Addo Elephant Park Safari: Cruise Ship Shore Excursion

Embark on a full-day safari at Addo Elephant National Park in Port Elizabeth. Explore the park’s rich history, witness an abundance of wildlife, and enjoy a South African bush picnic with stunning views. Perfect for cruise ship guests seeking an immersive experience.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Campanile - As you travel, you’ll pass by the impressive Campanile, a landmark at the entrance to the railway station and docks on Strand Street. This iconic structure celebrates the arrival of the 1820 British Settlers in Port Elizabeth, showcasing remarkable Italian architecture with its free-standing design, making a lasting impact on the landscape.
What's Included
  • Bottled water included
  • Lunch provided
  • Admission to Addo Elephant National Park
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Explore the Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa’s third-largest, with our expert guide on this exciting shore excursion tailored to your cruise ship’s schedule. Established in 1931 to protect just 11 elephants, the park now boasts over 600 elephants and an array of wildlife, including the ‘Big Five’.
You’ll enjoy morning and afternoon game drives…

Location
The Campanile
Strand St, Port Elizabeth Central
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Briandherr
Dec 16, 2024
Amazing Visit to Addo Elephant Park with Into Tours - We booked this Shore Excursion to Addo Elephant Park with Into Tours, and had a great experience. Communications with Janina prior to our visit were very helpful, as she described the entire trip and provided details on the pickup point. Our guide, Jacob arrived early in a comfortable Toyota SUV. Jacob was a fantastic guide, with eagle eyes that spotted wildlife through out the park, along with possessing excellent driving skills. He definitely made the trip very enjoyable. On the initial drive through the south end of the park, we spotted cape buffalo, eland, kudu, zebras and several other animals. In the north section of the park, we saw nearly 100 elephants and several hundred zebras during our morning and afternoon drives. The burger and fries lunch at the Cattle Baron was fast and delicious, allowing us to maximize our wildlife viewing time. We highly recommend Into Tours and Jacob. Thank you!
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Lignum
Dec 11, 2024
A Great Day at Addo - We were a small tour of 7 people from a cruise, with Gary, an expert local guide. We had a game drive in the morning and afternoon with a short lunch break. This was a burger in the park's main camp, which also had a shop and toilets. The highlight of the day was seeing a herd of about 100 elephants at a water hole,bathing. It is a very large park so there are many roads to travel down and search for the animals. There are also some stops at scenic view points with possible bird sightings such as the herons that we saw. We thoroughly enjoyed our day and would recommend it.
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Meander15253628196
Nov 23, 2024
Unforgettable experience - Excellent organization , great guide, good car. Great experience, Thomas has discovered animals for us again and again. An unforgettable experience
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Q3887zdkellym
May 28, 2024
"Jumped ship" from cruise excursion to Viator excursion - First time with Viator excursion. It was easy to book, communicate from the ship and connect with our tour guide. Pick up from the ship was seamless. Jacob was terrific! His knowledge of South African history, culture and animal life was invaluable. We got a private guide for the price of a group rate.
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Flyer00557240037
May 16, 2024
Outstanding visit, terrific guide! - With a terrific guide, Gary, we saw many elephant family groups, Kudu, warthogs, zebra, baboons, tortoise and birds. Gary knew the park well and was great at telling stories from his many years of touring on his own as well as leading groups in Addo. He answered questions while driving and spotting animals we were able to see up close. Lots of babies in all species. A highlight of my years of travel!
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David_t
May 15, 2024
Adventurous Addo park - The trip was “great”! It went above and beyond our expectations! We booked independently on Oceania cruise separately. As we see large buses picking up large amount of people we had a more intimate experience due to small number of people. We were blessed by Gary brother of Mick Dundee( just kidding). Gary was very knowledgeable, and was full of knowledge! He also was so patient with my husband who is disabled. It was so much fun seeing all kinds of animals like elephants, zebras, wilder beast,kudu, etc,etc. Very happy and would recommend to anyone!
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Kikingmiguel
Mar 10, 2024
Day Excursion at the Addo Elephant National Park in Port Elizabeth - If you are in a cruise and Port Elizabeth in South Africa is a port of call then I strongly suggest to book on a tour to the Addo Elephant National Park Day Safari. Book it in advance to secure a place but not in your cruise ship as the price is exorbitant. My wife and I were so fortunate to book the tour with the company Into Tours. Janina was so amazing in handling the booking and making us feel confident that the van waits for us at the port terminal and bring us back on time. Our driver and guide Lizwe is an amazing guy and went out of his way to make sure that our visit at the park is something we can treasure. Indeed we did and it was overwhelming. Thank you again Janina, Lizwe and Into Tours.
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Uwemg4677vu
Feb 23, 2024
Top - Great, everything worked out. The park is gigantic, there are plenty of elephants, and other animals were able to hide well. We saw wild boars, ostriches and impalas. Very good value for money, including lunch.
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Kaitlin_r
Feb 20, 2024
Amazing - An amazing excursion. We were a family of 5 and had an amazing time. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and helpful. We would recommend to others and would do this tour again!!
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Kathrynyh
Feb 16, 2024
Wonderful elephant experience - This was a fabulous trip! Gary, our driver and guide was amazing. He was so knowledgeable and passionate about the park. We saw lots of wildlife but mainly the elephants. We were collected from our ship and returned in plenty of time for sailing. Thoroughly recommended.
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