Things To Do


Part of your Eastern Cape holiday experienced here in Port Elizabeth has many things to do as listed below.


Visit Museums:

Red Location Museum:
tribute to the liberation struggle against apartheid

South End Museum:
reflects bygone era of South End suburb prior to and during the implementation of the Group Areas Act 1950

St. Croix Museum:
private collection of vintage and classic vehicles dating back to 1901

No 7 Castle Hill:
considered one of oldest surviving dwellings in PE

Prince Alfred's Guard Museum:
military & regimental

PE Museum at Bayworld:
cultural and natural history of SA

Visit interesting places:

Fort Frederick:
Stone fort built in 1799

The Campanile :
1820 bell tower

Donkin Reserve and Lighthouse:
stone pyramid monument

SA Air force Museum

VWSA Auto Pavilion

Van Stadens Wildflower Reserve

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum:
collections of SA art, British art, Oriental Art,also temporary exhibitions.

Ron Belling Art Gallery:
houses his aviation paintings, also maritime

Observatory:
200mm refracting telescope to observe stars, planets

Tours to view wildlife:

Kragga Kamma Game Park

Addo Elephant Park

Shamwari Game Reserve

Other tours:

Township tours

Heritage trails

Ghost tours

Activities Overview

  • 'blue flag' beaches
  • bird watching
  • whale watching
  • game viewing
  • mountain biking
  • canoeing
  • hiking, walks, trails
  • mountain climbing, kloofing, abseiling
  • boat cruises, charters
  • sailing, yachting, scuba diving
  • fishing, angling

Eastern Cape holiday

Baordwalk Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela Metropole

Eastern Cape holiday