An Age Old Concept: A New Adventure

Elephant back safaris

Duration Approximately 12 hours
Distance Approximately 160 km
Price R 1650.00 per person

Lunch included (drinks excluded)

Join African Timeout on an adventure unique to the bush, experience game viewing from the back of an elephant. We will collect you from your place of residence in Johannesburg or Pretoria and transport you to Pilanesberg in an air-conditioned minibus with a registered tourist guide to inform you about the interesting route via the scenic Magaliesberg mountains and the Hartebeespoort dam

On arrival we enter the Sun city complex where we are collected in an open vehicle to be taken on a 20min drive to 'The Elephant Wallow 'using the opportunity to game view as we go through the Letsatsing game reserve. On arrival, welcome drinks are served and guests are given an introductory talk and introduced to the elephants and their handlers. The elephants are then saddled and the safari commences. After approximately an hour on elephant back guests return to ?The Elephant Wallow? for light snacks. We return to sun City for lunch and where the rest of the after noon is spent either at the pool sipping exotic drinks or trying your hand at LADY LUCK in one of the casinos We depart at 15:00 and return you to your hotel

This tour can be offered in two options

Option1

Midmorning safari

Pickup Johannesburg/Pretoria 06:00

Elephant back safari starting 08:30

Lunch

At leisure until departure at 15:00

Option 2

Sunset safari

Pick up Johannesburg /Pretoria 09:00

At leisure in Sun city complex

Lunch

Elephant safari starting at 15:30

Return home by 19:00

Images courtesy of Leonie