Eastern Cape Explorer
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Sightseeing; Wild Coast; Sunshine Coast; Exploreration; University of Fort Hare; Grahamstown; Balfour;
Explore Grahamstown, the Artistic and Cultural heartbeat of South Africa, famous for Rhodes University, and the Grahamstown arts festival. You will enjoy traditional dancing in a village, and eat a traditional meal, before heading of to Alice for our stay at a local B and B. Visit to the historic ...
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- Trip Length:
- 3 days
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- From $0 to $500 per person See what this includes and what this excludes
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- Any time.
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15 - 17, 18 - 20, 25 - 30, 31 - 35, 36 - 40, 41 - 50, 51 - 55
Family Trip, Group Retreat, Trip Around the World
Detailed Trip Description
Explore Grahamstown, the Artistic and Cultural heartbeat of South Africa, famous for Rhodes University, and the Grahamstown arts festival. You will enjoy traditional dancing in a village, and eat a traditional meal, before heading of to Alice for our stay at a local B and B. Visit to the historic University of Fort Hare , see a local art gallery, past political archives from the ANC, PAC, and Steve Biko, and walk through the campus and much more activity. If you would like to experience a different 4N package see our Wild Coast Beach Explorer 4N If you would like to extend this trip, heading south towards the Garden Route see Durban to Garden Route 6N, (includes the Wild Coast, Sunshine Coast, and Tsitsikama 6N)
Trip Itinerary
Day 1 - Grahamstown
Sightseeing
From Port Elizabeth we will take a leisurely drive to Grahamstown, the Artistic and Cultural heartbeat of South Africa, famous for Rhodes University, and the Grahamstown arts festival. This area is also well known for the British/Xhosa wars.
Sightseeing
After exploring this area, we will travel to Port Alfred, spending the night in this sleepy coastal town, stopping at Balfour, the Pineapple country.
Day 2 - Cape Town
Sightseeing
We will drive up to Alice, driving through a game reserve , for some game viewing. Then we will continue driving onward partly via the beginning portion of the rural Transkei (Wild Coast) enjoying rural villages, scenic rural life, ending of at Alice in a local B & B. Here we will enjoy traditional dancing in a village, and eat a traditional meal, before heading of to Alice for our stay at a local B & B.
Sightseeing
This afternoon, we will visit to the historic University of Fort Hare, see a local art gallery, past political archives from the ANC, PAC, and Steve Biko, and walk through the campus.
Day 3 - East London
Sightseeing
3rd day drive to East London , from where you will fly out in the afternoon, stopping along the way to visit Steve Biko's home, and if lucky a chance to meet Mrs. Biko, his grave site, and walk through a local shopping area for villagers.
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