Addo Rest Camp

Sunshine Coast


Addo’s main rest camp, at the park headquarters, has myriad cottages, chalets, safari tents and rondavels (round huts with a conical roofs), some overlooking the floodlit waterhole where elephants slake their thirst. Options range from camping, to two-person safari tents with shared bathroom, to luxurious houses with two en-suite bedrooms and air-conditioning.


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1. Addo Elephant National Park

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2. Schotia Game Reserve

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