Between Dust and Tusks: My Day at the Elephant Park - [ 🇬🇧 - 🇫🇷 - 🇪🇸 ]
🇬🇧 Addo Elephant Park: Majesty, Chaos, and Unlikely Selfies
Addo Elephant Park : majesté, chaos et selfies improbables 🇫🇷
🇪🇸 Addo Elephant Park: Majestuosidad, Caos y Selfies Improbables

🇬🇧 Visiting Addo Elephant Park is a bit like stepping into a documentary… except you’re in it, dusty, eyes wide open, and a smile frozen on your face. Elephants everywhere, calm, majestic, sometimes just two meters away, while you pretend to be relaxed but are mostly holding your breath. You feel tiny, privileged, and slightly ridiculous with your camera ready for hours, an amazed spectator. Between herds, rushing warthogs, and model-like zebras, it’s a constant festival. Result: memory card full, no battery, and hundreds of images to sort. Heart happy, smile intact.
🇫🇷 L’Addo Elephant Park, c’est un peu comme entrer dans un documentaire… sauf que tu y es, poussiéreux, les yeux grands ouverts et le sourire bloqué sur le visage. Des éléphants partout, tranquilles, majestueux, parfois à deux mètres de toi, pendant que tu fais semblant d’être détendu alors que tu retiens surtout ton souffle. On se sent minuscule, privilégié, et légèrement ridicule avec son appareil photo prêt depuis des heures, spectateur émerveillé. Entre les troupeaux, les phacochères pressés et les zèbres en mode mannequin, c’est un festival permanent. Résultat : carte mémoire pleine, plus de batterie et des centaines d’images à trier. Le cœur content et le sourire aux lèvres.
🇪🇸 Visitar el Addo Elephant Park es un poco como entrar en un documental… excepto que estás dentro, polvoriento, con los ojos muy abiertos y la sonrisa congelada en la cara. Elefantes por todas partes, tranquilos, majestuosos, a veces a solo dos metros de ti, mientras finges estar relajado pero sobre todo contienes la respiración. Te sientes pequeño, privilegiado y un poco ridículo con la cámara lista desde hace horas, como un espectador maravillado. Entre manadas, facóqueros apresurados y cebras posando como modelos, es un festival constante. Resultado: tarjeta de memoria llena, batería agotada y cientos de fotos por clasificar. Corazón contento y sonrisa en los labios.




🇬🇧 The elephants first of all strike you with their calm, almost Olympic composure. They move slowly, chew on branches, look at you almost indulgently, pretending you’re not there… while you barely breathe, ready to capture every movement. Then comes the moment when a young elephant calf almost walks right past your car, and you feel as tiny as a grain of sand in the desert. But it’s this contrast that makes it magical: the quiet strength of these animals against your nervous, unprepared tourist panic.
🇫🇷 Les éléphants, d’abord, frappent par leur calme olympien. Ils avancent lentement, mastiquent des branches, te regardent presque avec indulgence et font comme si tu n’étais pas là… pendant que toi, tu respires à peine, prêt à immortaliser chaque mouvement. Et puis il y a ce moment où un jeune éléphanteau te passe presque devant la voiture, et tu te sens aussi petit qu’un grain de sable dans le désert. Mais c’est ce contraste qui rend tout ça magique : la force tranquille de ces animaux face à ta panique sourde de touriste mal préparé.
🇪🇸 Los elefantes, primero, destacan por su calma casi olímpica. Se mueven lentamente, mastican ramas, te miran casi con indulgencia y hacen como si no estuvieras allí… mientras tú apenas respiras, listo para inmortalizar cada movimiento. Y luego llega el momento en que un pequeño elefante casi pasa delante de tu coche, y te sientes tan pequeño como un grano de arena en el desierto. Pero es este contraste lo que hace que todo sea mágico: la fuerza tranquila de estos animales frente a tu pánico de turista desprevenido.





🇬🇧 Then you notice the park’s other residents. Zebras, always impeccable, seem to pose for Instagram effortlessly, while warthogs run as if in an endless marathon, forcing you to pay extra attention not to run them over. Birds appear indifferent to your awe, continuing their lives with a seriousness that would make a diplomat blush. Despite their anatomy, giraffes hid this time. Antelopes wander, and curious ostriches keep watch over the surroundings.
🇫🇷 Ensuite, tu remarques les autres habitants du parc. Les zèbres, toujours impeccables, semblent poser pour Instagram sans effort, tandis que les phacochères courent comme s’ils participaient à un marathon sans fin, t’obligeant à redoubler d’attention pour ne pas les écraser. Les oiseaux, eux, semblent indifférents à ton émerveillement et continuent leur vie avec un sérieux à faire pâlir un diplomate. Malgré leur anatomie, les girafes se sont cachées pour cette fois. Les antilopes se promènent et les autruches, toujours curieuses, surveillent les environs.
🇪🇸 Luego notas a los otros habitantes del parque. Las cebras, siempre impecables, parecen posar para Instagram sin esfuerzo, mientras que los facóqueros corren como si participaran en un maratón interminable, obligándote a prestar atención para no atropellarlos. Los pájaros parecen indiferentes a tu asombro y continúan con su vida con un serio que haría sonrojar a un diplomático. A pesar de su anatomía, las jirafas se escondieron esta vez. Las antílopes deambulan y los avestruces, siempre curiosos, vigilan los alrededores.





🇬🇧 In the end, it’s exactly this mix of beauty, calm, and lightheartedness that makes the experience unforgettable. Every corner of the park offers a different moment: savanna landscapes and small waterholes where animals gather, all photogenic, even if you start wondering how many blurry shots you’ll have on your memory card. And there’s that secret satisfaction knowing that, despite your clumsy enthusiasm, you’ve shared a few minutes in the world of these giants. Leaving Addo Elephant Park means returning to the real world with a small smile, a few grains of dust in your hair, and the certainty that you’ve experienced something rare and precious. And that, is priceless. For those curious, the foreign entrance fee is about €20 per day.
🇫🇷 Mais au final, c’est exactement ce mélange de beauté, de calme et de légèreté qui rend l’expérience inoubliable. Chaque coin du parc offre un moment différent : des paysages de savane aux petits points d’eau où les animaux se rassemblent, tout est photogénique, même si tu finis par te demander combien de photos floues tu auras sur ta carte mémoire. Et puis, il y a cette satisfaction secrète de se dire que, malgré tout ton maladroit enthousiasme, tu as partagé quelques minutes dans le monde de ces géants. Sortir de l’Addo Elephant Park, c’est retrouver le monde réel avec un petit sourire et quelques grains de poussière dans les cheveux, mais surtout avec la certitude que tu viens de vivre quelque chose de rare et précieux. Et ça, ça n’a pas de prix. Pour les curieux, le prix étranger est d’environ 20 € la journée.
🇪🇸 Al final, es exactamente esta mezcla de belleza, calma y ligereza lo que hace que la experiencia sea inolvidable. Cada rincón del parque ofrece un momento diferente: paisajes de sabana y pequeños charcos donde los animales se reúnen, todo es fotogénico, aunque empieces a preguntarte cuántas fotos borrosas tendrás en tu tarjeta de memoria. Y está esa satisfacción secreta de saber que, a pesar de tu torpe entusiasmo, has compartido unos minutos en el mundo de estos gigantes. Salir del Addo Elephant Park significa volver al mundo real con una pequeña sonrisa, unos granos de polvo en el cabello y la certeza de haber vivido algo raro y precioso. Y eso no tiene precio. Para los curiosos, la entrada para extranjeros cuesta aproximadamente 20 € al día.





🇬🇧 All photos were taken by me and are published with the consent of the people photographed. Captured with a Nikon D3400 and an AF-P 70–300 mm lens.
🇫🇷 Toutes les photos sont de moi et publiées avec l’accord des personnes photographiées. Réalisées avec un Nikon D3400 et un objectif AF-P 70–300 mm.
🇪🇸 Todas las fotos fueron tomadas por mí y se publican con el consentimiento de las personas fotografiadas. Realizadas con una Nikon D3400 y un objetivo AF-P 70–300 mm.
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Hey @terresco! Awesome photography!
Wanted to quickly check if you'd be interested in creating a reddit account, linking it to hiveposh.com and then sharing it in this subreddit that seems perfect for these kind of posts.
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I'd share it for you but apparently only original content shared by the creator is allowed, so thought I'd check if you'd be interested!
Currently I am travelling in the wild but I will check it when possible. Thank you for the tips.
of course take your time haha! if you have any questions feel free to shoot! stay safe!
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A beautiful animal in the park, can I say it's an animal park?
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