Addo Elephant Park by 4X4
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Port
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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Activity Level
Moderate
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At
$209.95
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 5 Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
Depart from the quayside and proceed across the Swartkops River, turning inland to the flat valley of the Sundays River. It is a 35-mile drive to the Addo Elephant Park.
The park covers 51,000 hectares of bush country, and is home to approximately 200 elephants which have bred from the few that remained in the area after the herd was almost wiped out in the 1920s. Although it belongs to the same species as the African elephant, the reddish Addo elephant is smaller with more rounded ears, and the females generally have no tusks.
On a two-hour game drive you will hopefully encounter this endemic animal, as well as various species of antelope. Also noteworthy is the flightless dung-beetle, found almost exclusively in Addo.
Head back to Port Elizabeth where the tour ends at the ship.
Notes:
This tour is not suitable for guests in wheelchairs and those with walking difficulties, as they will not be able to climb onto the 4x4 open vehicles. During the day, temperatures can get extremely hot. The game drive vehicle may not be covered. Wear comfortable walking shoes and breathable clothing; bring sunscreen, a sun hat and binoculars. Ride will be bumpy. Guests with back or neck problems are not allowed to participate. Minimum age is 6 years. No food may be taken into the reserve or on the open vehicles. Participants are not permitted to use cellular phones during the game drives or to speak loudly or stand up on the game drive vehicles, as this will disturb the animals. Smoking is not permitted. Wildlife sightings are likely but are not guaranteed.