We loved our little safari tent and the deck around it was perfect. This would be a great place to stay for a week or so and really get down and dirty while exploring this park. I had really wanted to go on an elephant safari but everyone has to be over 5 years old and with Orion we don’t make that cut yet. So we settled for a “sundowner with the elephants”. It was perfect for us. We got to go with a small group of people out into the edge of the game reserve to this “wallow” where all sorts of animals come to drink and roll around in the mud. The rehabilitated elephants and their handlers then told us their stories and we got to feed them their afternoon snack. The crazy looking pellet like things that were made of barley and honey and a bunch of other ingredients all rolled up into these little snacks pellets. The elephants loved them!
It was a great evening…we met some really fun people from Australia, drank a bottle of wine and got snotted on by a bunch of elephants.
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| Our Safari Tent |
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| Great bedroom with fridge! |
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| Our little bathroom in the tent |
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| Our ride out to the sundowner |
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| We were with about 15 people for the evening |
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| It was a little intimadting at first...elephants are BIG! |
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| Eric was not scared one bit! He just said "trunk up" and the elephant did what he said |
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| I was squeamish... |
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| that is one big nose with lots of snot and dirt and junk |
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| this was a 9 month old elephant that loved Eric |
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| Trying to use the self timer on the camera! |
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| It was a beautiful sunset |
2 comments:
Looks like a perfect getaway. - my kind of tent with indoor facilities.
Pilanesberg Nature Reserve is a fantastic place to visit!
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