EASTERN CAPE

The Eastern Cape is one of Africa’s rare and unspoilt gems, offering great diversity.  Discover superb beaches on its wild coast, the vast Karoo landscape with unforgettable star-studded night skies, charming, historic towns, and a warm welcome.  Port Elizabeth, East London and Graham’s town are in the province, as well as Umtata in the Transkei.  Qunu in the Transkei is the birthplace of Nelson Mandela, who is affectionately known as Madiba.  The Eastern Cape, a land of undulating hills, expansive sandy beaches, majestic mountain ranges and emerald green forests, is the second-largest of the nine provinces in terms of surface area.

The shoreline of this province extends from the Umtamvuna River in KwaZulu Natal, to the Storms River mouth on the scenic Garden Route, in the west, and stretching inland, to the north, bordering on Lesotho. Today, the Eastern Cape incorporates the previously independent `homelands’ of the Ciskei and Transkei. Read More »