Elephant Experience in Mossel Bay.
The vibrant town of Mossel Bay busies itself with its oil and gas industry and many tourist offerings but as soon as you leave this important economic hub of the Garden Route, the beautiful southern slopes of the Outeniqua Mountains, rolling gently down to the Indian Ocean, envelop you in their tranquillity. Here you will find game farms and nature reserves that provide many opportunities to enjoy and engage with the Southern Cape’s unique and unspoilt habitats.
In a world where ecosystems are shrinking at an alarming rate it is a great privilege to interact with wild animals in their natural environments. An encounter with an African Elephant, being the sociable animal it is, is perhaps one of the most moving animal related exchanges you can have. When you can actually walk with this great lumbering creature, run your hand over its bark-like skin, look into its eyes, feel the tip of its tubular trunk take grass with impossible gentleness from your outstretched hand and start to sense the distinct personality of the animal, a very powerful experience transpires.
The elephant handlers and expert wilderness guides, who have built up a trusting relationship with their charges, are with you at all times to monitor and interpret the elephant’s behaviour and add even greater value to your elephant outing.