addo elephant national park - addo

The Addo Park is sanctuary to a multitude of games species and abundant birdlife, including over 450 African Elephants, Lions, Black Rhino's, Buffalos, Leopards, Zebra, Spotted Hyenas and a variety of antelope species, as well as the unique Flightless Dung Beetle. The Great White Shark and Southern Right Whale in the parks Marine Section make up the 'BIG 7'.

Main Gate Times: 07h00 - 19h00 (seasonal changes)
Conservation Fees: R25.00 (RSA Citizens) R100.00 (Foreign Visitors)

Horse Back Safari: R170.00 (08h00 - 10h00 ) and R225.00 (14h00 - 17h00)
Tour Bookings: +27 (0) 42 - 233 8621 or Email

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• Guided Game Drives or Self Drive Safaris in the wildlife Area
• Walking and Hiking Trails (Zuurberg and Woody Cape Sections)
• PPC Discovery Nature Trail
• Hapoor Restaurant, Picnic and Braai (BBQ) Sites (Nyati Waterhole)

• 4x4 Eco-Adventure Trail (Kabouga Section)
• Guided Horse Back Safaris
• Addo Birding Walks
• Underground Game Viewing Hide
• Curios Area

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addo history

Explore the diverse world of the Addo Elephant National Park, an exciting wildlife ans nature adventure. Situated in the malaria-free Eastern Cape and less than an hours drive from Port

Elizabeth (a compolsury stop for the Cape Town- Port Elizabeth and Durban - Port Elizabeth Baz Bus Routes). Addo is the gateway to the Garden Route and a primary tourist destination of the Cape Province.

In the early 1800's the area was full of wildlife, thousands of elephants, buffalo, rhino, zebra, giraffe but they were slowly destroyed the last lion was shot in 1849 and the last rhino in 1853. The Addo bush was however very thick and the elephants took shelter in the area, they also took on nocturnal habits. In 1918 there were approximately 140 left and a hunter Major Phillips Jacobs Pretorius was appointed to rid the area of the nuisance. He was pretty successful and in 14 months, managed to kill 114 and capture 7 which were sold to a circus. By the time The Addo Elephant National Park was established in 1931, only 11elephants were left.

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