Elephant House

Situated in the Sundays River Valley, only minutes away from Addo Elephant National Park, The Elephant House is set on a beautiful racehorse stud, surrounded by rolling lawns and indigenous trees. This thatched colonial style lodge offers guests all the splendour of a bygone era. Remember the feats of early hunters as you watch the sun setting, thrill to the rhythm of traditional dancers and listen for the African drums calling you to supper.

The Elephant House is an exclusive thatched lodge set in the Sundays River Valley, only minutes away from the Addo Elephant National Park.

After a hot day in the bush, return for a refreshing dip in the swimming pool or retreat to one of the deep verandas or to the map room.

Eight spacious bedrooms are beautifully decorated opening out onto courtyards and private verandas. Sip a sundowner before a sumptuous candle-lit dinner; prepared with great flair and personal attention.

Lose yourself in a place where time is of no concern

Addo Elephant National Park embraces one of the highest concentrations of big game in Africa and thus offers some wonderful elephant viewing opportunities. In addition to elephant there are also lion, buffalo, black rhino and a variety of antelope species. Of the smaller animals the surricates and the flightless dung beetle are of great interest.

The vegetation that one encounters in the area is known as "Valley Bushveld", this is a biome unique to the river valleys of the Eastern Cape. The plants are tough and drought resistant (Addo's average annual rainfall is 385mm) with a high proportion of succulents much loved by elephants, black rhino and kudu. Per cubic meter, Valley Bushveld is able to support more animals, birds and insects than any other biome on earth