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We spent a night in Port Alfred, a scenic coastal town on South Africa’s Eastern Cape Sunshine Coast. At the mouth of the Kowie River, roughly halfway between Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) and East London, it is known for its relaxed seaside atmosphere and sandy beaches. The...
We made a short detour to Bathurst, a historic village in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, located a short distance inland from Port Alfred near the Kowie River. This charming rural settlement is closely associated with the arrival of British settlers in 1820 and retains a distinctive...
East London, officially proposed for renaming to KuGompo City, is a major port city on South Africa’s Indian Ocean coastline, situated between the Nahoon and Buffalo rivers. It is home to the country’s only river port and serves as a key logistics hub for the nearby Mercedes...
On our way to East London, we stopped briefly at Reef Café for breakfast before taking a short hike around Nahoon Point Nature Reserve. Proclaimed in 2004, this beautiful coastal reserve stretches along more than two kilometres of largely unspoiled shoreline, featuring coastal sandstone...
We spent two nights on the beach near Chintsa, a picturesque coastal village in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province and a gateway to the famous Wild Coast. About 38–40 km northeast of East London (KuGompo City), Chintsa sits at the mouth of the Chintsa River, where it meets the Indian...
Today we started really early, determined to complete our planned route from Malealea Lodge in Lesotho to Queenstown — officially renamed Komani — in South Africa’s Eastern Cape before darkness. It turned out to be a remarkably scenic road trip, taking us from the dramatic and rugged...