Addo Elephant National Park Entrance Fee, Accommodation and Activities

Addo Elephant National Park is a few hours drive to the North of Port Elizabeth. Unlike other famous tourist attraction sites in South Africa like Kruger, this game reserve is less crowded.

Overcrowded places scare away some animals. Book early for December tours because more people visit the park during this month.

Addo Elephant Park animals

The game reserve boasts of having the big seven wild animals, the big five being part of the big seven. Here are the wild animals that you will see at Addo:

Most of the elephants are always in family groups at the main waterhole or Hapoor Dam. They are friendly to humans.

The rare black-maned African lions are seen early in the mornings, at sunsets, or when you drive around the area at night.

Enjoy your time seeing the black and white rhinos.

• Cape buffaloes

You will see more Cape buffaloes during the day time because of the lions. They are free of infections.

The game reserve has leopards, but they rarely show up in open places.

The differences between cheetahs and leopards are their smaller body sizes, smaller heads and ears, spotted coats, and distinctive "tear stripes". The stripes stretch from the corner of their eyes to the sides of their noses.

You will see the warthogs. They are called "Pumba" by the locals.

• Spotted hyenas

There are spotted hyenas. Aardwolf and brown hyenas are seen on rare occasions.

A variety of species of antelopes like the bush-bucks, red hartebeests, and the elands are also present.

You will find the extinct Gwagga and Burchell species of Zebra.

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• Dolphins and sharks

The boundaries of Addo extend to the coastline of Algoa Bay and the east of Port Elizabeth into a marine park that has whales and white sharks. June and November are the best to see the southern right whale. The calves appear in July and August.

You will see more white sharks from May to August. At Algoa Bay, you will find bottlenose dolphins. There are also various species of African penguins at St. Croix Island.

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• Flightless dung beetles

The flightless dung beetles are abundant on the roads of this park. They hide when the weather is too hot or cold.

• Leopard tortoises

The leopard tortoises are available in large numbers. Domkrag Dam was named after a giant male leopard tortoise, which was called "Domkrag". The animal had enough strength to lift cars on its shell.

Where can you find an Addo Elephant Park map?

Addo Elephant Park sits on a 180 000 Hectare piece of land. The road that stretches and connects throughout the park is about 120 Kilometers long. The dunes of the Kalahari Desert and the mountains create a diverse landscape in the park. Some sections are set aside for hiking. Here is the map of this game reserve.

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