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Addo Elephant Park

This is the one place you must visit if you are an animal lover. Escape to the bush and spend hours scouring the pristine Eastern Cape landscape for wildlife at Addo Elephant Park, home to over 550 elephants. A two hours jeep ride is sufficient for going around the expanse of the Park. It is the third largest national park in South Africa and has expanded to conserve a wide range of wildlife and flora from the semi-desert Karoo down to the coastline of Sundays River Valley Mouth. Read More

With its perfect combination of warm water, calm sea and fair breezes, Algoa Beach is one of the best sailing venues in the world and a Mecca for all beach and water sport enthusiasts. Fishing, surfing, scuba diving, snorkelling and sailing are also popular here. It is a 40km-stretch of beaches with protected areas for swimming at Kings Beach, Hobie Beach, Humewood Beach (a world-class, Blue Flag beach), Pollock Beach and Denville Beach. Water sports are enjoyed at the quieter spots, including Wildside, Sardinia Bay, Blue Horizon Bay, Bluewater Bay, Beachview and Schoenmakerskop. Rest assured, fully trained professional lifeguards patrol swimming beaches during the summer season. Read More

When you head into town take a walk through the Boardwalk Casino and Entertainment Complex, where shops, restaurants, an amphitheatre and casino will keep you entertained for hours on end. Located in Summerstrand, the complex is set around a series of man-made lakes and beautiful gardens lit by 40 000 Tivoli lights. There are numerous entertainment venues such as the elegant Boardwalk Conference Centre; the Supersport Arena, which features a regular line-up of comedy and music acts, and the Boardwalk Amphitheatre. Apart from these attractions, the casino has 700 slot machines and 20 gaming tables, including blackjack and roulette. Furthermore, the Boardwalk has also incorporated a selection of international restaurants, specialist shops, a Craft Workshop as well as Starz Cinema with five screens. Read More

One of Port Elizabeth's most popular historical attractions is the Donkin Reserve, which tells a fascinating narrative of the discovery and growth of the Loving City. It hosts the Pyramid and Lighthouse, features seats, palm-lined walks, and a Stone Pyramid Monument with a moving inscription built by Sir Rufane Donkin in honour of his late wife Elizabeth, after whom the city was named. Donkin Reserve is located off Belmont Terrace in Central and offers stunning city views. It had been restored entirely in preparation for the FIFA World Cup 2010. It now features magnificent mosaics, metal artwork, benches that reflect modern graffiti art, a chrome figure of an African woman, and a lot of abstract art. In addition, there is a bistro with breathtaking views of the harbour and the city centre and a tourist information centre for those who want additional details about things to do and see in Port Elizabeth. Read More

Maitland Beach is a huge beach in the outskirts of the Port Elizabeth metro with spectacular sand dunes, popular with sand boarders, and miles of sandy beach stretching away towards Jeffreys Bay. In the other direction the beach becomes rockier and is favoured by anglers and divers. Try sandboarding at the Maitland Sand Dunes. The dunes are easily accessible and provide hours of fun. ItÍs a challenging trek up to the top, but the views and scenery are worth every breath. Enjoy the rush of adrenaline that sandboarding can get. It is a one of a kind experience. Read More

A symbol of the South African freedom and its struggles, the Red Location Museum provides a rich history about its people. Red Location is one of the oldest townships of Nelson Mandela Bay, named for the corrugated iron barrack buildings which have rusted to a deep red. When in South Africa, it is shameful if you do not make a visit to the Red Location Museum. It portrays both the horrors of institutionalised racism and the heroic efforts of the anti-apartheid movement. Read More

Route 67 forms part the greater Nelson Mandela Bay Arts Journey which includes a number of Art Galleries and different locations such as the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Museum, the newly renovated Athenaeum Building, the Red Location Museum, Uitenhage Market Square and the artEC Art Gallery to name a few. When in Nelson Mandela Bay you can find Route 67 . It is a collection of 67 art pieces celebrating the years Nelson Mandela devoted to public life. ItÍs a mix of visual arts, urban design and heritage, showcasing old Victorian churches and the terraced cottages on Donkin Street, where massive silver pipes catch the famous winds of Port Elizabeth and make music.æ Read More

St. George's Park

Make your way to the St George's Park which is the oldest park in Port Elizabeth and home to the St George's Cricket Oval. The grounds of the second oldest cricket club in South Africa, the venue for the first Test, the first women's international Test, the last Test before South Africa's expulsion from world cricket, the first ever Test series win against Australia, the first Rebel Test, the first Test victory for South Africa with the resumption of 'normal' cricket. . . and the sixth oldest cricket ground in the world - that's just a bit about St George's Park. Read More

The Baywest Mall on 100 Baywest Boulevard in Port Elizabeth is a one-stop destination for shopping, fashion, entertainment, and food. Aprt from 180 stores, it has an ice skating rink, which is the only one in Eastern Cape. There is the Ster Kinekor cinema theatre where moviegoers can enjoy films from across the world. The Baywest Mall also has the Nitro gaming center for kids and adults, with activities, such as bumping cars, bowling, and many other games. There is a wide range of food and dining options available at the mall, with restaurants catering to different cuisines, a food court, and food stalls. Read More

Bayworld is a museum, Oceanarium and snake park located in No. 7 Castle Hill in Port Elizabeth. The Cultural and Natural History Museum is the third oldest in the country. The Oceanarium displays Algoa Bay's rich and diverse marine life in South Asia, and the snake park has an extensive collection of reptiles. The No. 7 Castle Hill building itself is a national monument and major landmark in Port Elizabeth. The museum has exhibitions on dinosaurs, birds, costumes, maritime history, local history, beadwork and the first people of the bay. It is known for having a 15-metre skeleton of a Southern right whale, a life-sized reconstruction of the Algoasaurus and a 5-metre bronze cannon from the 1640s. The oceanarium is a lovely opportunity to learn about fish, fur seals, turtles, and cape gannets and view public feeding sessions. However, the oceanarium is most famous for having the country's second-largest captive population of African penguins. Not only will you be able to view and learn about snakes, lizards, crocodiles, tortoises and terrapins in the snake park, but you will also interact with them. The staff will also provide general or special interest tours on request of the historical No 7 Castle Hill building. Read More