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Addo Rose and Garden Show
Addo Rose and Garden Show: 13th and 14th October 2012 Originally established by the Sunday's River Women's Institute in 1983, the Addo Rose and Garden Show is set to attract gardening enthusiasts and rose lovers to the stunning Addo countryside once again this year. With a relaxing 45 minute drive [...]
Washington West University visits Addo
Gap year American Students from Washington West University in the United States visit Addo. The students spent 4 great days with Crisscross Adventures in Addo, and we were lucky to have good weather too. A couple of the students even ended up swimming in the Mountains on our Addo mountain [...]
Addo Blog by Stu Cooper
Stu Cooper, who is an avid blogger, is on a fantastic journey around South Africa exploring all the best kept secrets. His Blog is called Going Homeless, and you can have a look at his full blog with all his experiences on the following link below: [icon_link style="globe" color="black" href="Stu [...]
Addo Bird Watching
Addo Elephant National Park Tours are offering bird watching guests wonderful rewarding sightings of a large list of Birds Of Prey with common sightings of: Jackal Buzzards Black Shouldered Kites Secretary Birds Pale Chanting Goshawks Crisscross Adventures specialise in Photographic Tours, always making sure that you are in the right [...]
Addo Black Rhino Charge
Today's Addo Elephant Park Tour provided guests with a 'Black Rhino Sighting' with a difference as it charged the Tour Vehicle. What a heart thumping experience...
Goliath Heron vs Fish Eagle
Fish Eagle Sighted attacking a male Goliath Heron 15metres in front of the canoes, coming around the rivers bend, birds where unaware of our approach, as the Goliath Heron Saw us coming, it took off, 4m into the air, the Fish Eagle came out of nowhere and Smacked right into [...]
White- fronted Bee Eaters
These beautifully coloured little birds, with their interesting social breeding patterns, and which are not meant to be around Addo or even most of Southern Africa, have been spotted with their clans for the past 3 years.
Legawane found eating a Red Bishop
Sightings of: Moor hen chicks and their mother, as well as new nests with eggs ·15 Egyptian goslings with their parents feeding ·The goliath heron has chosen its same breeding place to nest this year. This particluar spot has been its favourite over the past 7 years, and we are [...]
Spotted Genet Rescue
Whilst canoeing down a particular section of the river with guests, we noticed something strange on the river bank. Upon closer inspection, we saw a male spotted genet fighting for its life whilst being trapped in a jinn trap(trap for poachers). Luckily due to the fact that the poor animal [...]