Addo Day Trip

A lot of people want to have a Safari experience when visiting South Africa, but do not always fancy paying 700 Dollars a day to have 2 game drives supplemented by lots of food and pampering. Some people are more interested in viewing the animals in their own time and spend a lot of time at a waterhole waiting for that perfect sighting.

Addo Elephant park is a good case in point; add it to your Garden Route package as an extension to your trip. Visiting this park is an easy drive from Port Elizabeth if you do not want to spend all of your time staying in the Park. Alternatively rent one of the chalets from SANPARKS. The main camp has an excellent hide and deck overlooking a waterhole where you can spend a lot of time, 24/7.

There is plenty on offer in terms of game viewing for the patient traveler. Although Lions are not always on offer during the day you may be rewarded at one of the waterholes. This park is in one of the dry regions of the country and being patient will pay off handsomely!

Getting into the park is also not an expensive exercise; International visitors currently pay R130 to enter the park for the day. The good thing with this park is that you can enter the park more than once from the main reception area. Also exit the Matholweni gate in the South for easy access to Port Elizabeth. There are restaurant and shopping facilities at the main entrance, and you can also make use of the Park's scheduled game drives if you do not want to drive in the Park. The best of both worlds really!

View my photos taken that day on Picasa.

Enjoy your game viewing