On the border of the Addo Elephant Park and only 8km from the main gate, The Orange Elephant makes a great base camp for all your Addo adventures. It’s a pub and backpacker and campsite all rolled into one, and dressed up with a kitchen and big screen DSTV.
Meet the local rangers at the pub and get the inside story over a frostie and a meal, then stoke up the firepit in the garden and count stars (or beers) as the night disappears into a starry silence.
Harrumph! How far away can you hear an elephant? How safe is that fence? How much do elephants love oranges? Is that an orange tree? Is that a lion roaring? Short answers: This far, not sure, a lot, yes x 2. So sleep with your ears flapping.
If the ellies don’t pop by on an orange hunt, take a guided tour, with elephant sightings guaranteed. Then cuddle lion and cheetah cubs, rescue a snake or two and take a slow paddle down the Sundays River to count birds.