Addo Elephant National Park in the Eastern Cape has opened two new huts in the Woody Cape section of the park.

The two Langebos Huts must be booked together, meaning visitors have the entire camp to themselves, even if they don’t use the second hut.  Each hut sleeps up to four people and has an open-plan lounge with a sliding door leading on to a wooden deck offering views of the forest.

There are two bedrooms in each hut. The main bedroom, with a double bed, also has a sliding door leading on to the deck, while the second bedroom offers two single beds. A short wooden walkway leads from the kitchen to a bathroom with toilet, shower and sink. Between the two huts is a central braai area.

The Woody Cape section of Addo Elephant National Park is about one-and-a-half hours from Port Elizabeth. Roughly 300 different bird species, as well as signs of leopard and brown hyena have been recorded in the park. Bushbuck, bushpig, common duiker, grysbok and blue duiker frequent the forest.

The park offers the two-day, 32km Alexandria Hiking Trail, as well as the shorter 7km Tree Dassie Trail, both departing from the Woody Cape reception office.  Shorter walking trails also lead from around the huts. Guests to the area can also spend some time along the coast, accessing the beach from the nearby Woody Cape Backpackers.