Each of the hyperlinked waypoints below is linked to an image, allowing you to print out the directions and take them with you on your journey to the Addo Elephant Park, enjoy your stay in South Africa.
Directions:
from the Port Elizabeth Airport to the Addo Elephant Park
Starting at the Port Elizabeth Airport
(GPS Co-Ordinates: South 33.59.025, East 25.36.670). As you leave the Airport
you will see a
fighter jet on your left
hand side mounted on top of the Aviators Pub and a
transport plane on the Right
Hand Side. Stay in the Right Hand Side lane in order to exit the round about,
right, onto the M11 East.
Stay on the M11 for about 2 kilometres, past the Military Base on your Right
Hand Side. At the first set of traffic lights take the left hand side exit and
follow the sign boards saying St Georges Park (Port Elizabeth's world famous
cricket ground). A short drive past the South End Cemetery on your Left Hand
Side and the Humewood Police Station on your Right Hand Side will bring you to
another small round about. By staying in the right hand side lane you will exit
the round about to your right hand side and be in Mitchell street with the
Police Station on your right hand side and traveling towards the sea.
Mitchell Street curves to the left and down to meet with the
Traffic Lights at Walmer Boulevard. To your Right Hand Side is the South End Fire Station and the
harbour. Turn right at these traffic lights and stay in one of the two left hand
side lanes, the sign says M9 City. At the bottom of this road about 500 metres
down is another
traffic light controlled intersection. On your left hand side is
the South End Mosque.
Turn Left onto the freeway (do not go down the hill and stay in one of the
outermost two lanes on the right hand side). The freeway takes you to the M4
(Grahamstown) and N2 Routes. You should see the top two thirds of the Campanile
sticking up above the freeway on your right hand side after one kilometre.
(Campanile GPS CO-Ordinates: South 33.57.670, East 25.37.462). The sea will be
on your right hand side.
Continue on the M4 (Grahamstown) / N2 (Deal Party) freeway staying in one of the
two lanes on the right hand or outermost side. The sea will be on your right and
you will pass turnoffs to the left named, Russel Road, Mount Road, Uitenhage
Road which all take you into the centre of Port Elizabeth. Just after the North
End Jail on your Left Hand Side the road will begin to split into three routes -
Left hand lane to Cape Town, centre lanes to Deal Party and Right Hand Side
lanes to Grahamstown which is the N2 East. Stay in the Right Hand Lane and take
the Grahamstown lane. (GPS Co-Ordinates: South 33.54.742, East 25.36.890).
This lane will take you under a bridge, through a reclaimed area of land
formerly known as Smelly Creek) and closer to the sea with the
dolosse on the
right hand side and a
container park on the left hand side. Carry on with the N2
past the Algorax Carbon Plant and Sewerage Treatment works on your left hand
side and New Brighton Beach on the Right Hand Side. You will go over the
Swartkops River with the suburbs of
Amsterdamhoek on you Left Hand Side and
Bluewater Bay on both the left and right hand sides.
The
Motherwell / Markman turn after the Bluewater Bay exit is the one that you are aiming for.
Stay in the Left Hand Side Lane and look out for the
Coega Development Housing
Estate on your
left hand side as you indicate to take the R335 / Motherwell / Markman exit. Look also for a sign saying
Addo Elephant / St Georges. (GPS
Co-Ordinates: South 33.49.372, East 25.38.726).
Stay in the left hand side and turn to the left onto the
R335 which will take
you through the industrial area of Markman and the Motherwell residential area.
On your right hand side you will see a Total Truckers Inn and the entrance to
the Coega Residential Park on your left hand side. Look out for an informational
sign, containing a cat's paw print and displaying; "Sundays River Valley".
After leaving Markman and entering
Motherwell look out for the speed bumps near
to the two sets of traffic lights. You will then pass the
Motherwell suburb on the left and the
Motherwell cemetery on
your right, with the original
Motherwell farmhouse before coming to the
Uitenhage
/ Coega / Addo intersection at GPS Co-Ordinates: South 33.456.199, East
25.35.506. Carry straight on for about another 40 kilometres.
The road is not the best so look out for
potholes and proceed with caution. Look
out for the following landmarks on the way;
1.
Lloyds Brickworks on the Right Hand Side
2. Interesting
Rifle Traps Signs on Right Hand Side
3.
PPC Mine and
Radio Towers on Left Hand Side - (GPS Co-Ordinates: South
33.39.296, East 25.35.514)
4. The
Addo / Uitenhage Intersection (GPS Co-Ordinates: South 33.36.937, East
25.36.483)
5. The
Sundays River Bridge just before Addo (GPS Co-Ordinates: South 33.34.918,
East 25.40.392)
You are now around the corner from the
town of Addo (GPS Co-Ordinates: South
33.31.941, East 25.40.392). The actual town consists mainly of a
bank, a few
shops, petrol station and a
police station.
To get to the Addo Elephant Park you need to travel another 15 kilometres and,
along the way you will pass the following landmarks:
11. The
Addo / Paterson / Port Elizabeth / Kirkwood Turnoff - carry on straight
(GPS Co-Ordinates: South 33.32.523, East 25.40.440)
2. The
Addo Crocodile and Lion Ranch (GPS Co-Ordinates: South 33.31.424, East
25.41.494)
3.
Old Railway Housing on your
Right Hand Side,
4. The
Zuurberg Inn, River Bend Lodge, Tatenda and Camp Fig tree Turnoff to your
left (GPS Co-Ordinates: South 33.27.328, East 25.43.256). *
You now have 1.4 kilometres to go to get to the
Addo Elephant Park entrance with
GPS Co-Ordinates: South 33.26.735, East 25.43.785.
NOTES:
* To get to the Zuurberg Inn, River Bend Lodge, Camp Fig tree and Tatenda you
take the turnoff 1.4 kilometres before the entrance to the Addo Elephant Park
and follow the road which was the original Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg gravel
road. The Zuurberg Inn is 16 kilometres along this
gravel road which
incorporates a
picturesque pass with
breathtaking views as you climb the steep
incline. Look out for the unique section of the road that was
blasted through
the mountain.
GGPS Co-Ordinates for the guest houses on the way to Zuurberg Inn are as follows:
1.
River Bend Lodge;
South 33.25.622, East 25.43.108
2.
Camp Fig tree: South 33.22.670, East 25.43.180 and
3. Zuurberg Mountain Inn: South 33.21.060, East 25.44.692
List
of images with GPS Co-Ordinates - print out the photographs and enter the
waypoints into your Global Positioning System for easy navigation to the Addo
Elephant Park:
1.
Port Elizabeth Airport
2.
Container Park Intersection
3.
Addo Elephant Park
sign on N2
4.
Addo / Coega / UItenhage Intersection
5.
Radio and Microwave Towers
6.
Addo / Uitenhage Intersection
7.
Sundays River Bridge
8.
Addo Town
Entrance
9.
Addo / Kirkwood Intersection
10.
Addo Crocodile and Lion Ranch
11.
Addo Elephant National Park Entrance
12.
Zuurberg Mountain Inn Turn
13.
Camp Figtree Turn
14.
River Bend Lodge Entrance