Alan Tours

ADDO ELEPHANT PARK & SUNSET RIVER CRUISE (FD04)

At a Glance

• Tour duration: Full day trip
• Group size: Minimum of 2 people per tour
• Tour departs from: Port Elizabeth
• Price: From R2750 per person

Tour Highlights

• 700 free roaming African Elephants in malaria free Addo Elephant Park
• Herds of Buffalo, Lions, Black rhino and the shy Leopard, the legendary Big 5
• Many species of Antelope, Zebra and Warthog
• Diverse Birds and Reptiles
• Leisurely sunset Cruise on the Sundays River watching birds and game along the way
• Bee-eater, Heron, Egret and other river birds
• Bushbuck, duiker, kudu etc.
• A part of the largest dune field in the Southern Hemisphere.

Suitable for those interested in Big 5, Birdwatching, Cruise

Details

7:30 am pick up at place of residence in Port Elizabeth and depart for the malaria free Addo Elephant National Park with its population of close to 700 African Elephants, herds of Buffalo, Lions and the shy Leopard amongst the many species of Antelope, Zebra and Warthog as well as the rich and diverse Bird and Reptile life that inhabit this expanded National Park, one of the most popular in South Africa.

After entering, we check in start our game viewing experience searching for the many and diverse creatures in the thickets and on the open plains while learning about the habitat in which they live.

On returning to the main camp, we enjoy a light lunch at the restaurant in the park.

In the afternoon, we continue the game drive searching the thickets for Elephant, Eland, Red Hartebeest as well as the stately Kudu, the males, with their huge horns blending into the background.

We leave the reserve to meet the ferry on the Sundays River, an estuary on the border of the Addo Elephant National Park where we board a ferry for a leisurely cruise on this calm wide waterway searching the reed banks for small creatures and diverse birdlife. This is a bird watcher's paradise. We continue to the coast where we view the beautiful wind driven sand dunes that make up a part of the largest dune field in the Southern Hemisphere.

We may stop and climb the shifting sand dunes for a stunning view over the waters of Algoa Bay, St Croix Island with a large colony of African penguins in the distance and the possibility of Whales sightings that seasonally visit this large protected bay.

Soon after sunset, when the shadows have merged into dusk, we depart back to Port Elizabeth well satisfied, recounting the experiences of the day.

Note

Tour includes:
• Entrance/conservation fee
• Light lunch
• Boat cruise
• Bottled water in tour vehicle

(minimum 4 persons required by the boat operator)