Knysna Elephant Park Lodge

4.6 / 5.0

Outstanding(733 Ratings)

Nature lodge in Eastern Cape

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Top-tier experienceOne of the higher cost properties in the area

About this nature lodge rental

With Goose Valley Golf Club reachable in 14 km, Knysna Elephant Park Lodge provides accommodation, a restaurant, a garden, a shared lounge and a terrace. Both WiFi and private parking are available at the lodge free of charge.

Amenities

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Balcony or Patio

Hot tub or spa

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Eastern Cape

Nearby attractions

Hilton Methodist Church

399.8 mi

Kommandodrif-natuurreservaat

337.3 mi

Natuurreservaat Mpofu

344.7 mi

Our Heritage Museum

317.7 mi

Available Rooms

Deluxe Double Room with Balcony

1 Queen • 247 ft²

Sleeps 2

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Deluxe Double Room with Balcony

1 King • 333 ft²

Sleeps 2

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Twin Room

2 Single • 129 ft²

Sleeps 2

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Deluxe Double or Twin Room

1 Futon • 344 ft²

Sleeps 3

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Superior Family Room

1 King • 409 ft²

Sleeps 4

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Knysna Elephant Park Lodge

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4.6 / 5.0

Outstanding(733 Ratings)

Nature lodge in Eastern Cape

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Top-tier experienceOne of the higher cost properties in the area

About this nature lodge rental

Amenities

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Balcony or Patio

Hot tub or spa

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Eastern Cape

Nearby attractions

Hilton Methodist Church

399.8 mi

Kommandodrif-natuurreservaat

337.3 mi

Natuurreservaat Mpofu

344.7 mi

Our Heritage Museum

317.7 mi

Available Rooms

Deluxe Double Room with Balcony

1 Queen • 247 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Deluxe Double Room with Balcony

1 King • 333 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Twin Room

2 Single • 129 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Deluxe Double or Twin Room

1 Futon • 344 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Superior Family Room

1 King • 409 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Ratings and reviews

4.6 / 5.0

Outstanding(733 Ratings)

100% verified reviews

5.0 / 5.0

Oct 2024

Esperienza unica con Elefanti, creature meravigliose e uniche!

Struttura completamente incentrata sul benessere degli animali, rispettosa delle loro necessità ma al contempo permette di vivere un’esperienza unica con elefanti: addromentarsi accompagnati dal suono del respiro di questi meravigliosi animali e’ qualcosa di unico. Struttura inoltre pulitissa e arredata con cura. Camera grande e spaziosa con tutti i confort.

5.0 / 5.0

Jul 2024

Awesome experience the elephants are extremely patient & the handlers very knowledgeable & friendly

The breakfast menu was very good & the venue was very homely , good selection of food ,from hot to cold . Staff very polite & attentive to guests needs .

Don't think thier is anything bad to say about the place the one thing that I did find is the park doesn't have disabled access. Otherwise can't fault the place .

5.0 / 5.0

Jul 2024

Lovely!!!

Everything!

The plunger was rusty, thankfully we brought our own. Everything else was great!

5.0 / 5.0

Jul 2024

Awe inspiring visit!

Staying at the Knysna Elephant Lodge cannot be summed up in mere words such as awesome, wonderful, enchanting, spiritual. It was so magical to feed, walk with and observe these majestic land animals 24/7! The grounds were beautiful, the staff and guides fantastic and of course the elephants. Both my travel partner and I felt that if we didn’t have family and obligations back home, we would have stayed on and volunteered. It was that phenomenal of an experience!

4.5 / 5.0

May 2024

Empfehlenswert

Sehr freundliches Management mit flexibler Lösung. Tolle Aussicht über den Park von der Terrasse aus. Faszinierend so nahe an den großen afrikanischen Elefanten zu stehen.

Rezeption war bei Ankunft geschlossen. Das war nach einer sehr langen Anfahrtsstrecke über hunderte Kilometer für uns zu früh.

4.0 / 5.0

May 2024

Enjoyable stay in a nice guesthouse with close proximity to elephants which was awesome.

Clean and comfortable rooms.

No rooms for 5 so we needed to book a second room. Restaurant closes at 16.30 but easy to get to Plettenberg for dinner.

5.0 / 5.0

Feb 2024

Fabulous stay in the magical elephant sanctuary

Gorgeous lovely accommodation on site. You get to watch the elephants sleep at night.

We knew in advance but be aware the restaurant isn’t open for dinner so either bring your own (there’s a microwave) or you’ll have to go off site

5.0 / 5.0

Feb 2024

Ein unvergessliches Elefantenerlebnis

Einfach ein tolles Erlebnis die Elefanten füttern zu können und ihnen nachts beim Schlafen zuzusehen! Es hat sich in jedem Fall gelohnt auf der Lodge zu übernachten. Die Tour Meet our herd können wir jedem nur empfehlen, egal ob man hier übernachtet oder nicht. Näher kommt man wohl nirgends an die Elefanten heran. In jedem Fall auch einen Futtereimer für die Tour kaufen! Die Lodge selber hat nur wenige Zimmer und man hat nachts die Möglichkeit von einem Aufenthaltsraum aus den Elefanten in der Halle beim Schlafen zuzusehen. Das Gelände auf dem sich die Elefanten auch nachts bewegen können (Innen- und Außengehege) scheint ausreichend groß. Die Zimmer sind gut ausgestattet, und auch von unserer eigenen Terrasse hatten wir einen Blick auf das Außengehege der Elefanten. Es gibt ein Bistro in dem das Frühstück serviert wird. Man kann aus verschiedenen Speisen wählen. Es gibt nur bis 17h Abendessen auf der Lodge, danach ist nur noch das nächtliche Wachpersonal da, aber wir haben in einem sehr guten Restaurant auf der anderen Seite der Hauptstraße in einem Resort gegessen, das waren nur gute 5 Minuten mit dem Auto entfernt. Das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis ist top, und das Personal war sehr freundlich. Uns hat es sehr gut gefallen. In jedem Fall empfehlen wir von hier auch einen Ausflug zu Robberg Island…immer wieder traumhaft schön.

Nichts.

5.0 / 5.0

Feb 2024

Jeder Zeit wieder…

Die Nähe zu den Elefanten war sehr beeindruckend! Die Menschen dort kümmern sich sehr gut um die Tiere. Natürlich ist es touristisch aufgebaut, aber damit wird das pflegen der Elefanten finanziert! Und die Elefanten sind bei der Fütterung sofort da! Die Unterkunft war klasse… alles sauber und das Frühstück ( Jogurt, frisch geschnittenes Obst und Müsli ) und die Männer Toastbrot mit Ei, Schinken etc. war sehr lecker!

5.0 / 5.0

Feb 2024

Life memory - truly special experience.

The elephants are kept in great conditions. Visitors are able to feed and walk with the elephants in a safe space without negatively impacting the wellbeing of the animals. The park works with an elephant research unit to continually improve the wellbeing of the animals

Can get a bit hot at night (particularly room 6) as the fan is away from the bed.

4.5 / 5.0

Feb 2024

Foi lindo alimentar os elefantes e ficar observando eles à noite, vale muito a pena!

Adorei o quarto, linda decoração e bem espaçoso. Achei todas as comidas do café/restaurante muito boas. Adorei a interação com os elefantes. E amei poder ficar assistindo eles durante a noite e da janela do nosso quarto, era número 6.

Não tem ar condicionado, estava quente. O café/restaurante fecha às 17:00 para último pedido, te levam no quarto às 17:30, apesar de ter microondas pertinho do quarto para aquecer, achamos cedo, acabou ficando com cheiro de comida no quarto.

5.0 / 5.0

Feb 2024

Highly recommend. Wonderful, wonderful experience!!

Absolutely 5* experience. Cannot recommend more highly. Wonderful from start to finish.

3.5 / 5.0

Feb 2024

Nice experience.

To be close to elephants and see how well reisen cared of they are.

The breakfast was not the best and there was no possibility to eat dinner. Luckily the next door neighbor was a fantastic vineyard.

4.0 / 5.0

Feb 2024

Dormire con la proboscide

L'idea è fantastica!

La stanza, alcuni servizi come il check-in e l'assenza di una ristorazione per la cena

4.5 / 5.0

Feb 2024

Für uns perfekt

Schönes Ambiente, war toll so nah an Elefanten zu sein. Eine tolle Erfahrung.

Also wenn man 20 Elefanten erwartet wird man enttäuscht es sind 5. Ich hoffe die Geschichten über die geretteten Elefanten stimmen. Ausstattung der Zimmer war ok, aber ehrlichgesagt nichts außergewöhnliches.

5.0 / 5.0

Jan 2024

The most wonderful stay, to watch the elephants sleep, a very great privilege. An exceptional stay.

Breakfast was very good served on the terrace overlooking the park

Nothing!

5.0 / 5.0

Jan 2024

Stunning experience and quality accommodation, awesome all round !!!

Such a memorable experience, elephants, staff and accommodation was an absolute delight.

There was not a thing that I disliked, we want to go back soon.

4.5 / 5.0

Jan 2024

Une expérience d’être auprès des éléphants la nuit

Une expérience auprès des éléphants la nuit.

Le petit déjeuner plus que bof!!!

5.0 / 5.0

Jan 2024

It was a great experience to be able to be so close to the elephants

It is a very nice place, comfortable and convenient. We enjoyed very much.

We like everything

4.5 / 5.0

Jan 2024

Magical ellies

There is no better place for elephant encounter You can sleep next to ellies and hear their gentle snoring. See them at night 😀 Elephant encounter is a big joy and is included in overnight price, which makes it a good value Just walk at the beautiful place so close to zebras is magial Comfortable rooms, beautiful lodge And a very reasonably priced minibar

The only thing is that places closes early After 17:00 restaurant is closed and there is only microwave But, they tell you everything in advance, so you can came prepared

5.0 / 5.0

Jan 2024

Amazing experience and would love to go back; highly recommend!

Fantastic to have a room overlooking the elephants. All the staff were really friendly.

4.5 / 5.0

Dec 2023

Brilliant experience

Rooms nice and clean. We stayed in Harry ( room 1) which overlooked the park from the balcony and from the side window where the Ellie’s slept- so I didn’t get much sleep as kept watching them. -they weren’t noisy. Everywhere in the park was clean food good and staff friendly and helpful.

4.5 / 5.0

Dec 2023

Extremelyenjoyable, will definately return and reccommend to anyone

Beakfast extremely good, location and service top drawer

All facilities and service were of high standard

4.5 / 5.0

Dec 2023

All in all a great and unique experience.

Very nice and comfortable appartments, with a fantastic shared "livingroom" from where you can watch the elephants in the evening and when they sleep. If they go indoors. We luckily had that experience, but the elephants can decide that themselves. All the luxury you need, and not many appartments. So very nice. Unique experience.

Restaurant closes early. The have 5 elephants at the moment. For us more than enough, and a great experience, but just to manange your expectations. We also did the morning walk. A bit touristy, but nevertheless we would not have want to miss that.

5.0 / 5.0

Dec 2023

Wonderful stay at Knysna Elephant Lidge

The room we stayed in Sally room 2 was lovely , clean and beautiful with a great balcony overlooking the park and the Eleohants . Staff especially Kuda our guide on our walks with the Elephants was very funny and informative . . A great stay so quiet and relaxing and got to see the Eleohants asleep in the Boona during the night , unforgettable,Thankyou .

Nothing

5.0 / 5.0

Dec 2023

Go meet the elephants!

Such a unique experience. The elephant meetings and closeness to them. The rooms were nice and helpful staff. No load shedding.

3.5 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Wonderful, but better go in summer time.

Wonderful place and great experience.

During wintertime heating should be increased - especially in the bathroom which was very cold.

5.0 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Amazing experience with elephants

Great service, amazing experience with the elephants

Nothing

4.5 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Would highly recommend and the evening private walk with the guides was so lovely. Great staff and if possible make sure

Imagine spending your evening sitting reading a book overlooking elephants in their enclosure with no glass between you. Truly unique experience

Reminder no evening meals, you can buy in advance and there Isa microwave or go out for your dinner

2.5 / 5.0

May 2023

Passable

The room was nice and the location good.

Deceiving when you do the booking. Advertising one price for 2 persons for 2nights and after you do the booking and not refundable its indicating its only the price for one person and not for two. Unacceptable and bad advertising

5.0 / 5.0

May 2023

wow, such an experience

fantastic, close to elephants and good sized room

no food after 5pm, option to order later would be good

4.5 / 5.0

May 2023

Superb

Rooms with lounge to the elephant boma!

3.5 / 5.0

May 2023

Good

it’s a very cozy and nice furnished room that I had. everything is fine, only the fact that you can hear your neighbors isn’t that good.

5.0 / 5.0

May 2023

pleasant and efficient staff who enhanced our elephant experience

everything

nothing

4.5 / 5.0

May 2023

A memorable week-end

The interaction with the giants of Africa was definitely an unforgettable experience, not to mention the privilege to see them sleeping. We had the opportunity to interact with Intenational travellers and share positive thoughts about our beautiful country.

5.0 / 5.0

May 2023

Exceptional and relaxing

This is a beautiful well looked after place where visitors can enjoy the views and garden and most of all the elephants. It is an experience to see the elephants sleeping at night and to get to know them. Was a lovely get away.

FAQs

How much does this nature lodge cost compared to others in Eastern Cape?

The average price for a rental in Eastern Cape is R 1,215 per night. This rental is R 2,518 above the average.

Is parking included with this nature lodge?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Knysna Elephant Park Lodge. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this nature lodge?

We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this nature lodge. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.

Is Knysna Elephant Park Lodge pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this nature lodge is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at Knysna Elephant Park Lodge?

We found 9 amenities for this rental. This includes kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, smoking allowed, parking, and balcony or patio.

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2 single beds, 1 king bed

Garden · Pool · Kitchen or Kitchenette

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Knysna Elephant Park Lodge

Nature lodge in Eastern Cape

Reasons to book

About this nature lodge rental

Amenities

Map of Eastern Cape

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Deluxe Double Room with Balcony

Deluxe Double Room with Balcony

Twin Room

Deluxe Double or Twin Room

Superior Family Room

Knysna Elephant Park Lodge

Nature lodge in Eastern Cape

Reasons to book

About this nature lodge rental

Amenities

Map of Eastern Cape

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Deluxe Double Room with Balcony

Deluxe Double Room with Balcony

Twin Room

Deluxe Double or Twin Room

Superior Family Room

Ratings and reviews

FAQs

How much does this nature lodge cost compared to others in Eastern Cape?

Is parking included with this nature lodge?

Is there a pool at this nature lodge?

Is Knysna Elephant Park Lodge pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Knysna Elephant Park Lodge?

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