Parkview Safari Lodge

Parkview Safari Lodge is a game lodge on Farm Colchester, 1 km from the southern entrance of Addo Elephant National Park and 4 km from Colchester. Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) airport is 38 km away, about 25 minutes by road, and the lodge offers airport transfers. It is rated 4.4 out of 5 on LekkeSlaap from 26 reviews, with location scored 4.7 and service 4.6. There are nine units: three rooms in the main building, five luxury safari tents named Buffalo, Leopard, Lion, Rhino and Elephant, and a self-catering cottage with a full kitchen and braai.

The lodge is set up for an Addo safari without the self-drive. Its full-day game drive into the park runs from 09:00 to 17:00 with park entry, drinks and lunch; the half-day drive runs from 09:00 to 14:00 with park entry and snacks; and an afternoon drive comes back as a night drive. There is also a guided giraffe walk, and antelope live on the property. Rooms and tents have air conditioning, most with a king-size bed, and breakfast is included in the room and tent rates. The Rhino and Elephant tents are booked together and share one bathroom, which suits a family of four. Back at the lodge there is a restaurant and bar, an unheated pool, a lounge with DStv, Wi-Fi and a laundry.

Guests on LekkeSlaap single out the welcome. One wrote: "Worth a visit! Stunning property, lovely accommodation, with friendly staff." Another, writing in Afrikaans, said: "The hospitality is wonderful and they made it fun for my little boy with the animals on the farm." Children of all ages are welcome.