Leandi & The Gorah Family
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Returning after an evening game drive and being met by a fire, warm cloth and hundreds of candles lighting you the lodge, you feel comfort and luxury. This place is magical and the old school feel is refreshing in a field of super new and African-chic. This place felt authentic, the food was great, animals used the watering hole, the swallows were fun to discuss, the leather bag to carry our water bottles and goodies, was sweet. The old wood drink box in the room & all the little details made the trip memorable. We especially enjoyed the elephant shaped sugar cookies we got as we departed. It’s all in the details- like the mimosa bar for breakfast. Our guide, Kevin, taught a group of seasoned safariers a lot and gave us memorable drives with authentic experiences. Very impressed. We also loved the blankets for the cool mornings. Wish they sold these to guests - true memory to bring home with you. Wish we could have stayed one more night. Thanks, Gorah team! Ps- we did a day at shamwari, which is more expensive, less special, and not as good animal sightings, and felt generic. I’d recommend Gorah & Addo over Shamwari & private reserve. Addo is for traditional safari and shamwari is for checking boxes that you saw animals and want a gym/spa at a generic beach resort.…
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Date of stay: March 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Leandi Pretorius, General Manager at Gorah Elephant Camp
Responded 16 May 2023
Thank you for sharing your experience with us! We are absolutely delighted that you had such a memorable stay with us at Gorah. Although each property is unique in it's own way, it is very moving to know that Gorah was able to touch your heart! We hope to welcome you back for more than one more night! Warmest regards, Leandi & The Gorah Family
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Gorah is nothing short of magical. The location and amazing animal viewing opportunities are wonderful and the lodge and the “tents” are truly luxurious. And then the staff make it even more special. They have thought of everything, from the water flask at the gate house, the amenity kit, great wines and food. The guides share their knowledge and love and respect for the animals and the bush ecosystem and gave us so many amazing experiences. Riaan showed us so much and took us on 2 amazing bush walks. Can’t recommend this highly enough and as previous reviews have said, it’s worth every penny. This was our second visit and we are already working out when we can go back.
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Date of stay: January 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip: If you drive, rent a robust car, ideally a 4x4 to make the drive through Addo more comfortable
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Response from Leandi Pretorius, General Manager at Gorah Elephant Camp
Responded 31 Jan 2023
Thank you for taking the time to share your Gorah experience and for recommending us! We are absolutely delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us. We look forward to welcoming you back for your third visit! Warmest regards, Leandi & The Gorah Family
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Quite an incredible experience. They really go out of their way to make you feel welcome and your stay unique to you. Each day starts with an early morning game drive, with another at dusk. Our guide, Justin, was incredibly knowledgeable and gave us the opportunity to see some incredible animals in their natural habitat – lions, rhino, elephants, buffalo, zebra, warthog, ostriches, and more. The rest of the day is yours to relax by the pool; in the beautiful old lodge overlooking the water hole, where all kinds of animals come and go throughout the day; or in your private tented suite. All food and drink is included. Stepping outside after a little siesta to see elephants, zebra and, in one memorable moment, lions walking across the plain outside your cabin, with nothing but air separating you from them, is simply a transcendental experience.…
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Date of stay: December 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Leandi Pretorius, General Manager at Gorah Elephant Camp
Responded 31 Jan 2023
We are absolutely delighted that you enjoyed your Gorah experience - thank you for taking the time to write such lovely review! We hope to welcome you back again soon for more siestas and memorable moments! Warmest regards, Leandi & The Gorah Family
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This is the magical place I have ever visited. We spent two nights and the moment arrived we treated to shear luxury. The people that run this venue are so attentive, so helpful and nothing is too much trouble. Our guide Justine was simply put, FANTASTIC! He took the time to show us everything we wanted to see, no question was to silly and his knowledge was impressive. With him as our guide we saw Black Rhino, Lions, Buffalo, Kudu, Water Hog, Zebra, Hearty-beast, Ostrich, Mongoose the list goes on and on…. You do two 3 hour drives one at 0630 the the other 1630, with time in in the day to relax. The rooms as spectacular. The beds are comfortable, the layout and facilities are fantastic. It is glamping at is best and luxury is the word. There are no TVs, thank god, nor do you need when your views are as spatular as they are here. It also comes with a very stocked mini bar that is complimentary. The food is superb and they are more than happy to cater to any dietary requirements. They even go so far to design, print and present you a personalised menu that bespoke to your dietary needs. Yes this place is expansive and rarely do I say this, but this place is worth every single penny. The experiences we have had here are the things dreams are made of, I will treasure them for the rest my life. I can not recommend this place highly enough.…
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Date of stay: December 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Leandi Pretorius, General Manager at Gorah Elephant Camp
Responded 31 Jan 2023
Thank you so much for this stunning review - we are truly delighted that you've had a memorable stay with us! We hope that you will return again soon so that you can have more memories to treasure! Warmest regards, Leandi & The Gorah Family
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US$802 - US$1,219 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
gorah elephant camp hotel addo elephant national park
LOCATION
South AfricaEastern CapeGreater AddoAddo Elephant National Park
NUMBER OF ROOMS
11
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Frequently Asked Questions about Gorah Elephant Camp
Which popular attractions are close to Gorah Elephant Camp?
Nearby attractions include Parque Nacional dos Elefantes Addo (7.6 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Gorah Elephant Camp?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, free breakfast, and a pool.
Which room amenities are available at Gorah Elephant Camp?
Top room amenities include a minibar, a desk, and extra long beds.
What food & drink options are available at Gorah Elephant Camp?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge during their stay.
Is parking available at Gorah Elephant Camp?
Yes, free parking and secured parking are available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Gorah Elephant Camp?
Conveniently located restaurants include Addo Wildlife Tangelo Restaurant, River Bend Lodge, and Cattle Baron Addo.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Gorah Elephant Camp?
Yes, guests have access to a pool during their stay.
Does Gorah Elephant Camp have airport transportation?
Yes, Gorah Elephant Camp offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Gorah Elephant Camp?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English, German, Afrikaans, and Xhosa.