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hi Salva
I hope that you are having a great time and beg that you please post a TR & with pictures ?
There is so much information on the forum on KTP/KNP and so little on Karoo and MZNP while only a bit on Addo..
baie dankie Mona

Are there any laundry facilities in Addo Main Camp?

Jen,

No laundry facilities when we were there last year.

Thanks lion queen

Hello

We are considering going to Addo next year.
We are long time Kruger visitors, with over 1200 days in the park.
That being said, how is the addo?
Roads, game viewing ie what game is frequently seen, game densities, bird life and accommodation.
I see the Addo looks pretty fragmented, so do you only book into one section? Can we go to say the dunes if we are booked into the main camp?

As much info as possible would be appreciated, it looks, as it does lok like a lovely park.

Hello Gilbert .
We have just got back from Addo .. and as you live in the Cape its a good place to go.
Roads are good and we stayed in the main camp which we found spotless and well organised We self catered so cannot comment on the restuarant/. We only visited the main section and we found three days maybe not quite enough
A suggestion Why dont you travel slowly to Addo visiting the opther Sanparks on the way There is Bontbok in Swellendam . Beautuful chalets with views of the river and some nice walks .
Then the Wilderness at Ebb and flo plenty of walks and canoeingand the camp is green and lush and views pf the river are great
we then stayed at the wooden chalet in the kysna forests ( they have only one) its on stilts and is very luxurious
It has everything you could wish for including a jacuzi Dish washer Dstv,washing machine and tumble dryer ..Fireplace if you are there in winter and a posh braai on a deck outside . You are above the forest floor ..lovely then its Storms river mouth ( tstsikama) again walks sea views etc etc
and then to Addo. We returned via oudsthoorn , Sutherland and the Tankwa Nat Park Amazing place We left via the north and travelled via the botterkloof and Pakhuis passes to clanwilliam and home.
I hope that gives you some ideas We do not have a 4x4 all roads either tar or dirt were vere=y accessable

Hi there

We are hooked on Kruger, but have been to Addo too (in 2008) and LOVED it!

It is in Addo that I saw my first Caracal and then, the very next day, another one! (This after years of not being able to spot caracal in Kruger...). Every park has something special to it...

Go and discover Addo, you won't be disappointed!

Gilbertr14,

Hugh - I echo your sentiments of visiting other camps to and from Addo...makes for a great experience allround.

We have been there in Jun'11 doing a circle route i.e. Wildernis, Addo, Mountain Zebra NP, Camdeboo and back via Outshoorn. In Jun'12 we did a Wildernis, Addo, Tsitstikamma route - both from Cape Town. Nice easy drive with great variety.

The personnel at Addo are brilliant people and most helpful. Addo can be accessed via the southern part i.e. N2 at Matyholweni camp and drive to the northern area to the Main camp, where we stayed. There is also a nice overnight hide/tented camp called Spekboom where one can stay and close by a picnic area with facilities for body breaks etc. It got a sighting board and there is also one at the main camp. Be careful of the black rhinos - they can be territorial and might surprise you...

The ellies are a lot calmer as those in Kruger. We had some great lion, hyena, jackal, eland, buffs, rhino and Red hartebeest sightings. Kudus and warthogs are like the impala is in Kruger. Lots of great birdies all round and the small animals in the fields.

One can do a drive through the main park twice a day, so more opportunities to spot the allusive ones. I cannot comment on the greater Addo region i.e. Kabouga, Zuurberg, Darlington sections. But definitely doable to drive from the main camp to the Woody Cape section - at the seaside and back for the day.

Hope the info help a bit.