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User Reviews of Addo Elephant National Park (84 Reviews)

Addo Elephant Safaris South Africa
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4.1310 / 5 4.1 /5
4.2892 / 5 4.0714 / 5 3.6506 / 5 3.8226 / 5

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Female avatar icon Esther Sanchez Spain flag ES       Visited: October 2023 Reviewed: Nov 12, 2023

Email Esther Sanchez  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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Huge park with endless elephants, zebras and antelopes

Female avatar icon Portia South Africa flag ZA       Visited: February 2023 Reviewed: Nov 3, 2023

Email Portia  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

5 / 5 5 /5
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It's amazing and breathtakingly beautiful

Female avatar icon Elizabeth United States flag US       Visited: December 2022 Reviewed: Jan 22, 2023

Email Elizabeth  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Elizabeth and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5 3 /5
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We did see elephant’s, and the bbq was outstanding. It was difficult to see the animals since the park is so dense with brush.

Male avatar icon Thierry de Chazal Mauritius flag MU       Visited: March 2020 Reviewed: Mar 28, 2020

Email Thierry de Chazal  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Thierry de Chazal and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5 3 /5
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Nowhere to compare to Kruger or Sabi Sands..very few birds...

Female avatar icon Ruth United States flag US       Visited: February 2020 Reviewed: Feb 23, 2020

Email Ruth  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The review below is the personal opinion of Ruth and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5 3 /5
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Too many cars driving around.

Female avatar icon Femke Belgium flag BE       Visited: July 2019 Reviewed: Jul 21, 2019

Email Femke  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Worth the price, nice daytrip!

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Worth the price, lots of space! You'd best start around 9 or 10o'clock if you want to do everything because it is very big.

Female avatar icon Sharron Smith Canada flag CA       Visited: November 2018 Reviewed: Dec 8, 2018

Email Sharron Smith  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

5 / 5 5 /5
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We loved being able to do a self drive and encounter wildlife on our own. The interpretive centre was most informative. we only experienced a small part of the huge park. Amazing!

Male avatar icon Bryan South Africa flag ZA       Visited: May 2018 Reviewed: Oct 9, 2018

Email Bryan  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

4 / 5 4 /5
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Addo as its name implies is primarily a venue to see African Elephant in their natural habitat but is also home to lions, warthogs zebra, a variety of antelope and abundant bird life. The accommodation is simple but adequate and there is restaurant in the main camp, which serves a basic but adequate range of meals of the type you would expect from a chain restaurant group.

Male avatar icon Eden Fontes Brazil flag BR       Visited: June 2017 Reviewed: May 21, 2018

Email Eden Fontes  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

5 / 5 5 /5
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It is very easy to self drive inside the park, lots of wildlife and sceneries, good places do stop and leave the car.

Avatar icon Dirk Huitzing Netherlands flag NL       Visited: March 2017 Reviewed: Aug 15, 2017

Email Dirk Huitzing

There is a lot of wildlife to see!

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Addo Elephant National Park
In March 2017 my wife and I made a very pleasant one day safari tour in the Addo Elefant National Park. We started at the Zuurberg Mountain Village and early in the morning we arrived in Addo. We saw quite a number of elephants, sometimes in small groups but at other moments in pretty large herds with cute baby elephants among them. Some groups of elephants came very close to our safari truck!
We also saw impressive numbers of Burchell Zebra’s. This is the zebra subspecies in the Addo Elephant Park. Other large mammals were African Buffalos, Kudus, Elands, Red Hartebeests and Warthogs. Predators were a Spotted Hyena and quite a lot of Bl;ack-backed Jackals.
A Pale Chanting Goshawk sat quite close to the road in the bushes, a sitting duck for photographers! Common Fiscals were on the lookout for prey and Jackal Buzzards were soaring in the air. A large Denham’s Bustard was walking about. In a small lake we saw South African Shelducks,
Read more Yellow-billed ducks and Red-knobbed Coots.
Just outside the park on the way back to our lodge we saw a number of Giraffes. In short: there is a lot to see!