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Wildlife sanctuary · Western Cape
Knysna Elephant Park
Knysna Elephant Park is listed as tourist attraction, wildlife and safari park, wildlife rescue service near Plettenberg Bay, in Bitou municipality, Western Cape — about 10 km west of Plettenberg Bay. The nearest other area in the directory is Raptor Rescue Plett, 3 km east.
10 kmwest of Plettenberg Bay
3 kmto the nearest listed area
84species with records nearby
yesopening hours listed
AddressJust off the N2 between Knysna and, Plettenberg Bay, 6600knysnaelephantpark.co.za
Facts
- Type
- Wildlife sanctuary
- Listed as
- Tourist attraction, Wildlife and safari park, Wildlife rescue service
- Province
- Western Cape
- District
- Eden
- Local municipality
- Bitou
- Town
- Plettenberg Bay 6600
- Coordinates
- -34.0378, 23.2674
- Nearest large town
- Plettenberg Bay, 10 km west
- Website
- knysnaelephantpark.co.za
Opening hours
| Monday | not listed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | not listed |
| Wednesday | not listed |
| Thursday | 09:00–16:00 |
| Friday | not listed |
| Saturday | not listed |
| Sunday | not listed |
Only the days shown were listed, as published in business listings checked October 2026. Gate times change with the season — check before you travel.
Sources: business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026 · municipality: geoBoundaries (CC BY 3.0 IGO) · province: Natural Earth
Nearby
- Raptor Rescue PlettWildlife sanctuary3 km east
- Garden Route National ParkNational park · 1 210 km²4 km north
- SANP Garden Of EdenNature reserve6 km west
- Plettenberg Bay Game ReservePrivate game reserve13 km north-east
- Keurboomsrivier NatuurreservaatNature reserve14 km north-east
- Robberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area14 km south-east
GBIF records within 3 km
Wildlife recorded around Knysna Elephant Park
19 mammal and 5 534 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
Birds
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash167
- Cape WeaverPloceus capensis144
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca139
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus138
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata137
- Southern FiscalLanius collaris124
- Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola117
- Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis116
- Cape White-eyeZosterops virens113
- Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus108
- Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis108
- Greater Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris afer104
- Cape CrowCorvus capensis102
- Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis97
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.