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A superb holiday mecca, the city offers an unbeatable and diverse mix of eco-attractions as a family and adventure holiday destination. With numerous beautiful beaches, each with its own attractions and activities, Port Elizabeth is fast becoming known as the Watersport Capital of South Africa with popular surfing-spots in Port Elizabeth and even more surfing in the famous Jeffrey's Bay, just a few kilometers away. There are numerous scenic nature trails and magnificent wildlife experiences, historic heritage and a unique coastal climate - rated fourth best weather in the world!
The town was named after the wife of the former Cape Governor Sir Rufane Donkin. There was a stone pyramid erected in her honour in the Donkin Reserve, a memorial park in the centre of Port Elizabeth.
The seaport is the third-biggest, since PE has become an important container Container terminal. The wool export is also important. PE lives largely from the car-manufacturing industry. Ford and VW (Uitenhage) have their production plants here. PE has a modern airport and is fully linked to the South African Places of Interest: Apple
Express The famous narrow gauge steam train running regularly to Thornhill
Village
Donkin
Lighthouse Building The city's original lighthouse, located on Donkin
Reserve and built in 1861.
Campanile
To commemorate the landing of the 1820 settlers.
City
Hall Built between 1858 and 1862, it serves as a Council Chamber and concert/lecture
hall.
Dias
Cross A replica of a cross for St Gregory donated by the portuguese Government.
Addo Elephant Park Situated
in a malaria free area just one hour's drive from the South African coastal
city of Port Elizabeth, the national park offers a wide variety of game
viewing, outdoor adventure, accommodation and cultural experiences. |
Port
Elizabeth (Eastern Cape) is the major seaport and tourist destination
is set along the dazzling shores of Algoa Bay, and is fondly referred
to as the Friendly City.
The
town of Port Elizabeth was founded due to the Britons influence of at
the Cape. In 1799, they built Fort Frederick to gain better control over
the Boers of the hinterland. In 1820, the first 4000 British settlers
landed at Algoa Bay near Port Elizabeth.
Port
Elizabeth - short "PE" - today has over a million citizens and
is - after Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town - the fourth-biggest city
in South Africa.