Eastern Cape Provincial Article - South African Vacations

activities, such as hiking routes, game- and bird watching trails, 4x4 trails,
fishing, horse riding and mountain bike trails. What more could you possibly ask fo
Mountaineering: There are many challenging climbs demarcated in the
mountains surrounding the town.
Paragliding: Conditions in the vicinity are excellent for paragliding.
ART AND CRAFTS
Art Gallery: The town’s art gallery in Victoria Street is worth a visit.
HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE
D’Ouwe Pastorie (Rectory): This charming rectory was built before the turn of
the nineteenth century and is now a museum.
Historic Farmhouse: A beautifully restored old farmhouse with yellowwood and
stinkwood furniture may be visited by appointment only. Other restored items
that are worth seeing include a Cape cart, stinkwood wagon and buggy.
Home of AG Visser: Visit the home of the well-known Afrikaans poet, A G Visser.
Implement Museum: An open-air implement museum is situated at the
northern entrance to the town.
Victorian architecture: The town guards its valuable heritage of Victorian
architecture well. The Anglican Church with its beautiful stained-glass
windows, a 1 500-seat Dutch Reformed Church and a Methodist Church dating
back to 1891 are but some of the exquisite architectural examples to be found
in the town.
UITENHAGE
The southern-most town of the Karoo heartland, Uitenhage lies at the foot of
the Winterhoek Mountains, dominated by the distinctive peaks of the
Cockscomb Mountains. The town has managed to successfully combine the
attractive colonial beauty of its past with its industrial present. Uitenhage has
several magnificent parks and educational museums.
The town was established in 1804 when the Commissary-General of the
Batavian Republic, Jacob Uitenhage de Mist, formed a magistracy on the
banks of the Swartkops River. Today, many industries can be found in this
attractive town, notably the automotive industry.
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