The only private concession camp in Addo Elephant National Park, Gorah Elephant Camp is home to the most astounding number of elephants. They take center stage and are peacefully joined at the watering hole by an array of other animals, including zebra, warthog, buffalo, eland, ostriches, black backed jackal and in a perfect world, lions and hyenas.

A large bull elephant is striding towards us, his trunk aloft. My husband starts backing up the car, not knowing whether the elephant might be in musth. We swiftly refer back to our letter we received at the gate ?please do not be alarmed if an elephant should approach your vehicle, simply give them space to move on by. They are very ?relaxed? but inquisitive and will simply wander on in their own time. However, do not at any time get out of your vehicle.? We find an embankment to ?give him space? and he struts towards the right-hand side of our car, probably sniggering at us because we fell for his clever ?game? and disappears into the thicket to feed.

At Gorah House, we are met by senior guide Gabriel Roux, who will be looking after us for the duration of our stay. We arrive later than expected and Gabriel bundles us and his other patient guests into the game drive vehicle for a quick sundowner drive. With over 500 elephants in Addo Elephant National Park, you will surely encounter loads of elephants during your stay at Gorah Elephant Camp, which is exactly what we are seeing on our drive, including the cutest baby elephants...