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Addo Elephant National Park, Port Elizabeth a sanctuary to over 450 elephants, Cape buffalo, a variety of antelope species and the unique flightless dung beetle which is found almost exclusively in Addo. Addo Elephant National Park, Port Elizabeth, one of the major Port Elizabeth Tourist Attractions, is just one hour's drive away from Port Elizabeth.
What makes Addo Elephant National Park in Port Elizabeth unique is its unmatched natural diversity as it features five of South Africa's seven major vegetation zones or biomes. This ecosystem features the 'Big 7', the elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo, leopard, whales and great white sharks in their natural habitat. Addo Elephant National Park, Port Elizabeth, a must visit site while you are on your Port Elizabeth Tours, offers some of the most amazing elephant viewing in the world. Apart from this, there are abundant antelope species in the main game area of the park and visitors can spot here red hartebeest, eland, kudu and bushbuck. Gemsbok, black wildebeest, springbok, buffalo and black rhino are found in the arid nama-karoo area. The Burchell's zebra, Cape mountain zebra, spotted hyenas, mountain reedbuck, baboons, blue duiker, aardwolf and red rock rabbit are some of the other game species found in the park.
At Addo Elephant National Park, Port Elizabeth, you can go for Guided Game Drives. Visitors can select from a number of game drive options which are approximately 2 hours in duration. You can go for Sunrise drives, Day drives, Sunset drives or Night drives. The two hours long morning rides of the Addo Horse Trails is for the beginners while the experienced ones can go for the three hours long afternoon rides. Addo horse trails depart from main camp to the Nyati area which is home to elephants, buffalo, black rhino, zebra and antelope.
At Addo Elephant National Park, Port Elizabeth, you can go for the Zuurberg Horse Trails which wind through forest. Various hiking options are also available ranging from a one-hour trail, ideal for a leisurely walk to the 4-hour Doringnek Trail. The SASOL Red Bishop Bird Hide is set opposite the waterhole in the main rest camp offering visitors a fantastic view of red bishops, weavers, herons, coots and terrapins. The main game area features approximately 170 bird species while the expanded park contains as many as 450 species in a diversity of habitats.
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