A group of tourists had the chance to observe a bull elephant from close up as it approached their safari vehicle in Mkuze Falls, South Africa.

The footage, captured in January 2016, shows the tourists staying completely still as the elephant walks by the car.

"Everyone told (us) to keep calm and not panic. Easier said than done, but keep cool we do," the filmer wrote online.

"No matter who gets tossed (wife next to me, sister in back of vehicle), gored or flattened, I am not going to stop filming."

On a routine game drive in Mkuze Falls game reserve, observing a herd of elephants, a large bull elephant in musth suddenly emerges out of the bush next to us.
Everyone told to keep calm and not panic. Easier said than done, but keep cool we do.
No matter who gets tossed (wife next to me, sister in back of vehicle), gored or flattened, I am not going to stop filming. Exercise in cool by Trish Barrow who had a spiritual meeting with the real king of the wild.