Visitors have the opportunity to touch, feed, walk trunk-in-hand with experienced guides.

[1] The sanctuary is situated in indigenous bushveld in the Magaliesberg Mountains in the North West Province of South Africa, 45 km from Johannesburg, 35 km from Pretoria.

[2] The Elephant Sanctuary Group has three operations – at Hartbeespoort Dam near Pretoria, in Plettenberg Bay on the Garden Route, and in Hazyview near the Kruger Park.

The reward system utilised is based on trust and positive reinforcement and forms bonds between humans and elephants.

[7] The Elephant Sanctuary Group abides to the standards of animal husbandry, veterinary care and housing, and the principles of the five freedoms of animal welfare prescribed by the African Association of Zoos and Aquaria Code of Ethics.