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.
50-65 years of age
Too small and too much thick scrub
Email Jess | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Worst service at Addo Elephant Park
We arrived with no water at our accomodation and still had no water when we checked out. The park did not even have the decency to inform us of the problem let alone deliver a bucket of water for toilet use. We ended up having to go with bottles to reception to fill up so we could flush our toilet and at least wash our faces and brush our teeth last night and this morning.
This is disgusting for the amount you pay to stay in the park.
We won't be using Addo again.
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
$274 to $441 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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17-Day South Africa Rainbow Route
$2,746 pp (USD)
Scheduled Start DatesSouth Africa & Eswatini: Shared tour (max 12 people per vehicle)
Mid-range Lodge & Tented CampYou Visit: Johannesburg (Start), Greater Kruger, Kruger NP, Malolotja NR, Zululand (KwaZulu-Natal), Royal Natal (Drakensberg Mountains), East London (City), Addo Elephant NP, Knysna (Garden Route), Hermanus (Whales), Cape Town (End)
Sunway Safaris
4.5/5 – 30 Reviews
