Since its start as a small park to save the Eastern Cape’s last elephants, Addo has grown to cover a vast area of mountains, forest, bush and beach. It’s also one of Africa’s greatest conservation stories.
While Kruger National Park was the out-and-out winner for your favourite park in South Africa, here are the seven runners-up.
Craig Leyenaar discovers that in two hours you can watch a movie, have dinner, fly to Cape Town or Johannesburg, or take a drive to see the Big Five .