Eastern Cape Provincial Article - South African Vacations
Eastern Cape Provincial Article - South African Vacations
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Cricket, swimming, bowling and rugby: The 73-ha St George’s Park in the<br />
heart of Port Elizabeth, is home to the country’s oldest cricket club, the Port<br />
Elizabeth Cricket Club. It also houses the St George’s Swimming Baths, the<br />
oldest bowling green in the country, Founders’ Green, as well as rugby fields<br />
and tennis courts. Many international sporting events have been hosted here.<br />
4x4 routes: Tourists are often unaware of the adventures and the beauty they<br />
miss by travelling only well-worn paths and roads. The answer to this lies in<br />
the 4x4 routes designed to help visitors discover the large areas that are<br />
usually inaccessible to ordinary vehicles. These routes take visitors through<br />
unspoilt countryside and along the giddy heights of mountain passes and also<br />
to more conventional tourist attractions. The <strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Cape</strong> has it all and 4x4<br />
lovers can take their pick of forests, waterfalls, big-game country, semi-desert<br />
areas or miles of sandy beaches. The organised tours range from one-day<br />
tours to adventurous five-day tours.<br />
Golf Clubs: Humewood Golf Club, situated on the Algoa Bay shoreline, is<br />
rated among <strong>South</strong> Africa’s best golf courses and is also one of only a few<br />
genuine link courses. Wedgwood Park Country Club and Port Elizabeth Golf<br />
Club are rated as being of international standard. Golfers may also make use<br />
of the Walmer Country Club and Walmer Golf Club facilities.<br />
Horse racing: The city has two racecourses: St Andrew’s Racing Club in<br />
Arlington and Port Elizabeth’s Turf Club in Fairview.<br />
Mountain bike trails: Well-established and exciting mountain-bike trails in the<br />
vicinity include the Baakens River Mountain-Bike Trail, the Zwartkops<br />
Mountain-Bike Trails, the Longmore Forest Mountain-Bike Trail and the Van<br />
Stadens Wild Flower Reserve Trail.<br />
Otter Hiking Trail: The popular five-day Otter Trail between the Storms River<br />
mouth and Nature’s Valley in the Tsitsikamma National Park offers stunning<br />
views of the coast, cliff-top scrub forests, ferns, “fynbos” and spring flowers. It<br />
is one of the best-known hiking trails in the country.<br />
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