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Browse tours A malaria-free Big Five day out of Port Elizabeth — closed-vehicle comfort, an expert local guide and one of Africa's densest elephant populations, all in for one price.
Addo is the easiest Big Five day in South Africa, and one of the most reliable. From a hotel pickup in the Port Elizabeth area you're inside the country's third-largest national park within the hour, tracking elephant, lion, buffalo, leopard and the endangered black rhino across malaria-free bush.
What sets this version apart is the closed, air-conditioned 4x4 — every passenger gets a window seat — and a roughly nine-hour day with park fees, a guided drive and lunch all rolled into one price. It is a low-effort, high-reward first taste of African safari for families and time-poor travellers.
Collected from your Port Elizabeth or Jeffreys Bay hotel and driven to Addo Elephant National Park — around an hour's drive through the Eastern Cape.
A full day inside the park with your expert local guide, tracking elephant, lion, buffalo, leopard and rhino across malaria-free bush in a closed, air-conditioned 4x4.
A stop for the included lunch, then back out into the park for the afternoon drive before the return transfer to your hotel.