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GREATER ADDO ROUTE

The Route circles this unique South African Destination and includes the villages of Addo, Colchester, Canonville, Kirkwood, Sunland and Paterson. This beautiful part of the world is surrounded by contrasting dense thickets of Spekboom and open grassy patches. The region is alive with citrus estates, roses and an amazing bird life.

The Greater Addo Route offers:

The longest, widest, least degraded coastal sand dunes in the southern hemisphere - right here in the villages!

The most densely populated elephant National Park in the world. (Probably the only National Park internationally with one of its main gates within a metro.)

The only Big 7 National park in the world.

Elephant back riding, private game reserves, the night life that Port Elizabeth can offer as well as all its beautiful beaches.

Ecologically one of the cleanest rivers in the Eastern Cape, well known for river activities, and even recently the famous River Mile race, held here.

Activities such as bird watching - 250 bird species along the estuary, canoeing (blue flag) on the river, cruising on a double decker ferry to explore the river, estuary, dunes. There arevarious packages available - fishing, hiking trails via the dunes to the sea - just 4km from B&B’s across the river. Our own local, professional game guide and touring operators to take guests into the Addo Elephant National Park, for game viewing. We also now have our very own art studio and craft shop plus much much more to explore and do!

Several Luxury Lodges, B & B’s, camping facilities and Self Catering facilities, as well as other service providers are in and around these villages. We are considered the best kept secret in the Eastern Cape! Reputed to be one of the areas designated to become one of the highest projected tourism developments in South Africa.

The Greater Addo Route is 100% malaria free and offers some of the best and easily accessible Big 5 and Big 7 game viewing in South Africa!

Greater Addo Tourism Info
Tel: +27 (0)71 437 8487
Fax: +27 (0)86 566 0163
Email: info@greateraddoroute.co.za

Eden to Addo Biodiversity Corridor
The Eden to Addo biodiversity corridor connects the Western Cape and Eastern Cape with a far reaching dream that underlies the project – that of restoring the ancient elephant migration paths across the Cape..... ... see more

ADDO
Addo is a little town, about an hour's drive from Port Elizabeth, renowned for its citrus farms, horse breeding, roses and abundant bird life. Its backdrop is the Zuurberg mountains, which offers a variety of hikes and horse trails for the adventurous.

KIRKWOOD
Kirkwood is the municipal capital of the Sundays River Valley and the largest town on the Greater Addo Route. Nestled in he shadows of the Rietberg, this vibrant country village is the starting point of 4 x 4 trails, adventure routes and home to an extreme diversity of fauna and flora. Kirkwood is also the access point to the Kabouga section of the Addo Elephant National Park.

COLCHESTER & CANNONVILLE
Easily accessible off the N2 is the southern gate/Camp Matyholweni of the Addo Elephant National Park. Graded guest houses, B & Bs and campsite facilities nestle on and near the river, providing their guests with water activities like swimming, canoeing, fishing and ferry rides. With the Addo Elephant National Park gate within 3 km, this destination with its multitude of activities and attractions is more than a stop over.

PATERSON
Paterson is situated close to the north east border of the Addo Elephant National Park It is centrally situated between 8 of the most renowned and luxurious private game reserves in the Eastern Cape- Shamwari & Addo Elephant Park, making it the ideal stop over for game viewing. The view from the Olifantskop Pass, just north of the town, seems to last forever and will linger in the memory of any traveller.

SUNLAND
Sunland lies in the gorgeous Sundays River Valley, which stretches from Addo in the south to the little citrus village of Kirkwood that lies just a little further north west of Sunland on Route 336. The landscape here is predominantly bushveld with incredible panoramic views over private game farms, and farm lands that grow predominantly citrus. The valley in October is usually in full bloom, and the Sundays River itself is a source of entertainment with numerous attractions set up along its banks for visitors.

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