Eastern Cape Travel Guide
Travel articles, activities and information on places to visit and towns in Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Addo, Eastern Cape, South Africa
This small farming town in the Eastern Cape is close to the Addo Elephant National Park and offers a good alternative to staying in the park...moreAlice, Eastern Cape, South Africa
This small, rather unprepossessing little town has one big claim to fame. It is the site of the University of Fort Hare, the alma mater of N...moreBisho & King Williams Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Bisho is the capital of the Eastern Cape but it seems to be dominated by the nearby King Williams Town, which is much older. In fact, these ...moreCintsa, Eastern Cape, South Africa
This little coastal paradise is less than an hour's drive from East London and is an excellent springboard for the Wild Coast. It's a quiet ...moreCoffee Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Coffee Bay is probably one of South Africa's hidden paradises. It is believed that the name Coffee Bay came about in 1893 when a ship full o...moreCradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Cradock, a small town in the Fish River Valley, which was founded by Sir John Cradock after the frontier war of 1812. The rich soil, plentif...moreEastern Cape, South Africa
The Eastern Cape is the second largest of South Africa's provinces and has the greatest diversity of environments, cultural attractions and ...moreGraaff Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
This Karoo town is a little out of the way, so it's not included on most itineraries. This is a pity, as it's one of the Eastern Cape's most...moreGrahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Grahamstown is best known as the venue of the annual National Festival of the Arts and is generally considered to be a cultural and cerebral...moreNgqura, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Ngqura is in Algoa Bay; Algoa Bay was the landing place of the 1820 English settlers. Ngqura like the rest of Port Elizabeth has a variety o...moreNieu Bethesda, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Nieu Bethesda really is a tiny little country town, way off the beaten track and it is only through an absolute quirk of fate that it ever b...morePort Elizabeth Travel Guide, Eastern Cape, South Africa
For an overview of east coast attractions, this Port Elizabeth travel guide offers ideas and insights into the “Friendly City” plus Port...morePort St Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape, South Africa
This town at the mouth of the Umzimvubu River, on the Eastern Cape's Wild Coast, has seen many changes. It lost a lot of its lustre during t...moreQueenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Queenstown, known as the 'rose capital of South Africa' is a town that truly comes alive in Spring. A prosperous farming district, , Queenst...moreQunu, Eastern Cape, South Africa
This tiny, rather insignificant town in the Transkei region of the Eastern Cape has only one claim to fame – as the birthplace of Nelson M...moreUmtata, Eastern Cape, South Africa
This smallish city on the banks of the Umtata River was the capital of the nominally independent Bantustan of the Transkei during the aparth...more