Bathrooms were very smelly and not at all clean. Dont think doors have even been wiped down. Some pollyfilla on all holes in walls will make a big difference . Spekboom decor a lovely touch. Cattle Baron served cracked and chipped crockery and beams above dining area very dirty and unhygienic. Only 2 tables occupied and they still got my order wrong.

so we went camping as we do every so often and this time decided to go to Addo it was a wonderful time with my family. when we got there they assigned someone to help set up our camper it was not necessary but appreciated. the animal sightings are good however there are only 8 lions in the whole park. some say 6 some say 7 and I say 8 to be optimistic. the road in is horrible especially from mosselside and if you are towing you can only use the one gate.

We had a picnic in the day visitor section ~ absolutely delightful! The table and benches were quite clean (just needed a bit of drying off because it had rained), the spekboom was nicely trimmed so that there was sufficient privacy ~ we thoroughly enjoyed it!

I had an amazing time at Addo! The campsite was nice and big. There wasn't a lot of restrooms or showers but luckily I never had to wait to use it. There were sneaky little monkeys that snatched our food so be careful! Overall I had a great time.

Unbelievable all the different animals in one park. Elephants did not disappoint. They were playful and put on a great photo moment

Addo Elephant National Park campsite review: Addo Elephant National Park will forever be one of our favorite National Parks, BUT ... The campsites are nice and mostly level, each with electricity and water points within a few meters. Stands are gravel covered, so for sensitive feet, a groundsheet is good to have. Due to droughts over the last decade, as well as ageing, trees have become few, with limited shade. The camp in general is beautiful, with stands separated with hedgerows of spekbos. BUT........ The bathrooms were renovated early in 2025, and could have been nice. However, they are filthy, with build up of dirt and mildew. Especially the showers. Some showers are blocked. Superficial cleaning happens everyday, but clearly no deep cleaning happens. If suffering from cancer or some other dread disease that breaks down your immunity, it is ,to say the least, risky to use the communal bathrooms. I think part of the problem is also that the bathrooms are under pressure. Not only the camper's use this bathroom. Over the several days that we were here, I often observed tourists from busses and game viewing vehicles, as well as Sanparks staff frequenting the camper's facilities. Now i don't like hanging dirty laundry out on social media, but yes, we did speak to camp management and we did bring the situation to their attention. Several days ago. And without being rude or nasty. Management was all smiles and promises, but up to today it remains filthy. On a positive, plenty hot water is available. The communal kitchen and scullery is sparcely kitted out with electric hobs and a freezer. Other parks visited on this trip had hydroboils, fridges and microwaves as well. There is a laundry with washing machines operated by tokens. Tokens are available from reception. A swimming pool is available. It is so sad, especially with Addo Elephant National Park being one of the main attractions in the Sanparks stable. A big let down after visiting Karoo National Park, Camdeboo National Park and Mountain Zebra National Park. That said, Addo will forever be one of my favorite National Parks, especially after 30 years of regular visits. But please, pull up your socks guys!

The accommodation was nothing special but totally fine for the price. The air conditioning worked well and the sleep was great. And that’s the most important thing here! It’s the best to stand up early and drive immediately after gate opening (5:30 in our case) into the park. The animals and landscape there are amazing! I definitely recommend a guided game drive in one of the big trucks, you can see so much more because of the heights of the vehicle and the experience of the guides!

An oasis between the elephants. Beautifull/ clean picnic sites. Ablution facilities clean and comfortable. Braais also available. The "wild" is all around you. A must stop when visiting Addo Nat Park.

A great place to stop for a picnic, braai, lunch that you can bring so that you don't have to go back to the exit. Shaded private spots. And a clean toilet!

We stopped here twice on our self game drives in Addo Elephant National Park to use the restrooms, stretch our legs and do some birding. The restrooms were very nice and clean. Much cleaner than you would expect in a remote place like this. They smelled very nice too! The fenced area is a 500 hectare “botanical reserve” set aside to protect and monitor the plantlife from the impact of elephants. You enter the area by pressing a button to open the fence. Once you get to the middle there is a large open area encircled by isolated picnic sites, each with a covered seating area and braai. It was very quiet on our visits and we were the only ones there.

Very nice clean picnic area...place to braai too...we had a nice picnic next time defnitly having a braai...the bird life is serounding you wile you sitting there...so nice

Had a nice time, but staff came 4.30 to be out by 5pm. The park is open till 7pm. What's that? 😮 Directions from main camp should be clearer to picnic site.

Found Jack's Picnic inside ADDO Elephant Park to be very clean and ideal spot to stop and have a break or something to eat and drink...lovely sheltered private picnic spots/tables

The picnic site is very neat and well laid out. Lots of little private picnic spots with shade and sun. The bird life is really great in that area. The ablutions are clean and tidy and are constantly checked by Park staff to ensure all in order.

It's a lookout point. Lovely view but only a bench there 😄

(Translated by Google) Elephants - just great. Individually or in a whole herd (Original) Elefanten - einfach super. Einzeln oder in einer ganzen Herde

Just like everything else in Addo it's beautiful but not maintained. There's a lot of interesting info and interactive stations for the kids. It was fun despite a few things that had obviously once been there missing.

Good concepts and information shared in a good way. Thanks

Kids loved it. Learning about some of the animals at the park hearing the sounds they make. Very informative learning about the dung beetles and what they do. Kids were in awe of the elephant head and skeleton and also the buck skulls. Definitely worth the drive.

Quite interesting info on South Africa and the Addo Park

Excellent centre describing some of the ecology, history, and biology of the region

Good educational centre. Children will enjoy the experience.

So beautiful

We stayed for 3 days and were very happy and comfortable. We got to see the springboks every morning grazing outside our chalet. We went on 2 excellent safaris and were very happy with the guide and his knowledge of the parks and the animals. We would highly recommend Addo Wildlife for a carefree few days where you can park your car and relax. Food is excellent at their restaurant 😋

On Heritage Day 2025, my family and I visited your stunning restaurant. We were delighted by the exceptional service we received, despite having read nearly all of the previous reviews. Upon our arrival, the waitress, SIYA, greeted us with courtesy and directed us to a table that accommodated five individuals. She allowed us to take our time and peruse the menu before returning promptly to take our orders. We had to ask for five more minutes! The new owner stopped by our table at least five times during our visit!! The dinner was fantastic, and every single person of my family had their expectations exceeded! Congratulations to you and your team, Sir!! We'll be back! Hamilton De Beer and Family from PE.

Beautiful restaurant just need different staff. The service was pathetic. Went there to watch the rugby and have some nice food. Was told that we couldn't order anything besides for breakfast because it was before 11. Ordered the breakfast waitress got my order wrong.i asked her if I can have a small side chips she said not before 11. Only too see chips with main meals being served. She was nowhere didn't even check up on us once. The manager is just a pathetic. That place could do so much better with staff that has drive. I felt so bad for the family that walked in and just stood around because they were waiting to be seated. The one waitress was busy rearranging the lounge area.she looked at them so many times without asking them if they have been helped. 2 waitresses walked pass them twice while they were just standing there. The food took so long ontop it. Won't be going back there again. Just hope that the accommodation staff isn't as pathetic.

We were two couples staying together in a luxury chalet with a shared kitchen and central sitting room. Each bedroom had its own bathroom and a private door opening onto the patio. The chalets are spacious and beautifully designed, surrounded by springboks, an orange orchard, and well-kept, lush green lawns and gardens. Each morning we woke up to the sound of birdsong all around us—a truly peaceful setting. The food at the restaurant was delicious and exceptional, and we’d like to compliment both the owner and the staff for their outstanding hospitality. A wonderful stay in every way!

A phenomenal experience. The hosts are the most divine couple. The accommodation... I felt like a queen! The food is top class - delicious! Overall, the best best best spoil right on oir doorstep of Port Elizabeth.

Excellent. Only negative was the chicken supreme which was very dry and overcooked. The rest of the meal was really good. The red wine was corked but they took it back without hesitation.

Although it's a family restaurant, the kids menu are very limited. We went for breakfast, and we could only order from the breakfast menu which had less than 10 items toel choose from. Went I ordered the burger and fries for the kids, I was told they can't do burger and fries as they are only serving breakfast, I asked for the kids breakfast menu then, and they don't have a breakfast menu for kids but we can't order from the normal menu... I was confused, and asked what do you offer then for kids??? I was told scramble eggs or toasted cheese, which I'm fine with but I would expect a bigger menu option for kids. Secondly, the animal enclosure are clean and neat but the big bird enclosure had 3 sick birds in and a injured bird that was limping around. The meerkat enclosure had plastic and material laying around. I was not impressed with the animal enclosures. Overall the venue and gardens are stunning.

My husband and I did the quadbike adventure with Crisscross Adventures. At first we start off slow between the citrus and then it got more adventures and more technical....that was so much fun. Our guide was amazing. He told us all about the area and the farm and he took lots off photo's and videos for us. There is also a strava segment "Chrislin Lodge Loop". We can't wait to come back for mire adventures with Crisscross Adventures.

Had the best day ever on Safari with crisscross adventures!! Got taken in open top safari across addo and Schotia safari reserve, saw zebra, giraffe, elephants, rhinos, many antelope and deer, wilder beasts, warthogs and buffalo! Densley was an incredible driver and so knowledgeable about all the animals - we even got treated to an amazing cooked lunch and many snacks and drinks. Densley went out of his way to ensure we saw all the animals and took great care of us, giving us ponchos for when it started to rain - thank you!!

We had a nice Safari trip through the Addo National Park. Unfortunately, there is some miscommunication between this company and the get your guide (app). There are several wrong information provided by the get your guide. So the get your guide inform you that you need to have the cash with you to pay the entry to the park. Well unfortunately you cannot use cash because it's a cashless facility. Also, the app states that the activity starts at 2:00. This is not true. You have to be at the national park gate at 2:00 which means you have to be at tour operator 1:30. That's when the actual activity starts. So when we thought we were perfectly on time we were late. They inform us on arrival. Also the description of the vehicle should be better as we thought we will have the real Safari experience with open vehicle. The vehicle we used was completely closed . Only the windows were possible to open.

Amazing experience doing the Sundown river boat activity ! Our guide Rudi was great ! Really worth doing it when traveling to Eastern Cape ! Special mention for sand boarding !

Had a brilliant full day tour with Densley in an open top safari. Went around Addo and Schotia and managed to see 4 of the big 5 even on a rainy day where animals were being more shy. Very knowledgeable, skilled driver and also felt well looked after. A fantastic lunch provided and all around top experience!

Great tour in Addo! Communication with Criss Cross went smoothly. Prices are a bit high, but perfect quality. Our guide, Stephan, was very very knowledgeable. At the park he spotted the lions elephants. The guides from different companies contact eachother on the sightings of that moment. These you would never encouter so fast when visiting with your own vehicle. We had braai lunch at the park at a resting area. Lunch was great Thanks again!

I did an open vehicle full day safari with crisscross adventures and it was just amazing. We had the best guide, Steven, who was just wonderful and never got tired of answering questions and explaining things. We saw 4 of the big 5, had a thrilling encounter with a rhino and saw many other animals. I can just recommend booking a Safari with Crisscross Adventures.

My son went onto the website about the restaurant which gave amazing reviews. When we arrived there the menu was less than grand. The Springbok rack, which we were very interested in, wasn’t available and by their own admission it hadn’t been available for a very long time. The waitress volunteered that “maybe it should removed from the menu”. The toilets were dirty, taps not working properly and soap dispensers broken and/or empty. To think that the catering staff dealing with food may not be washing their hands after using the toilet “facilities”, is very disturbing. There is only one toilet for mothers or fathers to engage in a baby’s nappy change, which also doubles as a disabled toilet, and on several occasions they were used by the women staff; when addressed there was a verbal apology in English then a discussion in Xhosa with a colleague nearby followed by laughter. The toilet roll holder in that same bathroom was broken and the toilet roll was hanging. The orders weren’t correct especially the rib eye which was very rare almost a blue steak in lieu of medium rare. They arrived without the accompaniment of vegetables which was on the menu. Creamy spinach and butternut, and the portion was minimal. We actually had to request it and they appeared surprised. The vinyl bench chairs were worn and frayed. Personally I would not recommend the restaurant to anyone. As a proud South African, I was embarrassed that foreigners were subjected to this display of South African “Hospitality”. I also felt that the friendliness was not genuine but on show for possible tips. This is a genuine review I have photographed the evidence.

I would have given 5 stars based on the amount of butter provided at breakfast alone. The food is great, well priced. Friendly service and amazing views

It was a hot day and quite a relief to arrive at the Cattle Baron and sit under the cool thatch roof for lunch. Our party of 3 adults and 2 children all enjoyed our meals, but the service was incredibly slow despite the restaurant being rather empty. At one stage I actually got up and went looking for a waiter.

Did not have junior burgers for kiddies. They gave us the wrong food. Order chicken strips and got fish fingers. But it was rectified and we will definitely be coming again

We had so much fun at Addo! The staff is very friendly and helpful. From where we enter to the end. The food was incredible and it was just a cosy atmosphere all around. Well done Addo and Cattle Baron restaurant. Love the Krugers

This steak meal was one of the absolute best meals I had during my trip to South Africa. The garlic compound butter was a phenomenal addition and the chips were fantastic!

Our waiter Patrick was amazing, super friendly. So much to choose from the menu . We had burgers and the sauces were a taste sensation. Ready to see the animals xx

We only went to the restaurant. A lot of staff, it's also a school. Some dishes were very good, others not so much. Vol au vent was way too dry. The meat was overcooked. Gnocchi were great. Prices are steep.

We visited Addo African Home for our tour business, as we want to experience what our guest will experience. The lodge is rated as a 2*-hotel, however it's closer to 3*. The Lodge is close to the main entrance of Addo and they organize full day drives to Addo. Clean, modern vehicles, friendly rangers. You can also book game drives at nearby lodges, for example Schotia Private Game Reserve. The rooms are actually rondavels, all basics are there, good shower, very clean!! only the WiFi could better throughout the lodge. The lodge is also a school. All students live on the premises. Part of the restaurant vegetables and herbs are grown in their own garden. Students are very friendly and do 200% their best to give you a good time. Overall, we will book this place for our guests, and would recommend this to others as well.

Addo African Home provided us with an unforgettable stay for two nights. Our room was very beautiful and modernly furnished. Particularly impressive was the restaurant, which serves as a cooking school for apprentices. Every morning, we enjoyed a wonderful breakfast that started our day off perfectly, and in the evening, the restaurant delighted us with delicious French cuisine. All the staff were extremely friendly and helpful. We can highly recommend Addo African Home and would gladly return ourselves every time.

I loved staying at Addo African Home. The staff were amazing - Candice always had a smile in her face and gave such positivity. The only things that weren‘t perfect were some little issues in the Vasco da Gama room: The toilet papier was loose from the wall and the curtain rod had no bump at the end which resulted in pulling the curtain down by accident. The rest of our experience at Addo African Home was great and we highly recommend this place and their staff ^^

Good service, with a smile. But, very expensive for what you get. I travel a lot, and for far less money, got 5 star places like Bona Bona etc. Paid R1520 for a rondawel. Bed was very hard and hollowed out, obviously worn out. No real table to put my stuff on. Restaurant on site had good service, but the pre-starter I received was terrible. No taste and was bland. The bread roll received was extremely hard. Struggled to cut into it, and could not bite into it as it hurted the inside of my mouth. The main course which was a shredded beef pasta, was very nice and tasty. I strongly suggest that prices are revisited. And rooms upgraded. I will not pay more than R450 per night as it stands. And make the menu bigger, with n little bit bigger portions.

Truely a home away from home. From the caring staff and tasteful food in the Molololo restaurant to the hot water jug and night drinks provided in the rooms.

We had a wounderfull dinner at the restaurant last night and were very impressed with the service. Precious and the other trainees, were friendly, attentive, and very professional. Thank you!