Places to see - Eastern Cape
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth is the commercial capital of the Eastern Cape and is more or less on the halfway between Cape Town and Durban. The city is famous for its long, white sand beaches and invites visitors to a swim in the Indian Ocean.
Surfers will find the best waves in Noordhoek, - the surfers paradise close to the city. By the locals Port Elizabeth is known as the ‘windy city’ and also as the ‘friendly city’.
The residents of Port Elizabeth are well known for their friendly and warm-hearted personality. The city itself offers their visitors a small, but cosy historical heart with a lot of charming coffee shops and restaurants.
Port Elizabeth is the commercial capital of the Eastern Cape and is more or less on the halfway between Cape Town and Durban. The city is famous for its long, white sand beaches and invites visitors to a swim in the Indian Ocean.
Surfers will find the best waves in Noordhoek, - the surfers paradise close to the city. By the locals Port Elizabeth is known as the ‘windy city’ and also as the ‘friendly city’.
The residents of Port Elizabeth are well known for their friendly and warm-hearted personality. The city itself offers their visitors a small, but cosy historical heart with a lot of charming coffee shops and restaurants.
Plettenberg Bay
The Plettenberg Bay is known as one of the jewels of the Garden Route, which offers its visitors long golden beaches, a scenic rocky peninsula and beautiful lagoons, surrounded by endless indigenous forests. At Plettenberg Bay visitors will be welcomed by a breath-taking view over the Indian Ocean and it’s the best place for exploring, watching or just to relax.
For all bird and nature lover’s we recommend to visit the small and charming village of Wittedrift, which is situated between the hills of the Bay and the Bitou River.Only about 30km from Plettenberg Bay visitors can explore the little town of Nature’s Valley, which is also the only town within a national park.
This place is one of the most unspoilt places in this area and has been preserved since the first inhabitants of the early times.
The Plettenberg Bay is known as one of the jewels of the Garden Route, which offers its visitors long golden beaches, a scenic rocky peninsula and beautiful lagoons, surrounded by endless indigenous forests. At Plettenberg Bay visitors will be welcomed by a breath-taking view over the Indian Ocean and it’s the best place for exploring, watching or just to relax.
For all bird and nature lover’s we recommend to visit the small and charming village of Wittedrift, which is situated between the hills of the Bay and the Bitou River.Only about 30km from Plettenberg Bay visitors can explore the little town of Nature’s Valley, which is also the only town within a national park.
This place is one of the most unspoilt places in this area and has been preserved since the first inhabitants of the early times.
Wildlife & Nature
Get in touch with South African wildlife and nature at the Addo Elephant Park and the Mountain Zebra National Park, where visitors can find the Big 5 (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and African buffalo) and enjoy an unbelievable diversity of fauna and flora.
The Tsitsikamma National Park, which is an 80km long coastal strip between Nature’s Valley and the mouth of the Storms River offers almost untouched natural landscape. The Eastern Cape is also home of some of the best Game Reserves in the world. Shamwari, Kwantu and Kwandwe offer luxury safari experience to their visitors.
Get in touch with South African wildlife and nature at the Addo Elephant Park and the Mountain Zebra National Park, where visitors can find the Big 5 (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and African buffalo) and enjoy an unbelievable diversity of fauna and flora.
The Tsitsikamma National Park, which is an 80km long coastal strip between Nature’s Valley and the mouth of the Storms River offers almost untouched natural landscape. The Eastern Cape is also home of some of the best Game Reserves in the world. Shamwari, Kwantu and Kwandwe offer luxury safari experience to their visitors.
World’s best beaches & Surfer’s paradies
The Wild Coast and the Sunshine Coast count to the world’s best beaches. Especially, the surfing waves of the Sunshine Coast, are famous over the whole world and gets the surfer’s heart beat faster. These beaches are also home of the ‘supertubes’, Sout Africa’s longest and most consistently wave. The best place for taking surfing photos is the Sea Point, near Cape St. Francis.
High-end sunseekers will find their highlight at Bushmn’s Rive Mouth or Kenton-on Sea, both very well known for their wonderful white beaches.
The Wild Coast and the Sunshine Coast count to the world’s best beaches. Especially, the surfing waves of the Sunshine Coast, are famous over the whole world and gets the surfer’s heart beat faster. These beaches are also home of the ‘supertubes’, Sout Africa’s longest and most consistently wave. The best place for taking surfing photos is the Sea Point, near Cape St. Francis.
High-end sunseekers will find their highlight at Bushmn’s Rive Mouth or Kenton-on Sea, both very well known for their wonderful white beaches.