Tips on Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa
Best way to visit Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa Close encounter Tip 1: Stay overnight at the parks rest area . They have tent camping options for $20 or fancier bungalow type chalets. This lets you enter the game drive area at 5:30am in the morning as opposed to when they open the main gate at 6am for people staying outside the park. You can also have dinner at the restaurant there until 8:30pm, visit the hide overlooking the waterhole at any time, and listen to hyenas howl or lions roar deep into the night from your campsite. There is also a swimming pool for overnight guests only. This is perfect for the hot middle part of the day in between game drives. Lion with his kill Night Game Drive Success Tip 2: Go on a night game drive . At $35 it is well worth being able to see the park after dark. This not only gives you a chance to see the nocturnal animals in the park, which there are many, but also gives you access to a park ranger who...