Watch elephants, black rhinoceros and lions along Spekboom Road

Spekboom Road is one of the most wildlife-rich gravel routes in Addo Elephant Park. Over almost ten kilometres you drive through dense spekboom thicket and open landscapes that are regularly roamed by elephants, black rhinoceros, buffalo and lions. Several waterholes along the route have a magical pull on animals and offer you first-class viewing opportunities.

The route links the main tarmac road with the Southern Access Road and takes you past Marion Baree Waterhole, where bull elephants, small family groups and also lions from the southern part of the park come to drink. A little further on you reach Graham's Pan, a natural hollow that elephants themselves have dug out over centuries. Spekboom Hide at the end of the track offers you a fenced viewpoint directly at a waterhole, where elephants, buffalo and zebras pass by undisturbed.

The plant that gives the road its name, the spekboom, characterises the vegetation and is an important food source for elephants and rhinoceros. At the same time it binds an exceptional amount of carbon and is a key species of the Subtropical Thicket. The varied landscape of thicket, grassland and waterholes makes this route a highlight for every self-driver in Addo Elephant Park.