As of 01 January 2018, Wild Horizons will cease to offer elephant-back safaris and will instead offer an elephant conservation experience, which will take place at the Wild Horizons Wildlife Sanctuary.
“It is our intention to continue to work closely with the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust and numerous other conservation bodies to provide refuge to elephants in distress and further the rehabilitation and release work we have been doing to date. Our mission has always been to create a facility which would enable us to rehabilitate and ultimately release all elephants in our care, back into a wild free-ranging state,” says Wild Horizons CEO, Gary Archer.
“Our goal now is to provide an ‘Elephant Encounter’ that focuses on a conservation experience, offering visitors the opportunity to spend time walking through the bush with the elephants, observing them up close in the wild and getting to know their individual characters whilst learning more about the importance of elephant conservation from the guides who have journeyed with them through their lives and gained a unique insight along the way.
“At Wild Horizons we are very proud of the worldwide recognition we have received for our efforts with orphaned elephants and elephant conservation. The orphans in our care form the heart of the ‘Elephant Encounter’ where guests will meet, walk and become part of the elephant herd.
“We look forward to continuing to offer our guests a life-changing elephant experience and would like to remind travellers that they have the power to make a difference. Being a conscientious traveller can have a material impact in ensuring the ethical and humane treatment of elephants throughout Southern Africa,” concludes Archer.
Click here for more information on the Wild Horizons Sanctuary & Orphanage, The Elephant Encounter, and Elephant Art Safari or visit www.wildhorizons.co.za
