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User Reviews of Addo Elephant National Park (84 Reviews)

Addo Elephant Safaris South Africa
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4.1310 / 5 4.1 /5
4.2892 / 5 4.0714 / 5 3.6506 / 5 3.8226 / 5

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Male avatar icon Thierry de Chazal Mauritius flag MU       Visited: March 2020 Reviewed: Mar 28, 2020

Email Thierry de Chazal  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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3 / 5 3 /5
4 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5 2 / 5

Nowhere to compare to Kruger or Sabi Sands..very few birds...

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Female avatar icon Elizabeth United States flag US       Visited: December 2022 Reviewed: Jan 22, 2023

Email Elizabeth  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5 0 / 5

We did see elephant’s, and the bbq was outstanding. It was difficult to see the animals since the park is so dense with brush.

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Female avatar icon Anna Mahon Oneill United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: January 2019 Reviewed: Feb 13, 2019

Email Anna Mahon Oneill  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The review below is the personal opinion of Anna Mahon Oneill and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 3 / 5 4 / 5 / 5
I prebooked alot of my SA trip and felt Addo was the hardest place to book. Their accommodation is booked separately from the game drives and restaurant bookings so nothing seems straight forward, linked or easy. It took a total of over 20 emails to book anything, information on the website is wrong, email addresses on the website bounce back - i honestly don't know how they're so busy. I was expecting great things since it is the second biggest park in SA, both of the Addo accommodation we stayed in were lovely (better than expected) altho the plunge pool at our nyathi rest camp booking was very dirty so I sadly didn't use it at all. We did two guided game drives that did end up enabling us to see animals we hadn't seen at other reserves but the park is so big and the bush so dense that its hard to actually see anything unless you happen to be lucky and find the animal crossing the road. We didn't do a self drive, drive which we regret but as we stayed in the Nyathi
Read more rest camp it ment we were locked out of the park and made us feel like we couldn't explore as much as we would have wanted. The reception is a frustrating place were staff definitely take their time processing things. Paying for game drives is unorganised and could definitely be dealt with better. All in all i'm glad i got to see some animals as if i hadnt it would have been a waste. I'm not sure i would recommend Addo - maybe if your in the area or driving passed and have a few hours or a day to kill then definitely go but if pre booking i hope its a better experience than i had.
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Male avatar icon Gary Elson United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: January 2020 Reviewed: Jan 29, 2020

Email Gary Elson  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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Addo or Addon’t ?

3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 2 / 5 2 / 5 3 / 5

After several trips to Kruger, Etosha and the KTP, I decided to give Addo a go.
I have to be honest, it was a disappointment . A small park with little real bush vibe due to the da t that you can see the surrounding farms, towns and wind farms from large parts of the park.
The vegetation isn’t the most attractive either, and the large open areas looked more like fields, giving a “safari park” feel.
There is no doubt that the elephant encounters are the highlight, but a day trip is probably enough, with maybe a night at the excellent Addo main camp to give the best chance of an early morning lion encounter.
But it’s not Kruger, a totally different experience and the 30 minute drive and access to boat trips are probably the only reason for choosing it.

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Female avatar icon Marilyn South Africa flag ZA       Visited: September 2021 Reviewed: Sep 25, 2021

Email Marilyn  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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Elephants make the park

3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 2 / 5 2 / 5 3 / 5

Huts okay. A little inconvenient that cooking and washing up facilities not on premises. A clean-up needs to be undertaken around the vegetation as quite a bit of litter lying around

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Female avatar icon Marilyn South Africa flag ZA       Visited: September 2021 Reviewed: Sep 25, 2021

Email Marilyn  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5

Did not see that much game and park very dry

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