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About this property
Happy Jackal is conveniently located 2 km from the South Gate to Addo National Park. The main lodge home offers 3 standard ground floor and 2 luxury 1st floor room with patios and decks, with a view of our Sundays River. These rooms include a scrumptious breakfast with fruit, yogurt, juice, a hot meal and daily home baked bread and jams from our trees. We have 6 self-catering units 1 up to 7 people. Breakfast may be ordered in advance at an additional fee. The guest house offers a range of facilities, including solar heated outdoor pool and free parking, free wi-fi, small bar fridges and google android tv’s. Laundry facilities (Wash and dry only) and safety deposit boxes are also offered. Activities such as FULL day game drives on our own open game viewing vehicle with our lovely Nature Site Guide, sand boarding, sunset river boat cruises (especially the sunset cruise), can be arranged in advance at an additional fee. We also have our own jetty where you can moor your own boat or fish from (you however MUST bring along your own licenses), or just sit at our bird hide and look at the various bird species. You might even be lucky to spot the otter. Light lunches, Picnic platters or dinner is also to be booked in advance, at an additional fee, as it is on request certain days only. The Happy Jackal is 39.7 km from Port Elizabeth, 2 minutes from the south gate of Addo and a 5 minute drive from the main N2 route.. Happy Jackal is a beautiful establishment, where you would return to, once you have visited. Management and staff will look after you that you would not want to leave. We have plenty return guests who became part of the Happy Jackal family.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.6 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular facilities
- Outdoor swimming pool
- Free parking
- Free WiFi
- Non-smoking rooms
- Airport shuttle
- Family rooms
- Tea/coffee maker in all rooms
- Private beach area
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Room type | Number of guests | |
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1 large double bed or 2 single beds | ||
1 extra-large double bed or 2 single beds and 1 extra-large double bed | ||
2 single beds and 1 double bed | ||
1 single bed and 1 large double bed | ||
Bedroom 1 1 extra-large double bed Bedroom 2 1 single bed and 1 double bed Bedroom 3 1 double bed | ||
Bedroom 1 2 single beds Bedroom 2 2 single beds | ||
1 single bed | ||
1 large double bed |
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Guests who stayed here loved
Mickey
South Africa“Location for us was great. Towing a boat , lots of space to turn and park. Nice breakfast too.Just what we wanted”- Dúvan South Africa“Special thank you to Suzette and Michelle for a very pleasant stay! Will definitely be back. Very good service and wonderful staff!”
- Sophie
United Kingdom“Great location, so close to Addo park with beautiful views of the Sundays river from our room. The host Suzette was so helpful and friendly and booked all our activities for us. Our guide for our full day game drive, Gabriel, was so lovely, very...” - Brian
Ireland“We really liked the size of the rooms and the swimming pool. It was right at the entrance to the national park.” - Ella United Kingdom“The happy jackal is an incredible lodge! Suzette who works there was unbelievably helpful in booking activities for our group of 25. All the activities were amazing! The lodge is so lovely and the food was great! We will definitely come back!”
- Annalien South Africa“Very friendly staff. Exceptional breakfast. The establishment even surprised us with champagne in our room after they found out it’s our anniversary with no additional charges.”
- Maxim South Africa“Location is amazing. People are friendly...total relaxation”
- Miriam
Canada“The room was great. Comfortable matress, and the quietest ceiling fan in the world. Breakfast was delicious. Fruit and jams from the garden, and local eggs, plus fresh baked bread. Suzette and Tim were caring and professional. They wantrd the...” - Wolfgang
Germany“The Happy Jackals is a very nice guesthouse at the southern entrance to the Addo Elephant Park. We had wonderful days there. The breakfast was very delicious and varied with homemade bread, the rooms were clean and furnished in African style....” 
Herbert Germany“Very friendly staff and couple, who manages the guest house. They were very welcoming and had some great recommendations. The breakfast was delicious as well. We like that it is a eco-friendly place. They are also providing the opportunities for...”
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Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
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Cot and extra bed policies
Prices for cots are not included in the total price, and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.
The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.
There are no extra beds available at this property.
All cots are subject to availability.
The fine print
Please inform Happy Jackal in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.
Payment before arrival via bank transfer is required. The property will contact you after you book to provide instructions.
This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.
Quiet hours are between 21:00:00 and 06:00:00.
