Addo Elephant National Park South Africa

Addo Elephant National Park

Picture Courtesy of Gorah Elephant Camp - Addo
 

The original Addo Elephant National park was proclaimed in 1931, when only eleven elephants remained in the area . Today this + 120 000ha reserve is home  to over 450 elephants, Cape buffalo, black rhino, as well as a variety of antelope species. The flightless dung beetle is found almost exclusively in Addo.  The Greater Addo National Park is home to the Big 7 which includes the Elephant, Cape Buffalo, Black Rhino, Leopard and Lions as well as Great White Sharks and The Whale as it extends down to the Sea.  The coastal section of the park is also home to the worlds largest penguin and gannet colonies.

Addo accommodation

Elephant House - Addo
	The Elephant house is an exclusive thatched guest house  providing upmarket accommodation minutes away from the Addo Elephant National Park. Eight spacious bedrooms are beautifully decorated with antiques and the owners' private collection of Africana art opening out into courtyards and private verandahs....read more
Camp Fig Tree - Addo
	Camp Fig Tree is a remote, private guest house set on top of the stunning Zuurberg mountain range in Addo. Resting between the 12 000 ha Buffelskuil Reserve (with all of the ‘Big 5) and the 30 000 ha River Bend Conservancy, adjacent to the Greater Addo Elephant National Park, the camp boasts breathtaking 270-degree views over the verdant surrounding areas and incorporating the Zuurberg Mountains and the plains southward toward the Indian Ocean. ..read more
Gorah Elephant Camp - Addo
	Gorah is a premier tented safari lodge set in the malaria-free Addo Elephant National Park home to the densest elephant population on earth. The romantic atmosphere of the ten spacious and luxurious tented suites, recalls the golden era of safari in the early 1900's; yet with the comfort and excellence associated with Africa's finest game lodges....read more
River Bend Country Lodge - Addo
	Riverbend Country House offers sophisticated country living, Noted for its gracious hospitality and inspired cuisine, Riverbend is situated within the Greater Addo Elephant National Park..read more

Addo Elephant National Park South Africa