an elephant in the lobby

A regular occurrence at the Mfuwe Lodge in the South Luangwa National Park in Zambia where the lodge was unwittingly built on the Elephant’s traditional path through to some wild mango trees on the property.    The herd of a dozen or so elephants walk through the lodge’s reception area at least twice a day for about 4 weeks and then sporadically for about another 3 weeks to feed on the trees.   No incidents reported to date! 

more photos – Elephants march through hotel lobby after it was built on their migration trail – Gossip Rocks

I’d love to spend a night there. ($300 / night during high season.)

larger original – flickr

Thanks Rocco.