Addo Elephant National Park
User Reviews (80)
South Africa ParksEmail Gary Longshaw | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Perhaps Ive been spoiled, but the diversity and abundance of WIldlife here isnt as good as some of the other reserves.
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Email Grey World Nomads | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The park is not huge and can easily be done with in two days. Plenty of wildlife, especially elephant and also the bird life is great. Addo for me doesn't quite have the real "bush" feeling about it. It isn't the bushveld, but has its own unique feel. If or when it can be linked to the two other sections of the Greater Addo, namely the coastal section and the mountains stretching into the Baviaanskloof, then we are talking of a great park.
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Iti s a nice park, but compared to others this would not be my first choice.
Email Jaco Beukman | www.go-nipper.com | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
There seems to be an unbalance ecosystem present, as if too much human interference abides. I recommend more careful measures to be taken in future conservation and more training of staff.
I learned one must be in Addo when it is very dry (winter), since it is the only significant large watering hole for miles around. I got there Sept. 27, two days after the rains began, and though there were no elephants, nor any large game of any kind, I had a wonderful time photographing birds all around the camp. Dugout, ground-level photo blinds make for spectacular low angle shots, but as soon as the rains begin, the elephants and other aanimals quickly disperse.
Many birds! Addo is self-drivable, but there is lots of tall, dense brush which makes it advisable to hire or have a safari vehicle. Park vehicle are available but always full of tourists...not an option for me, as I need a steady, immobile platform for taking pix. I probably would not go back to Addo, but might consider other options near by.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
It is not the real wildlife - if you have visited Kruger NP, Addo E.P. has the second place.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
This park doesn't have the wild vibe as ones in the north, but there isn't much around this southern part of SA, therefore good for the region.
35-50 years of age
The Eastern Cape landscape is a bit bleak and does not convey the rich variety of other areas.
Email Ian | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great game viewing. Very poor food at main restaurant.
Rich in wildlife. Good viewing of elephants and plenty of other game.
The restaurant was a disappointment with Lack luster service and food quality poor.
Email Bryan | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Addo as its name implies is primarily a venue to see African Elephant in their natural habitat but is also home to lions, warthogs zebra, a variety of antelope and abundant bird life. The accommodation is simple but adequate and there is restaurant in the main camp, which serves a basic but adequate range of meals of the type you would expect from a chain restaurant group.
Safari Tours to Addo Elephant NP
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9-Day Cape Town to Addo Elephant Park
$4,180 to $4,400 pp (USD)
South Africa: Shared tour (max 10 people per vehicle)
Mid-range Guest House & HotelYou Visit: Cape Town (Start), Hermanus (Whales), Knysna (Garden Route), Addo Elephant NP, Garden Route NP (Tsitsikamma) (Garden Route NP), Ostrich Farm (Highlight), Oudtshoorn (Garden Route), Paarl (Winelands), Boulder's Beach (Penguins), Cape Town (End)
Travel your African Dream
4.6/5 – 5 Reviews
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2-Day Camp Figtree Mountain Safari Lodge - 1 Night
$281 to $452 pp (USD)
South Africa: Private tourLuxuryLodge
You Visit: Port Elizabeth (Start), Addo Elephant NP, Port Elizabeth (End)
East Cape Tours
5.0/5 – 61 Reviews
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12-Day Cape Town and Garden Route Tour
$6,086 to $7,303 pp (USD)
South Africa: Private tour
Mid-range Lodge & Tented CampYou Visit: Port Elizabeth (Start), Schotia GR, Addo Elephant NP, Garden Route NP (Tsitsikamma) (Garden Route NP), Elephant Sanctuary Plettenberg Bay (Garden Route), Knysna (Garden Route), Mossel Bay (Town), Oudtshoorn (Garden Route), Robben Island (Cape Town), Table Mountain (Cape Town), Cape Peninsula, Cape Town (End)
Tourgy Tourz
4.9/5 – 30 Reviews
