Addo Elephant National Park Addo Information

GAME VIEWING | This is a malaria free area for game viewing. The Green Tree Cottage is very centrally located to many of the best game reserves in the area. Please visit the websites below to read more about these game reserves:

DID YOU KNOW | The original Addo Park has subsequently been expanded to include the Woody Cape Nature Reserve that extends from the Sundays River mouth (with the entrance to the park called, "Colchester South Gate Gate") towards Alexandria and a marine reserve, which includes St. Croix Island and Bird Island which is an important breeding habitat for gannets and penguins, not to mention a large variety of other marine life.

This forms part of the plan to expand the 1,480 km2 Addo National Elephant Park into a 3,600 km2 Greater Addo Elephant National Park. The expansion has meant that not only does the park contain five of South Africa's seven major vegetation zones (biomes) but also that it is probably the only park in the world to house the so-called "Big 7" (elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo, leopard, whale and great white shark) in their natural habitat.

BEACHES | The Golden Beaches of the Sunshine Coast, within 25 minutes' radius

RESTAURANTS | Cosy restaurant at Colchester — very popular for their great steaks. Tea Garden at the Spar Shopping centre at Colchester, the Spar is also the best place to get what you need, should you require to self–cater. Nanaga farm stall for lunches and lovely home baked goodies