ADDO ELEPHANT NATIONAL PARK

All elephant herds in Africa and on Private Game Reserves have been handled by men, good or bad. The saying that elephants never forget has been proven over and over by the many bad experiences people and rangers have witnessed.

Addo’s herds have been rescued by the founding of the park 75 years ago.

Since the very aggressive original animals had passed away and the world famous Dr Anthony Hall-Martin being the head ranger of Addo for many years, taught our Elephants to be ‘people friendly’.

This is the only place in the world where you can be amongst a herd off elephants within hand reach and have nothing to fear.

Therefore Addo offers the Best Elephant viewing in the world.

We have the most knowledgeable professional guide to Addo. Elephant viewing in Addo, different to all other national parks and reserves, is the best during the heat of the day.

ADDO ELEPHANT BACK SAFARI

Guests leave for the Elephant Back Safari about 8:00am, following the historical oxwagen trail up and over the Zuurberg Mountains, where you will be introduced to the 3 orphan Elephants. Here you are welcomed by Walter and his skilled team who will teach you all about these gentle giants while you touch and feed them.

Afterwards you mount the 3 elephants for a bare-back ride through the bush, then walking at an easy pace with the elephants through beautiful indigenous yellow wood forests to their famous waterhole. While having lunch and refreshments on the beautiful shaded deck, you watch them enjoying themselves in the mud and water.

SCHOTIA PRIVATE GAME RESERVE - Full Day Experience

This is more for the first time visitor to South Africa and Africa with limited time to see as much wildlife in the shortest time possible. Schotia pioneered wildlife reserves in the malaria-free Eastern Cape during the last decade.

All the other reserves followed, but Schotia still have what all the other Big 5 Games Reserves do not have and that is: the Addo Elephants and the best pride of free-range lions in the Cape.

Guests depart from the Lodge at 10h00 with an experienced guide. Lunch is enjoyed at Lenmore Farm Stall.

You then depart to Schotia Private Game Reserve where you are welcomed and enjoy tea. From here you are transferred to open top game-viewers for a proper bush safari.

During the afternoon your guide will search for all the animals that you will not see in Addo Elephant Park like Giraffe, White Rhino, Crocodile, Hippo to name a few. You are guaranteed a Lion sighting - if not during the afternoon, definitely on your night drive.

After your afternoon safari you retire to the Lapa (outdoor dining area) for a traditional open fire cooked dinner. Departing after dinner with a short night drive to see all the nocturnal animals, birds and cats, before returning to the lodge at about 22h00. This is excellent value for money including all transfers, two meals and local beverages and 3 game-drives.