The Eastern Cape Travel Guide
- Overview
- Places to Explore
- Sights
- Restaurants
- Hotels
- Travel Tips
- Features
- Fodor's Choice
- Deals
- Guidebooks
Guidebooks
The Eastern Cape is South Africa's most diverse province and has some of its best vacation destinations, yet it is perhaps the most glossed over by overseas visitors. Starting where the Garden Route stops, it includes much of the Great Karoo—a large, semidesert region of ocher plains, purple mountains, dramatic skies, and unusual, hardy vegetation—and abuts KwaZulu-Natal in the northeast and Lesotho's mountain lands in the north. But a glance at a map will reveal the region's main attraction: its coastline, largely undeveloped and running for some 640 km (400 mi) from temperate to subtropical waters.
The Eastern Cape Hotels
Most hotels along the coast get booked up over summer vacation (December-January), and the Wild Coast hotels are even busy over the winter school vacation...read more
Fodor's Choice
The Eastern Cape Restaurants
Generally speaking, the restaurants of the Eastern Cape are good but not great. Of course there are always a few serendipitous exceptions to every rule...read more
Things To Do in The Eastern Cape
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in The Eastern Cape
- $1195+: Round-Trip Flights to South Africa from NYC South African Airways
- Cape Town & Namibia IExplore
- South Africa Cape Wildlife Family Adventure IExplore
- $975+: Round-Trip Flights to Johannesburg, 60% Off — $975+ Fare Buzz
The Eastern Cape Experiences
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Take a Walk on the Wild Side The Wild Coast is a fabulous "slackpacking" destination. You can walk all day on long, lovely beaches, past turquoise... Read more
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When a right-hand break in St. Francis Bay was immortalized in the '60s cult surf classic Endless Summer, surfers from around the world made... Read more
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The National Arts Festival (www.nafest.co.za) began in 1974 with some 60-odd performances, and now offers a staggering variety of entertainment... Read more
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Hailed by locals as "the greatest shoal on earth," the sardine run is, in terms of biomass, the world's largest animal migration. Cold water... Read more
Travel Blog
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Trip Ideas & Itineraries, Restaurants, Hotels, Best of the Best
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Practical Travel Tips, Trip Ideas & Itineraries
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Trip Ideas & Itineraries
Fodors.com caught up with renowned author Jay McInerney on the heels of his latest book launch to ge... Read more
Places To Explore
· Forums Trip Reports
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Just a quick report as a couple have asked.
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We are planning on taking the Smartours to South Africa tour in October. Read more
