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Accommodation Services in Port Elizabeth

A certain portion of the tour price is put in trust to educate and create work opportunities for the disadvantaged. We try to offer a little more than just the expected on our tours. Port Elizabeth Discovery Tour ½ Day This is a great way to get to know Port Elizabeth, which is rich in cultural history and has still in existence 7 different styles of architecture. We investigate the colonial heritage and the ghosts of the past, following the 1820 settlers footsteps, experience what it was like in post and pre apartheid years, hear the sad story of Steve Biko and the victorious one of the Mosque that still stands and also visit the smaller township close by. We pick you up at your accommodation establishment and take you to a point of your choice within Port Elizabeth. S undays River Citrus Tour So you thought Addo was only elephants. The Sundays river offers a unique insight into the citrus industry in the Eastern cape. Not only is it famous for the fruit but some of the best roses are also grown here. Canoe on one of the rivers and/or sleep over in a bushcamp and enjoy the rustic life while watching seldom seen birdlife and living under the African sky! The package includes a visit to the citrus packing sheds in season, picnic lunch, pick up and drop off at your hostel. Have the various Reconstruction and Development Programs explained while also hearing about the history of the area which began in the 19th Century. Visit the Red Location Museum, meet the children, see local artists at work and just experience the township life around every corner. There is always a pleasant surprise and something new happening. A must even if you have done other larger tours through townships. The Real City Tour A comprehensive tour de force through Port Elizabeth showing all the significant sites in the cities history. We’ll also take you to view the astounding original work of local artists and meet them at their workshop gallery in an informal settlement. This tour is a must if you want a balanced view of South Africa’s history, what life was like in the apartheid era and the and how a new nation is coping and emerging. Enjoy a home cooked meal with a local family and party the night away in a local Shebeen (Pub/Nightclub), have the local choirs sing to you in their rich African voices and possibly visit an African Jazz Club. We drive through Jeffrey’s Bay and onto Hankey where we stop to visit the grave of Sarah Baartman, a Khoi woman who was taken from the African soil, degraded in Europe and her victorious final return to her roots. We then drive to our tented camp deep in the valley. While dinner is prepared we take off in 4X4 vehicles and climb the mountain to enjoy cocktails at the highest point. Dinner is served around the campfire and when the eyes start to droop you climb into your luxury tents with the sound of the river trickling past. Once our stomachs are full we are off to see the unique Kouga Dam, the profile of Queen Victoria, the Phillips water tunnel and then a stop over for lunch. The price includes the pick up and drop off at your accommodation, entrance fees, four meals, drinks and snacks and one nights accommodation.