Eastern Cape Tourism Board
Tel 043 701 9600
Fax 043 701 9641
E-mail info@ectourism.co.za
Website www.ectourism.co.za
The Eastern Cape is located between the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal and is a popular holiday destination with its 1 000km of coastline, unspoilt beaches, safe, warm-water swimming and spectacular scenery. Malaria-free game parks feature the Big Five and the diversity of outdoor activities and sports is unrivalled.
Major attractions include the Nelson Mandela Museum (in Mthatha), the Addo National Park, the world-renowned surfing beach Jeffrey's Bay, the Settlers Garden (an exotic living tribute to the Cape Colony's first settlers), the Hole in the Wall (known by the Xhosa as the 'Place of Thunder', as well as insightful township tours into the Xhosa culture, rituals and ceremonies.
