Camp Figtree

Addo Eastern Cape - South Africa

Email Camp Figtree Reservations: booksa@madbookings.com

Enjoy the warmest hospitality
The star attraction of the region is undoubtedly the Addo National Park, with more annual visitors than East Africa’s Serengeti National Park.
From its convenient location on the border of the park, Camp Figtree operates daily guided tours, using open Land Rovers to provide guests with some of the finest elephant viewing in the world.

A private game reserve set in the heart of Addo on top of the stunning Zuurberg Mountain range offering luxury accommodation in the heart of the Addo National Elephant Park.

This luxury colonial lodge with its breathtaking 270-degree views offers the finest in lodge cuisine and service in a style reminiscent of its previous bygone era.
The game reserve is wedged between the Addo Elephant National Park to the north and east and the Riverbend conservancy to the South.
Luxury Suites and Colonial Suites offer accommodation in a gracious style of old world elegance, exclusivity and privacy.

Enjoy the warmest hospitality
Camp Figtree is a remote, private lodge set on top of the stunning Zuurberg mountain range. Resting between a conservancy and the Addo Elephant National Park, the camp boasts the most breathtaking 270-degree views to be found in the Eastern Cape.

Camp Figtree Accommodation

Camp Figtree has been designed around its original 1920's traditional colonial building style. Historically, this includes the distinctive use of corrugated iron roofing and wide, sweeping verandas which provide areas for relaxed sociability. The lounge and dining room are intoxicatingly evocative of the romantic colonial era.

Rooms with a view
At Camp Figtree, 3 newly built Luxury Suites and 4 Superior Suites offer guests the unique opportunity to experience exclusivity, privacy, and the gracious style of Old World elegance. Each bedroom is individually decorated, features a bathroom en-suite, and a private veranda with stunning views.

Malaria Free African Bushveld
International guests will find comfort in knowing the entire region is malaria free. Evenings are spent in traditional African style around a unique "boma" with the sounds of the crackling fire and night noises drifting up from the lush valley below.

Facilities at the lodge
· Central living area
· Lounge and reading area
· Spacious verandah
· Dining area and boma
· Swimming pool and viewing deck

From Port Elizabeth
· Take the N2 (North)
· Turn left onto the R335. Signage indicates Mother well / Addo
· Proceed for 45 km to the town of Addo
· Continue though the town towards the entrance of the Addo National Park
· Proceed for 12 km towards the Addo National Park, you will find signs indicating Camp Figtree on your left, turn left towards the Zuurberg Pass Road
· Proceed up the pass 10km
· Turn left into the stone gates of Camp Figtree. Proceed slowly, while enjoying the view, to the Lodge Reception
· Being wedged between The Addo Elephant and Zuurberg National Parks makes Camp Figtree the ideal destination from which to experience the safari opportunities in the Eastern Cape.

Location
Camp Figtree is situated 75 kilometers (or an hour's drive) from Port Elizabeth, within South Africa's Eastern Cape Province.
Daily scheduled flights are operated from Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban to Port Elizabeth. For tailor made flights contact African Ramble for a quote.

The original elephant section of the park was proclaimed in 1931, when only eleven elephants remained in the area.
Today this finely tuned ecosystem is sanctuary to over 420 elephants, 450 Cape buffalo, black rhino, a variety of antelope species, as well as the unique flightless dung beetle, found almost exclusively in Addo.

For the first time in over 100 years, lion and spotted hyena were reintroduced to the park last year. But the Addo story has only just begun. Plans to expand the 148 000 hectare Addo National Elephant Park into a 360 000 hectare "Greater Addo" park are moving forward at an exciting pace. This expansion is transforming Addo into the ultimate tourism destination.

More than just Elephants
Once the process of expansion is completed, the park will span an area of over 200km long, from the Algoa Bay, to the Zuurberg Mountain range, and beyond to the Karoo.
With over 270 000 ha of terrestrial park, and 120 000 ha of marine zone, it will be possible to see both elephants and whales in the same park, in one day.
This will make the park the fourth largest in South Africa, and the first to protect the Big 7 (elephant, buffalo, rhino, leopard, Southern right whale and great white shark).

Safaris, Game Drives and Activities:
The remarkable location of Camp Fig Tree enables us to offer a host of game viewing activities and other options, all of which can be arrange to best suit our guests. These activities can include -
· Addo Elephant National Park Drives
· Elephant back safaris
· Addo Elephant National Park Horse trails
· Schotia "Tooth and Claw" Safari

1. Addo Elephant National Park game drives
Camp Figtree conducts its own open land rover trips into the Addo Elephant National Park daily. Addo, which boast the highest density of elephant of any national park in the world will ensure that guest have a high success of sightings.
Recently the introduction of lion into the park has added a great deal of excitement and has elevated Addo National Park to big five status. Our qualified field guide takes guests into the park departing at 9:00 or 14:00.
The trip normally takes 3 hours.

2. Elephant back safaris
African Ramble offers guests the unique opportunity to walk with elephants in their natural environment. Guests are collected from the lodge and transported to the reserve where they are able to touch, feed and walk with the elephants.
During this 2.5 hour trip visitors get to view, in intimate proximity, the elephants as they go about their business of walking, feeding and watering in the African bush.
Departures are at 8:00, 11:00 and 15:30

3. Addo Elephant National Park Horse Trails
The park offers horse trails for both experienced riders and beginners, these trails offer the opportunity to view game at a safe distance from horseback. Trails are operated from both the Addo and Zuurberg mountain sections of the park.
Each guest at Camp Figtree is encouraged to explore the eco reserve and enjoy these beautiful environs. As such we encourage guest to perhaps enjoy a sundowner walk, where at the end of a half hour walk or longer we serve a full bar and snacks, away from the lodge. Or possibly an early morning walk can be ended with a full breakfast - safari style - in a riverbed. There are many such possibilities.

4. Schotia "Tooth and Claw" Safari
Schotia Private Game Reserve is situated on the border of the Addo Elephant National Park and boasts the guarantee of visitors being able to spot lion. An evening drive in open Land Rover is followed by a barbeque around the fire in a traditional "lapa" thatched Boma.
The cost of the trip and times of departure vary seasonally. Information can be obtained at Camp Figtree Reception.

Game drives and Safari
Professional game rangers conduct safaris into the Addo National Park, home to the big 5. From an open Land Rover you are likely to see wildlife such as Kudu, Bushbuck, Lions, Elephants, Buffalo, Wildebeest, Caracal, Bush Pig and Jackal.

Climate
Summer - October to March
Predominantly dry seasons with hot days and warm nights. Temperatures range from 25 to 40 degrees centigrade. Rainfall can be experienced during this period with exceptional summer rainfall in the north.

Winter - April to August
This is the rainy season with generally cool days and cold nights.
Temperatures range from 5 to 25 degrees centigrade

What to take
· Light clothing and swimming costumes in summer
· Sun hat, sunglasses and sun block
· Warm clothing and jackets in winter and summer
· Walking shoes
· Cameras and binoculars
Children
· Children under 12 years pay 50% of the quoted adult rate
· 2 of the suites have separate bedrooms with bunk beds to accommodate children
General
· Laundry and valet services are available on request
· A baby-sitting service is available on request
· Malaria precautions are not required

Email Camp Figtree Reservations: booksa@madbookings.com