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Addo Elephant Park (South Africa)Newest Review: ... game reserves in the area. We only gave ourselves a day to explore Addo and thoroughly regret not allowing ourselves extra time there. We mistakenly thought that because it was a National Park it wouldn't be as exciting as the private reserves we'd planned to visit. We were completely wrong! The number of animals we saw far outweighed those elsewhere - at one point we parked up by a ... more |
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Addo Elephant Park is one of South Africa's 20 National Parks, located near Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The National Parks are often considered the poor man's safari however having experienced both Addo and some more exclusive, luxurious game parks my personal preference would be for the National Parks any day! Originally Addo Elephant Park was founded in 1931 to provide a safe haven for the few remaining elephants in the area, however over the years Addo has grown significantly and is now home to more than 450 elephants, as well as lions, rhino, buffalo, leopards and whales to name but a few. It has become a huge tourist attraction ... Read the complete review

