ELEPHANT ENCOUNTER LUXURY SAFARI

The secluded and tranquil Schotia Private Game Reserve is legendary for its spectacular game viewing opportunities. Depending on where you travel on this beautiful reserve you are bound to see different eco-systems and observe a wide variety of wildlife. Your search for the Big 5 and the other animals of the bush will be an unforgettable experience.

INCLUDED IN PACKAGE:
Duration:             2 Nights/3 Days
Destinations:        Schotia Safaris in close proximity to Addo Elephant National Park
Accommodation:   Lodge
Meals:                 All Meals
Activities:             Guided Game Drives
                          Elephant Back Safari
                          Transfers

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Detailed Itenerary:

Day 1 – 2:   Eastern Cape / Schotia Safaris

Accommodation:  Schotia Safaris Bush Unit
Meals:                All meals included
Activities:            Guided Game Drives
                         Addo Elephant Back Safari   

With arrival in Port Elizabeth you will make your way to the reserve where you will experience some of the best game viewing the Eastern Cape can offer. Schotia Safaris is the oldest game viewing reserve in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The reserve borders eastern side of the Addo National Park.

As one walks in through the gates of the reserve one can surely see the African theme carried through out the reserve. The accommodation at the reserve comes in the form of the tree themed bush lodges. All the lodges pride themselves with providing their guests with the truly authentic African experience. The one lodge caters for the more family styled bush experience while the other two lodges are more geared for the honeymoon type of outing.  The lodges are set within the most lush and subtropical greenery. The thatched roof lodges are rustic ad simplistic. Their interiors are sparsely decorated whilst still maintaining its world class standards of excellence. The rooms have all been furnished with an en-suite bathroom and or bathroom. The rooms have also been supplied with the most inviting fires for during the cold winter nights when one needs banish the icy cold away. The lodge boasts the ability of being able to make one feel as though they are on a tranquil and peaceful island as they do not have the modern trappings such as a satellite television and 24 hour room service.  It gives their guests the opportunity to be able to get in touch with the splendour around them.

For a truly unique dining experience, Schotia has what is arguably one of the largest open air lapas in South Africa. The lapa is contained within reed and Sneezewood walls.It is open to the great big gaping skies affording guests the pleasure of dining under the mesmerising African consternation while being serenaded by the calls of the wild. Inside the lapa there are several large 'Schotia' trees and a roaring enveloping log fire. Dinner is an eclectic mix of safari cuisine and traditional South African cooking that oozes the various cultures found in South Africa.

During your two nights stay at the reserve you will encounter sights that will forever be engraved in your memory. You will be able to attend night and day drives that will aide in providing insight into workings of such a complex ecosystem. On the first night you will relax over dinner and enjoy safari cuisine, knowing that after coffee around the fire the next day you will awake to the sound of birds and have a cup of tea or coffee before your ranger takes you on a morning drive.

After a hearty breakfast you change vehicles and it's off to Addo Elephant National Park for your Addo Tour. The morning is spent searching for, and viewing elephants in an area containing the world's most dense elephant population. You will then be treated to a wholesome lunch at a local farm stall restaurant before returning to the reserve. A second afternoon / evening safari will give you another chance to take more photos, see different animals or just relax and watch the animals' behaviour followed by another splendid dinner.

 

Day 3:         Eastern Cape / Addo Elephant Back Safari

Activities:   Addo Elephant Back Safari

On day three before making your way home you will drive deep into the Zeeberg Mountains to Addo Elephant Back Safaris where you will experience an Elephant Back Safari. On the safari you will get the chance to walk with these animals at their own pace whilst learning more about these sometimes aloof creatures. The walk allows you to interact with, feed and observe the elephants in their natural habitat while our trained and qualified handlers share their specialized knowledge and insight into both the elephants and th is unique eco-system. The walk is in no way strenuous. After the walk you will also get the chance to ride these animals. The great heights of the Elephant backs will allow you to be able to inspect the beautiful landscape surrounding you. As the safari draws to an end you will enjoy a close-up view of the elephants swimming and frolicking in their favoured waterhole from the viewing deck at the boma.

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Price:  US $605.00 per person sharing

(The rates are based on two people sharing. Accommodation subject to availability) 

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EXCLUDED FROM PACKAGE

Visas and Visa Fees
Travel insurance & Medical insurance
Meals & Beverages not mentioned in itinerary
Items of personal nature
Gratitude’s
Activities not mentioned above
Departure tax
Flights

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