Elephant Hide is giving away a 3 nights stay for 2 people including breakfast. To enter all you have to do is click the LIKE button on the following page. http://www.facebook.com/Elephanthide The winner will be drawn on the 30/10/2011. The Prize will be redeemable between May and Sept 2012.Terms and Conditions apply.
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Monday, 29 August 2011
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Nightsbridge have developed a great new app on Facebook that allows you to book Elephant Hide dirctly off our Facebook page see as follows:
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Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Latest Review for Elephant Hide
“priceless quietude”
stunning location ,gracious hospitality , nestled away ...simply stunning weekend ...
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Wednesday, 25 May 2011
New Adventure Package at Elephant Hide Guest Lodge
3 Night Adventure Package
3 Nights Accommodation at Elephant Hide Guest LodgeDay one ~
Cruise the Crags
Tenikwa Wildlife Awareness Centre
Start the day off with an exhilarating stroll through Tsitsikamma Indigenous Forest and Cape Floral Fynbos as you join the Tenikwa Cheetahs on their daily walk. A unique and personal experience with these amazing animals, the Cheetah Walk will stay with you for life. Thereafter enjoy a 1 hour guided tour to meet the rest of the cats at Tenikwa on the Wild Cat Experience.
Start the day off with an exhilarating stroll through Tsitsikamma Indigenous Forest and Cape Floral Fynbos as you join the Tenikwa Cheetahs on their daily walk. A unique and personal experience with these amazing animals, the Cheetah Walk will stay with you for life. Thereafter enjoy a 1 hour guided tour to meet the rest of the cats at Tenikwa on the Wild Cat Experience.
Monkeyland Primate Sanctuary
Enjoy a 1 hour guided safari through Monkeyland – the world’s largest, free-roaming, multi-species primate sanctuary. Here you can expect to see many species of monkeys, apes and lemurs living in our forested sanctuary.
Enjoy a 1 hour guided safari through Monkeyland – the world’s largest, free-roaming, multi-species primate sanctuary. Here you can expect to see many species of monkeys, apes and lemurs living in our forested sanctuary.
Birds of Eden Sanctuary
Work up an appetite as you wander through the world’s largest free-flight aviary at Birds of Eden, which incorporates an indigenous forest with waterfalls and elevated walkways. Previously caged birds from every corner of the globe live here in free flight.
Work up an appetite as you wander through the world’s largest free-flight aviary at Birds of Eden, which incorporates an indigenous forest with waterfalls and elevated walkways. Previously caged birds from every corner of the globe live here in free flight.
Bramon Wine Estate
Enjoy a light lunch at The Crags very own vineyard, Bramon Wine Estate. Bramon is the only Wine Estate this far east of the Western Cape, and has broken new ground by pioneering vineyards, producing a superior Sauvignon Blanc “cap classique” sparkling wine, the first and only to be produced in the country. The cost of lunch is not included in the package.
Enjoy a light lunch at The Crags very own vineyard, Bramon Wine Estate. Bramon is the only Wine Estate this far east of the Western Cape, and has broken new ground by pioneering vineyards, producing a superior Sauvignon Blanc “cap classique” sparkling wine, the first and only to be produced in the country. The cost of lunch is not included in the package.
The Crags Elephant Sanctuary
Interact, touch, feed and walk Trunk-In-Hand with the magnificent elephants at The Crags Elephant Sanctuary on the 1 hour program Trunk-In-Hand Program. End the day off with a personal experience with the elephants, as you participate in their bedding down during the Brushdown Program.
Interact, touch, feed and walk Trunk-In-Hand with the magnificent elephants at The Crags Elephant Sanctuary on the 1 hour program Trunk-In-Hand Program. End the day off with a personal experience with the elephants, as you participate in their bedding down during the Brushdown Program.
Day two ~
Rib Adventures
Hold on tight for a safe ride on the unique Knysna RIB* adventure power boat.
Remember to keep breathing and your eyes open to experience the full wonder of this beautiful unspoilt environment.
Apart from the pristine estuary, an adventure through the infamous Knysna Heads will be the ultimate boating experience. Once out to sea the world is our oyster, where one can experience a vast array of bird and marine life as well as breath-taking scenery, for example: Buffalo Bay, Noetzie Castles and the beautiful surroundings.
When the conditions of the Knysna Heads are unsafe the adventure will continue down the Knysna estuary which has its own variety of scenery and birdlife. Be sure that this is no ordinary lagoon cruise!!!
Safety is our priority but out main focus is fun fun fun...
Lunch at Cruise Café (excluding drinks)
Featherbed Nature Reserve
| The Featherbed Nature Reserve, situated on the Western Head in Knysna, is the premier eco-experience on the Garden Route. |
| Return ferry trip on the Knysna Lagoon to the Western Head. 4x4 vehicle & trailer drive up the headland onto the Reserve, stopping at spectacular viewpoints. Specialist guide giving information on history, fauna & flora. Optional guided 2.2km walk through coastal forest and fynbos into ancient sea caves. World renowned buffet lunch at an outdoor restaurant setting under a canopy of Milkwood trees. Wonderful family outing, suitable for all ages and fitness levels. |
Rate R3950-00 per person including BreakfastTuesday, 5 April 2011
Honeymoon Package
Honeymoon Package
4 Nights Accommodation at Elephant Hide Guest Lodge A Bottle of Sparkling Wine on arrival A sunset cruise on the Knysna Lagoon with Spring Tide Charters A Picnic for 2 in the Knysna Forest A Dinner in the privacy of your Suite from Cruise Café A spa treatment for 2 at Pezula/Simola Spa Rate R5200-00 per person including BreakfastSpecial Offer - May
Saturday, 2 April 2011
The Knysna Elephant Debate continues, thanks to the Knysna Elephant Park for the read www.knysnaelephantpark.co.za
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| The female elephant sighted in previous years |
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| A different elephant sporting two healthy tusks |
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| Evidence of elephant interaction with trees! |
The Knysna Forest Elephants Debate ... continued ...
Gareth Patterson has recently had his say on the work he is doing on the elephants in the Knysna Forest, and the National Park scientists are having theirs as well. So let’s unpack the debate thus far ...Gareth Patterson has collected dung samples from the forest and he has had these samples tested at a university in the United States. The testing process was a carried out by a DNA specialist at this university and the testing process confirmed the DNA fingerprint of five female elephants.
Until recently, there has only been one elephant witnessed and photographed in the forest. This elephant was identified as a female between the ages of 25 and 50 years old, so reports say.
Recently (in the last three weeks) KEP has had access to footage taken by another individual. At the same time as this footage being taken, a documentary was released on the elephants of the Knysna Forest. This documentary features Gareth Patterson doing his research as well as the SA National Parks wardens who track the elephants. There are some dramatic scenes of the scouts discovering that the film-maker’s camera traps were trashed, and right at the end of the documentary they feature a short clip of the elephant they had been tracking.
Having seen the documentary and then the footage taken by the other individual, it is interesting to compare this with archive material (written and photographic) and to study the claims that have been made about these elephants over the past few years. The recent documentary involving Patterson makes a claim that the lone elephant is a male. Yet archive material and previous comments from National Park staff clearly state that the lone animal witnessed is a female. They were previously convinced of their observations and were convincing in their claim that previous photographic evidence pointed to the elephant photographed being a female. So if both their claims are correct, is there more than one elephant in the forest?
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