Full day Private Addo Elephant Safari
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- 7 to 8 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Enjoy a full day at Addo Elephant National Park without having to worry about planning out the details when you book this private game-drive experience. A guide safely takes you out in the conservation park in search of South African wildlife. Plus, lunch and the option for pickup in Port Elizabeth are both included.
- Explore Addo Elephant National Park with a guide safely leading the way
- A private experience makes for an intimate game-drive tour in South Africa
- Enjoy a provided lunch for an easy day of exploring
- Choose to get picked up in Port Elizabeth or meet in Gqeberha
What's Included
- LunchWe offer refreshments and traditional south African braai weather permitting or restaurant menu for full day tours . All kinds of refreshments are provided for.
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.
Itinerary
Addo Elephant National Park (Pass By)
Port Elizabeth City Hall (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- The booking requires a minimum of 2 participants and allows a maximum of 6 participants.
- Vehicle type may vary depending on weather conditions and the number of participants.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Mindy_U
Very knowledgeable guide, Mastoff. Park exceeded our expectations. 👍. Took wonderful pictures and so close to animals. Awesome day!
Reviews
4.1
based on 25 reviews
Donna_S, May 2024
This is my third attempt to review so it will now be short! Highly recommend booking a tour for just two people in order to have the best opportunity to view the wildlife. This was our second time at Addo Elephant Nat'l Park and we saw several new animals the second time around. There is a huge difference between a National Park and a private game reserve. If you want to take your chances (but you will definitely see animals) go the Nat'l Park route, otherwise it's basically a zoo without bars. Our guide, Pardon, did a fabulous job of finding animals, including lions that were probably 1/4 - 1/3 of a mile away.
Response from Host, Jun 2024
Thank you very much for your feedback. We hope to see you soon again
God bless you and enjoy the best of what the world have to offer
Mindy_U, May 2024
Very knowledgeable guide, Mastoff. Park exceeded our expectations. 👍. Took wonderful pictures and so close to animals. Awesome day!
Response from Host, Jun 2024
Thank you very much for your feedback. We wish safe travels around the world and at the same time we look forward to welcome you again. God bless you
JamesOwen_L, Mar 2024
Brian was an excellent guide, very well informed and helpful. Transport vehicle was unsatisfactory: pick-up arrangement failed and caused one hour delay and serious frustration, while vehicle itself (standard bus-taxi) was uncomfortable, and not ideal for game viewing. Braai lunch dreadful: unsatisfactory hygiene, overcooked meat, and all four in party suffered consequences of varying severity.
Response from Host, May 2024
We as Addo travel center try our best to keep a high standard when it come to our vehicles, our trip and meals ect. We apologies for any inconvenience caused, due to game drive durations, difficult roads to navigate and maximizing sightings', getting guests for lunch on time becomes difficult which explains the lateness of the guide who was meant to fetch you.
When it comes to vehicles it depends on number of our guests. If you are more than 4 we use minibuses as advertised.
We apologies if the food was not satisfactory, as you stated it was overcooked. it saddens us to hear this, we usually don't get complains. If we knew you weren't satisfied, we would have made a dietary plan for your needs.
if we had been informed of any inconvenience we would have done our ultimate best to help the experience be more comfortable. Our sincere apologies, hopefully this won't stop you using our services in future. if you would like you could email in time for your next trip so that we maximize your priorities and needs. Have an amazing and blessed day forward.
Richard_S, Jan 2024
The driver never showed ruining my trip. I will never use this service again. Viator Support was difficult to find out the website. And once I did find they were very little help. I ended up having to pay more money for on the media trip. That was only a half-day not a full day. Viator was responsible for ruining my vacation.
Response from Host, Jan 2024
Apologies for your experience having been ruined. The booking in question was cancelled from our booking system 24 hours before the ship docked. I was so furious as I had also organised everything for your arrival . I queried the cancellation with viator asking them how can I loose 2 bookings in succession less than 24 hours before arrival of the guests . The consultant who attended to my query her name was Gladys. She told me that the 2 booking's I lost was a's a result of medical emergency and the other guests had found a cheaper option . I had a lengthy discussion with Gladys and expressed anger with the cancellations
The 28 was suppose to be a busy day for me but there was cancellation's. I lost a lot of money as result of the cancellation. When viator guests cancells bookings they don't even inform us as to why unless if as tour operator take pains to ask the agency on chat. You can get last minute cancellation and no reason sighted. It is very unfair on us as tour operators. We were prepared to host you and looking forward to host you till Gladys from viator via Chats told us and confirmed the cancellation's .
Michael_N, Jan 2024
The guide was good. The Safari Park interesting but they sent us a car without air-conditioning. It was a lousy car, and we have been forced to stay more than four hours without air conditioner. I would like to have at least 50% of my money back.
Response from Host, Jan 2024
Dear sir
Apologies for the fact that the aircon was not working well. The day in question temperatures in the park unusually rose up to almost 38 degrees. The aircon was overpowered and unknowingly also the gas was running out. It is very difficult to tell when aircon gas is running out. Disregardless of that all 4 windows did open and you were given an exclusive private safari whereby it was just the 2 of you instead of 4 people. Victor or yourself did not also not warn us that you are disabled and putting extra 2 guests would have convinced you or the other guests. You already did enjoy the exclusivity and all the services offered. To request 50 percent discount is misguided and it is very rude to call our vehicle lousy as that vehicle do conduct game drives everyday in the park. You are the only guest to have ever complained. I do not know what you mean by the woRd lousy. Yes aircon gas was low or may have run out but that is not anticipated. With temperatures skyroof even the most brand new vehicle with aircon was overpowered by the unexpected high temperature on the day in the park. Also for your own information 90 percent of vehicles conducting game drives in the park does not even use aircon at all since you have to keep windows open for sightings. All 4 windows of the vehicle in question do open and do not see justification of a discount. Vehicle did not breakdown. Guide was good and sightings good.
Bob_T, May 2023
Being within metres of herds of elephants. Being a solo tourist with a extremely knowledgeable guide was great. The park is very impressive.
OlgaWhitlatch, Feb 2023
We had a wonderful time in this tour from the tour group Under African Skies ran by Teshni. We felt that team went above and beyond to make sure we are having a great time: the surprise coffee stop by the river with a bunch of treats while we are watching water buffalos across the river, amazing barbecue cooked right in front of us and at the end of the tour - a surprise gift! Really special experience, telling all my friends about it.
Response from Host, Feb 2023
Dear valued client . Are you sure the trip was with addo travel center and adventure. It would be great to have a river on addo and buffalo crossing the river. Best regards. Walter
Anthony_H, Mar 2020
We throughly enjoyed our visit to Addo with Walter who was very knowledgeable. We saw lions and buffalo plus many more animals that other people on our cruise didn’t see
Excellent.
Jrg_N, Mar 2020
Everything was fine. After a short delay for pick-up, the team did everything to make up for this. And they did more than this. Was a perfect day with lions and a good braai. Can recommend it truly. Thanks for make the day a memorable experience to Nicki & Walter. See you next time in PE.
Helga_H, Dec 2025
I had booked an 8 hour safari,
was not picked up, after several phone calls finally 1h later. Then 2h cruise in the safari park, then nobody knew about picnic or lunch and nobody knew how to get me back to the cruise ship. I joined other passengers on my own initiative who were at the safari park. My expenses were only 30% refunded.
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Response from Host, Jan 2026
A very good day to you. Our packages clearly state that we do not do tours for single guest bookings. Its a loss to us to run a tour for 1 person. You should have taken time to read and understand the tour description before booking. Despite that we did a favour to pick you up snd combine with other guests who apparently had a good experience and they never complained. Yoir the one who suggested to depart the park early and skip lunch. We did you a favour and even gave you back 60 percemt discount meaning in actual fact you had a free experience. The basis of your complaint is unjust and unfair, and it is only aimed at tarnishing our business. Despite refunding you, you still took to social media to defam and slender our business. We have a lot of repeat business from guests who have done tours with us and they continue to use our services. Your objective to ruin our business stands no ground at all, and it's unjust and unfair. Taking into consideration that you were unjustly refunded but still decided to ruin and tarnish our image.
JeanPierre_D, Dec 2022
Big 5 vinden in Addo is een groot woord maar in de praktijk in Addo kun je dit gewoon vergeten. De landrovers waarmee we rondtoerden waren aan. een zware herstelbetalingen of zelfs vervanging toe. De drivers waren ok.
Response from Host, Jan 2023
Thank you for your feedback . Its indeed true it is not easy to find big 5 in addo park most of the time. It is such a big area and the animals are free roaming. Our landrovers work very hard everyday in the harsh conditions of the african roads. Despite that we are busy changing our fleet to modern 4 by 4 landrovers. The biggest challenge has been corona. With your unequivocal support we shall get to the levels we were precorona pandemic. Thank you for your feedback
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