Experience Addo’s most varied game drive between grassland and thicket

The Gorah Loop is one of the most varied game drives in Addo Elephant Park. Here, open grassland and dense subtropical thicket alternate, while you can watch lions, elephants, common eland and an impressive variety of birdlife. The route takes you through a landscape that was once used for agriculture and is now gradually returning to its original form.

The 12.7 kilometre gravel road first winds its way through dense thicket before a wide grass plain opens up. At Carol’s Rest Waterhole you can regularly see elephants, common warthogs and vervet monkeys. The dense surrounding thicket may be home to black rhinoceros which retreat here. On the grasslands you can encounter common eland, plains zebras, kudus and red hartebeest, while secretarybirds, South African ostriches and bustards move through the open landscape.

Since 2003, Kalahari lions have made their home here and you can often spot them on the Gorah Loop. Spotted hyenas also roam the area. The route offers excellent long-distance views and therefore good chances of wildlife sightings in a range of different landscapes.