Discover...Experience...Explore a world of diversity in one Park. Now the third largest national park in South Africa, Addo Elephant National Park has expanded to conserve a wide range of biodiversity, landscapes, fauna and flora.
Featured Accommodation
The Langebos Huts - Woody Cape
Set within the picturesque Alexandria Forest in the Woody Cape Section of Addo Elephant National Park, a new, exclusive accommodation offering is set to be a hit with birders, those who enjoy escaping to a private destination under a canopy of trees and others who just wish to "get away from it all". Prospective visitors with a special interest in botany, trees, ferns and mushrooms will also delight in using this accommodation as their base from where to explore the forest.Read more...
Featured Activity
Hiking Trails
Experience the Alexandria Hiking Trail, a 36km two-day trail through the largest coastal dunefield south of the equator, lush indigenous forest and unspoilt coastline. The Langebos Huts are situated at the trail base, providing accommodation for the beginning and/or end of the hike.
Visitor Tips
- Book a hop-on-guide at the Game Drives Reception office and enjoy the luxury of a trained guide showing and telling you all about the park in the comfort of your own vehicle.
- Hot days at waterholes are best for elephant viewing.
- Lions and spotted hyenas are most often seen in the early morning or evening to night time.
- A road map of tourist routes within the park will be given to each vehicle upon entering the Park. Additional maps are for sale at the shop. Various information sheets are available at reception.
Notices
The Park's Shop Trading Hours
Trading hours for The Park's Shop are from Mondays to Sundays from 08:00 AM to 17:00 PM.
Open Safari Vehicle Capacity
Open safari vehicles for game-viewing will only load 50% of the allowed capacity under government's Level 1 Lockdown regulations.
Woody Cape Office Hours
Please note that the Reception office now closes at 15:00 PM daily. Hikers will no longer be accommodated after that time.
Things To See
- Lion (found mostly in the southern section of the park)
- Herds of elephant at Hapoor dam
- The Interpretive Centre at Main Camp
- The picturesque Zuurberg Mountain
- The rolling sand dunes of the Woody Cape section
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This 52-page full-colour brochure gives the visitor a complete overview of the Park, its fauna and flora, history, new developments, accommodation and activities. Highly recommended! Available from the park directly.
Did You Know?
- The GRNP has the single largest block of Afromontane forest in South Africa including the Outeniqua and Tsitsikamma sandstone fynbos areas, Mountains, forest and coast in close proximity and scenic beauty.