The Elephant House

Activities

• Addo Park, just a few miles away, has guaranteed elephant sightings; zebra, giraffe and bucks are also regularly spotted. The big 5 have also been introduced to the park, so you may glimpse lions, leopards and rhino, as well as hyenas. The Lodge offers twice daily 'Elephant Drives' (for an extra cost).
  
  
• Go with Clive and other guests on the 'Valley Tour' a sundowner trip to a lookout point above the surprisingly fertile Sundays River Valley, with its citrus orchards and meandering river. See Rates.
  
  
• Try out a night game drive or horseback safari through the park
  
  
• Splash out on a helicopter trip to a deserted beach on the Indian Ocean
  
  
• Or drive to Cape St Francis (1 hour away) to swim or surf in the rolling waves
  
  
• Hike along the coastal trails around Bushman’s River Mouth (1 hour away)
  
  
• Explore historic Grahamstown, with a local guide if you want
  
  
• Relax by the lodge’s swimming pool or on its sociable veranda with a good book and a glass of wine
  
  
• During high season (October-May), the resident masseur Tobeka Gana offers manicures, pedicures, full-body massages and Indian head massages