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Eastern Cape Travel guide
Tourist Information - Accommodation - Map - Climate
Eastern Cape province to its capital Bisho, the province has very attractive cities like Port Elizabeth or East London.
Eastern Cape is best known for its rugged coastline and beaches of sight, it possesses also the 3rd most famous national park in South Africa, the Addo Elephant NP.
The Eastern Cape is one of the poorest provinces in South Africa, its economy is based mainly on agriculture.
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Capital : Bisho
Main cities : East London, Port Elizabeth, Umtata, Grahamstown, Aliwal North
Major Attractions : Addo Elephant National Park, Tsitsikamma Park, Ski (DP), the wild coast and its beaches
Area : 169 580 km2
Population : 6,743,800 inhabitants
Density : 38.6 people / km2
Religions : -
Languages : Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Sotho
GDP : -
Economic sectors : Agriculture, fishing, automotive
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Map of Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape to share borders with:
- The Western Cape to west
- The Northern Cape northwest
- The Free State north
- The KwaZulu-Natal in the far north
The highest point in the province is Ben Macdhui at 3001m.
The Eastern Cape has a varied climate in the east it becomes subtropical along the coast, so the heavy precipitation in summer.
While to the west of the province, the climate is drier, with scarce rainfall in both summer and winter, in winter temperatures below zero descentent while summers are hot.
The mountainous region of central Ontario, between Molteno and Rhodes receive heavy snowfall in winter and it is very cold.
The side of Grahamstown the temperatures are mild throughout the year and rainfall is well distributed.
Car Hire in the Eastern Cape :
- Agency car hire Middelburg
- Agency car hire East London
- Agency car hire Port Elizabeth
- Agency car hire Aliwal North
- Agency car hire Grahamstown
Plane tickets :
Eastern Cape has three major airports for domestic flights and internatiaux, one of Port Elizabeth and that of East London.
- Flights to Port Elizabeth
- Flights to East London
- Flights to Umtata
- East London
- Port Elizabeth
- Grahamstown
- Cape St Francis & St Francis Bay
- Graaff Reinet
- Humansdorp
- Jeffreys Bay
- Paterson
- Port Alfred
- Rhodes
- Aliwal North
- Addo
- Middelburg
- Mountain Zebra National Park
- Tsitsikamma National Park
- Addo Elephant National Park
- Alicedale
- Amakhala Game Reserve
- Coffee Bay
Here is a list of hotels and lodges where you can stay in Eastern Cape province :
There are many hotels or lodges in the Eastern Cape Province, we have classified the accommodations by city.
- East London Hotel
- Port Elizabeth Hotel
- Grahamstown Hotel
- Cape St Francis Hotel
- Saint Francis Bay Hotel
- Graaff Reinet Hotel
- Humansdorp Hotel
- Jeffreys Bay Hotel
- Paterson Hotel
- Port Alfred Hotel
- Rhodes Hotel
Source : 2012
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