Alexandria is one of the most important chicory producing areas in South Africa and is also known for pineapple production and dairy farming. The area is home to the Alexandria State Forest, known as Woody Cape, a narrow stretch of beautiful indigenous forest.

You are sure to spot mammals such as bushpig, bushbuck, Cape Grysbok, steenbok, common Duiker, Vervet monkey, large and small grey mongoose and a huge variety of birdlife.

In Alexandria, the dunefields that are now part of Addo Elephant National Park are almost pristine, and preserve a landscape of extraordinary windswept beauty that is nearly 6500 years old.