PICS: Take tenting to next level

It's a total misnomer calling the accommodation facilities at Gorah 'tents'. Yes, they're made of canvas but I've lived in houses that are considerably smaller.
It's a total misnomer calling the accommodation facilities at Gorah 'tents'. Yes, they're made of canvas but I've lived in houses that are considerably smaller.
Gorah Elephant Camp is in the Addo Elephant Park. Pictures: Jim Freeman
It is no bushveld myth that elephants can move incredibly silently.
Get up early to make the most of the animals coming to drink at the adjacent waterhole at Spekboom tented camp.
Quatermain's is a more authentic camping experience with much smaller but far from rudimentary tents and bathing facilities.
It is no bushveld myth that elephants can move incredibly silently.

Published Aug 19, 2014

There is something inherently romantic about being “on safari”, of sleeping under canvas without the downside of having to do it in wet and squirming discomfort.