Addo National Elephant Park

Now the third largest national park in South Africa, Addo Elephant National Park has expanded to conserve a wide diversity of biodiversity, landscapes, fauna and flora.

Stretching from the semi-arid Karoo area in the north around Darlington Dam, over the rugged Zuurberg Mountains, through the Sundays River valley and south to the coast between Sundays River mouth and Bushman’s river mouth, Addo covers about 180 000 hectares (444 700 acres) and includes the Bird and St Croix Island groups.

Five main attractions/things to experience:

• 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