Port Elizabeth Travel Guide - Exploring Magnificent South Africa
Port Elizabeth Travel Guide - Exploring Magnificent South Africa
Port Elizabeth (or just PE if you want to sound South African) is South Africa's fifth largest city and is located on the Indian Ocean coast half-way between Cape Town and Durban, in the Eastern Cape, about 260 km from Knysna. Also known as the friendly city and the windy city, it tends to live up to both names.
A perfect complement to the Garden Route, the Friendly City is a major sea port and tourist destination set along the beautiful shores of Nelson Mandela Bay. The centre of the South African motor industry is spoiled by moderate and warm temperatures all year round with scattered rain throughout the year - climatic attributes which contribute to an outstanding quality of life.
A popular and significant destination for water sports, Port Elizabeth also offers many historical attractions, such as the Historic Donkin Heritage trail, taking visitors along the footsteps of the 1820 settlers. British heritage is reflected in the Port Elizabeth Cricket Club, and the Oldest Bowling Green in South Africa. Port Elizabeth’s greatest treasures, however, are malaria-free wildlife areas in its vicinity, and clean beaches washed by warm water.
Port Elizabeth was founded by British settlers in 1820 and was named after the wife of Rufane Donkin, Acting Governor of the Cape Colony at that time. The city is located on the Algoa Bay and forms together with the neighboring towns of Uitenhage and Despatch the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality.
PE is a wonderful jumping-off spot for game viewing. There are elephants and other birds and animals at Addo Elephant National Park and many privately owned game reserves in the area, as well as great area for viewing marine life in the form of dolphins, whales and African penguins.
Brooke's Pavilion has excellent views over the beaches and ocean. Any one of the restaurants there are a good idea for breakfast with a view. Accommodation ranges from hostels to more luxury accommodation. Whatever you want, you can find without trouble.
A lot to see in Port Elizabeth such as :
Kragga Kamma Game Park
Donkin Reserve
Bayworld
Algoa Bay
Cape Recife Local Authority Nature Reserve
SANCCOB Seabird Rehabilitation Centre
Sardinia Bay Road
Route 67
Van Stadens Wild Flower Reserve
Red Location Museum
Crisscross Adventures
Sardinia Bay Beach
Nelson Mandela University Nature Reserve
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum
Groendal Nature Reserve
Seaview Predator Park
Fort Frederick, Eastern Cape
South End Museum
No 7 Castle Hill
Kings Beach
The Island Nature Reserve
Cape Recife Lighthouse (Est. 1851)
Swartkops River
The Campanile
Horse Memorial
The Willows Resort & Conference Centre
St. Croix Island
Port Elizabeth Golf Club
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Van Stadens Bridge
Baakens Valley
Humewood Golf Club
Start of Sacramento Trail
Cape Recife
Mathyolweni Gate
Maitland Road
Feather Market Centre
Maitland Beach
Port Elizabeth City Hall
Sacramento Hiking Trail
Splash Waterworld
Groendal Dam
Port Elizabeth railway station is served by South Africa's rail network. Local commuter services are operated by Metrorail, while the Shosholoza Meyl long-distance passenger service links PE with Johannesburg via Bloemfontein where it is possible to connect with other long-distance routes. Port Elizabeth Airport (IATA airport code PLZ, ICAO airport code FAPE) serves the city for both passenger and cargo traffic. It is the fourth busiest airport in South Africa after Johannesburg International Airport, King Shaka International Airport in Durban, and Cape Town International Airport. Port Elizabeth has a harbour in Algoa Bay, and the construction of an additional international harbour at Coega has supported an increase in the size of the city's industries and the addition of new industries.
Under the Köppen climate classification, Port Elizabeth has an oceanic climate (Cfb ). The area lies between the winter rainfall, Mediterranean climate zones of the Western Cape and the summer rainfall regions of eastern South Africa. Winters are cool but mild and summers are warm but considerably less humid and hot than more northerly parts of South Africa's east coast.
( Port Elizabeth - South Africa ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Port Elizabeth . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Port Elizabeth - South Africa
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The Minions invade The Boardwalk
The Minion character tour arrived at The Boardwalk Nu Metro Cinema in Port Elizabeth on July 1. Fans were able to get close to their favourite, larger-than-life characters and got a sense of how it feels to encounter a Minion in real life.
Thousands flock to PE's beach front to welcome the new year
Thousands of revelers flocked to the beach front of Port Elizabeth last night to welcome in the new year. Today will again see the beaches in and around the city packed with sun seekers as they continue to celebrate the coming of the new year. People are already claiming their spot on the grass banks and golden sand. The sun will shine today but the forecast show there will be some wind about. Kim Daniels is down at the beach to bring us the latest on the city's plans for the day.
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New year festivities in Port Elizabeth
Let's cross back to Port Elizabeth again to check out whats happening after last nights new year festivities. Our news reporter Kim Daniels is there, Kim ...
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Listening Sessions.flv
The Madiba Bay Film and Music office asked me to film and produce the visuals, for what was intended to be a music series for Bay TV. As usual politics & selfishness screwed things up. But this was what I did with no budget.
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Port Elizabeth Tour (Umhlobo Wenene FM & NMU Freshers Carnival)
1st Tour that Sizzle took with his team to Port Elizabeth and it was a success. Footage drive from East London to Umhlobo Wenene FM (PE), from the Radio interview to NMU Freshers Carnival to a studio session the following day before driving back to East London.
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Port Elizabeth beach goers celebrate 1st day of 2019
Thousands of residents and tourists flocked to the Port Elizabeth beach front today to celebrate the first day of 2019. Many of them though had been on the beach since the New Year's Eve beach front party last night, and either slept over or just stayed through the night. Some people have been on the beach as early as six 'o clock this morning just to secure their spot on the grass and sand banks. Our reporter Kim Daniels was there.
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The water fountains at Boardwalk, Port Elizabeth
It's officially holiday time at Port Elizabeth's Hobie Beach.
The metro's Summer Season opened yesterday.
#MyBlueFlagSummer - Hobie Beach PE / Nelson Mandela Bay
Hobie Beach is one of 3 Blue Flag Beaches in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro. Along with Humewood and Kings Beaches it makes up approximately 40 km of pristine coastline in the Friendly City. Apart from its beaches, dolphins and nature reserve offerings, PE is know to be a hub for family holidays and some major water sporting events.
African Mama
Pupils from Diaz Primary in Port Elizabeth sing 'African Mama' at the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber 2014 Leadership Conference. On the right is Akhona Nkumanda.
Splash Festival promises fresh treat to fans in N Mandela Bay
The annual Splash Festival has become a popular event in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro over the Easter Week-end. The weather is still good this time of the year and the festival aims to make the best of the city's pristine beaches. A host of sporting events are also taking part as part of the festival. It is also big income generator for the metro, and this year the festival is bigger than last year. To find out more about the economic impact of the festival we now cross to our reporter, Lerato Thipa in Port Elizabeth.
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A bird's eye view of NMMU's North Campus
A bird's eye view of NMMU's North Campus in Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The North Campus – situated adjacent to the South Campus in Summerstrand – houses a state-of-the-art Engineering Building with excellent facilities including a recently built Bitumen Lab, a full Conference Centre, many of the university’s support services along with the Art School. The NMMU Art School has a stained glass studio and is the only university in South Africa to offer studies in stained glass. This Campus has residence facilities for over 1000 students and also offers sport facilities and recreational areas.
Gaming at the Grend West # capetown
Short clip of my visit to the game world at Grand west. I playing games , its so refreshing, hope you enjoy the clip. So did l have fun? Well yes l had so much fun. Kkk lol.
Xavier Live at the Bassm3nt
DJ Xavier live ad on the decks at a trance gig do the the Bassm3nt Lounge and nightclub in Port Elizabeth.
BAIC Sod Turning IDC
The assembled dignitaries turn the first sod of the Beijing Automobile International Corporation (BAIC) automotive plant in the Coega IDZ.
Sod turners included Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel, Eastern Cape Premier Phumulo Masualle, Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor Athol Trollip, Coega CEO Pepi Silinga and representatives from BAIC.
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Bluewater Bay robbery
The Herald has obtained CCTV footage of a robbery at Bluewater Bay SUPERSPAR last week when armed gunmen stormed the shop and fired several shots inside. Two men were wounded in a shootout following a high-speed car chase minutes after the robbery.