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Port Elizabeth Holidays

Port Elizabeth is an industrial city without charm which, all the same, offers some beautiful beaches and an interesting museum.

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Port Elizabeth: How to get there?

8oo km from Cape Town via the Garden Route (plenty of good stopping points) or one hour and forty minutes by plane from Johannesburg

Port Elizabeth: See when to go?

Avoid the June to August winter.

Port Elizabeth: For how long?

A few hours

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Port Elizabeth: What to see nearby?

Zebras about to cross the road, Kruger Park, South Africa

What our travellers think of their stay

Camille Griffoulieres

Travel writer

With almost 330,000 inhabitants, it is the second city in the Eastern Cape, the land of the Xhosa, after East London.

My suggestion

Avoid Port Elizabeth, the town doesn't have anything for tourists and is the centres for numerous industries.

Anonymous

Travel writer

Port Elizabeth is an industrial city without charm which, all the same, offers some beautiful beaches and an interesting museum.

My suggestion

Avoid walking around at night, even in the town centre.

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