"Eastern Cape"

Frontier Country

200 Elephants basking in the Addo Sun

Also known as the "Sunshine Coast"

The Sunshine Coast boasts hundreds of kilometres of unspoilt beaches, a wealth of flora and fauna, including the Big Five (elephant, lion, leopard, rhino and buffalo). The are several excellent Game reserves and the area is malaria free.

Port Elizabeth - the capital offers water-sports, nature trails, shopping, historic British landmarks and the Sunday's River Valley, a major fruit producing area, is also worth seeing.

The Addo Elephant National Park, home to lion, rhino, Cape buffalo and antelope as well as elephant.

Explore Frontier Country, where the early settlers clashed with the Xhosa people, a vibrant melting pot of history, with its battlefields and forts.

Port Elizabeth, known as the "Friendly City", is the gateway to the Eastern Cape and a fun place for all the family. Historical sites include Donkin Street, where settlers from Britain set up home in 1820.

Superbly set on the shores of Algoa Bay, "The Friendly City" is the fifth biggest city in South Africa and the largest on the coast between Cape Town and Durban. A popular leisure resort, Port Elizabeth beckons with an attractive atmosphere of year-round holiday fun against a backdrop of urban activity. Its warm, welcoming nature is matched by a climate which boasts more sunshine than any other coastal town in the country.

Climate / The Eastern Cape has great weather for visitors. It has a subtropical climate. Long, hot summer months and moderate winters. 

  • Magnificent wildlife includes the BIG 5 in a malaria free environment

  • Watersport mecca alongside South Africa's finest and unspoilt beaches

  • Ethnic culture with a splendid array of arts & crafts

  • Outdoor action and adventure

  • Scenic splendour

  • Steeped in history with a diversity of places to visit

    • Game Lodges and Reserves - Eastern Cape / MALARIA FREE

    1. Kariega Park Game Lodges and Hotel
      Luxurious Lodges in a private Game Reserve, which also offers beaches, hiking, game/bird viewing, golf, river sports and more
    2. Shamwari Game Reserve
      Eastern cape's only big game experience. An 1820 Settler homestead has been upgraded to a luxury hotel and wildlife is abundant. Guests can arrive by train in a museum-piece railway carriage.
    3. Addo National Elephant Park
      The 200 elephants in the park are the main attraction, but you will also encounter buffalo, black rhino, warthog, eland, kudu and a variety of buck species. The park lies 75 km to the north of Port Elizabeth and is open throughout the year
    4. Scotia Lion Reserve
    5. Mountain Zebra National Park
       Situated about 25 km west of Cradock, a sanctuary for the endangered Cape Mountain Zebra, but also home to various antelope species, caracal and over 200 bird-species
    6. Hogsback Nature Reserve
       Situated in the beautiful Eastern Cape, this reserve is dominated by three ridges said to resemble the bristle's on a hog's back. Come enjoy its indigenous forest with parrot and lourie, the great angling, waterfalls, horse-rides and various walks.

      Zuurberg Inn
       Mountain getaway surrounded by Addo National Park with a sweeping view over the Addo Elephant Park down to Port Elizabeth.

       

    Tours from Port Elizabeth & Garden Route

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