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Visit the Greater Addo Route
The Greater Addo Route offers a wide range of outdoor, cultural, and lifestyle experiences across the Addo area, including game drives, boat cruises, hiking, 4x4 trails, wildlife viewing, and visits to heritage sites, museums, and local farms. It includes access to the Addo Elephant National Park and its marine reserve, which together form the world’s first Big Seven Reserve featuring lion, elephant, rhino, leopard, buffalo, Southern Right Whale, and Great White Shark.
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The Addo area is most famous for its citrus farms and the Addo Elephant National Park, incorporating a 120,000ha marine reserve to form the world’s first Big Seven Reserve.
Take a Nkosi Township tour to Machaba soup kitchen
Join a township tour that includes a visit to the Machaba soup kitchen, offering insight into community life and charitable efforts in the area.
Other activities include a visit to the Xhosa mud houses at Moses Mabida, or a Nkosi Township tour to Machaba soup kitchen
Hike in the Zuurberg Mountains
Enjoy hiking opportunities in the Zuurberg Mountains, a scenic mountain range visible from Darlington Lake, offering panoramic views and diverse flora and fauna.
While travelling through the valley, you can visit the snake and reptile centre at Lenmore or explore the Zuurberg Mountain
Visit the organic lemon farm in the Sundays River Valley
Tour an organic lemon farm in the Sundays River Valley, known for its citrus production and sustainable farming practices.
While travelling through the valley, you can visit the snake and reptile centre at Lenmore or explore the Zuurberg Mountain or an organic lemon farm.
Visit Xhosa mud houses at Moses Mabida
Tour the Xhosa mud houses at Moses Mabida to experience traditional architecture and learn about local cultural heritage.
Other activities include a visit to the Xhosa mud houses at Moses Mabida
Explore the snake and reptile centre at Lenmore
Visit the snake and reptile centre at Lenmore, located in the Sundays River Valley, to learn about local reptilian species and view exhibits in a dedicated educational facility.
While travelling through the valley, you can visit the snake and reptile centre at Lenmore
Join a private game drive at Schotia Game Reserve
Experience a private game drive at Schotia Game Reserve, located in the Addo area, allowing visitors to observe wildlife in a controlled and immersive setting.
Situated along the Sundays River, Colchester is a small river village offering visitors a range of activities including guided walks into the dunefields in Alexandria, taking a boat cruise along the Sunday’s River or a private game drive at Schotia Game Reserve.
Experience 4x4 trails in Kirkwood
Begin your adventure with 4x4 trails in Kirkwood, a vibrant country village that serves as a starting point for off-road exploration across rugged terrain.
Nestled in the shadows of Rietberg, Kirkwood is a vibrant country village with a high diversity of fauna and flora. The town is also the starting point of 4x4 trails and adventure routes
Participate in guided walks in Alexandria dunefields
Visitors can join guided walks into the dunefields in Alexandria, a small river village near Colchester, offering insight into the local environment and landscape.
Situated along the Sundays River, Colchester is a small river village offering visitors a range of activities including guided walks into the dunefields in Alexandria
Explore Koffylaagte Game Reserve
Visit Koffylaagte Game Reserve, which hosts a variety of wildlife including 20 species of South African antelope, Cape buffalo, giraffe, and zebra, with breeding programmes in place.
as well as the Koffylaagte Game Reserve which boasts an abundance of wildlife with some 20 species of South African antelope, Cape buffalo, giraffe and zebra breeding programmes
Take a boat cruise on the Sundays River
Explore the Sundays River by boat cruise, an activity available in Colchester that allows visitors to enjoy the river’s natural beauty and surrounding landscapes.
Situated along the Sundays River, Colchester is a small river village offering visitors a range of activities including guided walks into the dunefields in Alexandria, taking a boat cruise along the Sunday’s River
