South African Coastal Properties  South Eastern Coast Region

The Eastern Cape Province offers tourist who want to get away from the bustle of city life the chance for a seaside escape without equal. With over 8OO kilometres of spacious unspoiled and largely uncrowded beaches, sparkling blue ocean and magnificent forests and scenery. Two major port cities of the Eastern Cape are Port Elizabeth and East London, which offer all the amenities of a large city but still maintain a holiday resort atmosphere. The coastal areas between Jeffrey's Bay and Port Alfred are reputedly some of the best surfing spots in the world, with magnificent waves. Anglers and divers will also delight at the vast marine resources this India Ocean coastline can offer. The coast from East London to Port St Johns offers one of the most unspoiled and remote beaches in the world. Other cities in the province are Grahamstown, steeped in settler history, King William's Town, Queenstown with its beautiful roses, and Umtata, capital of the old Transkei region.

Eastern Cape has scenery varying from sub-tropical coastal zones and dense indiginous forests to semi-arid Karoo plains. The north eastern section of this province offers some of the best trout fishing in the country.A number of game reserves and nature reserves are located in this province the most notable being the Addo Elephant National Park supporting the last vestiges of Estern Cape Elephant, Black and White Rhino, Buffalo and many other game species. Others Reserves are Zuurberg National Park, Buffelspruit Game Reserve, Die Berg Nature Reserve, Karoo Nature Reserve, Mountain Zebra National Park and Tsitsikamma National Park. This Province offers visitors some of the most unspoiled areas in the country. (extracts from africa/info magazine)