Tembe Elephant Park

The Tembe Elephent Park is located in the far North Eastern Corner of KZN province, South Africa. Tembe is 30 000 hectares of pristine forest and grassland incorporating habitats ranging from swamp to forest.

Tembe Elephant Park covers the area that was once called The Ivory Route. For ages this ancient route linked the ivory traders of Mozambique and Zululand .

This is where the largest elephants in Africa , largest in the world, roamed. And today these gentle giants remain and thrive in their ancestral homeland. This is where you can meet them … face to face.There are over 200 elephants on the reserve and sitings of these amazing creatures are common. Families of these gentle giants can be seen in a variety of settings.

Day visitors who are staying in the area can visit the Tembe Elephant Park by booking excursions through any of the lodges in the area, including Thonga Beach Lodge, Kosi Forest Lodge or Kosi Bay Lodge.

For guests wishing to stay in the park itself, Tembe Lodge is a stunning 4 star tented camp featuring luxury tented accommodation excellent dingin and 2 game drives a day.

Tembe Elephant park has a number of well constructed hides and watering holes where the animals congregate. In the morning and evening.

In addition to the Elephants, which are some of the biggest anywhere, Tembe is also home to lion, Buffalo, black and white rhino and a range of other species as well as an excellent selection of birds.