Camp Figtree conducts open Land Rover trips into the Addo Elephant National Park daily. Compared to other national parks, Addo Elephant National Park boasts the highest density of Elephant in the world. The guides will ensure that you have successful sightings on your holiday in South Africa.
The original Elephant section of the park was proclaimed in 1931, when only 11 Elephants remained in the area. Today this finely tuned eco-system hosts over 420 Elephant, 450 Cape Buffalo, Black Rhino, a variety of antelope species, as well as the unique flightless dung beetle, found almost exclusively in Addo.
For the first time in over 100 years, Lion and spotted Hyena were reintroduced to the park. But the Addo story has only just begun. Plans to expand the 148 000 hectare Addo Elephant National Park into a 360 000 hectare 'Greater Addo' Park is moving forward at an exciting pace.
Once the process of expansion is completed, the park will span an area of over 200 kilometres (124 miles) long, from Algoa Bay, to the Zuurberg Mountains, and beyond to the Karoo.
With over 270 000 hectares of terrestrial park, and 120 000 hectares of marine zone, it will be possible to see both Elephant and Whale in the same park, in one day during a holiday in South Africa. The park will be the first to protect the Big Seven (Elephant, Buffalo, Rhino, Leopard, Southern right Whale and great White Shark).
Activities
- Game drives and safaris
- An evening of the stars
- Elephant walking safaris
- Schotia 'Tooth and Claw' Safari
- Riverbend endangered species drives
- Addo Elephant National Park horse trails
- Sundowner walks, bush breakfast and picnics at Camp Figtree
