"Port Elizabeth" (Port Elizabeth), called local simply "Pi-i" - the fifth largest city of South Africa, located on the Pacific coast in Nelson Mandela Bay in the state of East Cape. The "Pi-i" has a whole set of advantages, including magnificent beaches, mild climate, complete absence of malarial bloodsucking reptiles, excellent conditions for practicing water sports and several significant historical sights.
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Climate
Partly cloudy, light rain +21 ° C in the afternoon +20 ° C at night ° С water |
Cloudy +20 ° C in the afternoon +19 ° C at night ° С water |
Clear +25 ° C in the afternoon +18 ° C at night ° С water |
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The beaches of Port Elizabeth
The four beaches of Port Elizabeth were awarded the prestigious "blue flag", meaning the exceptional purity of the water and the coast: Hobi, Humewood, Kings and Wells. They have fine sand, gentle descent and water of exceptional transparency. Umbrellas and sunbeds, showers and rest rooms are also available. On weekends beaches are often crowded with local ones, so it's better to spend weekends on excursions, enjoying beach idleness on weekdays.
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| Carslogie House from 3 966 rubles Port Elizabeth 11 7th Avenue, Summerstrand | Radisson Blu Hotel, Port Elizabeth from 6 345 rubles Port Elizabeth Corner of Marine Drive & 9th Avenue | The Boardwalk Hotel, Convention Center & Spa from 9 310 rubles Port Elizabeth 2nd Avenue |
| Admiralty Beach House from 5 023 rubles Port Elizabeth 9 Admiralty Way | First Avenue Guesthouse from 4 336 rubles Port Elizabeth 3 First Avenue, Summerstrand | Cape Flame Guest House from 3 939 rubles Port Elizabeth 8, 7th Avenue Summerstrand |
| Algoa Guest House from 3,807 rubles Port Elizabeth 87 Brighton Drive, Summerstrand | Splash Guest House from 3 437 rubles Port Elizabeth 53 Brighton Drive | Albert Road Garden Guesthouse from 2 485 rubles Port Elizabeth 40 Albert Road, Walmer |
Entertainment, excursions and attractions Port Elizabeth
On the life of the first British colonists who founded the city in 1820, you can find out in the museum complex Donkin Reserve and Park of settlers, personally see the modern life of the city - in the course of organized tours of the city quarters conducted by the Tourism Office of Port Elizabeth .It is worth visiting the town hall, the market building and the old post office, Fort Frederick and the monument to the first settlers .Noteworthy are the museums of Port Elizabeth: Wezandla African Art Gallery, the Museum of Arts .Nelson Mandela, South African Air Force Museum and Bayworld Complex, dedicated to the diversity of marine life .Near the city there are the highest dunes in the entire southern hemisphere - Alexandria Dune Fields .
Diving
The famous places for diving are Bell Buoy (colonies of multi-colored soft corals on rocks, depth 12-18 m), the Devil reef (depth 7 m with bottom peaks to one meter in height), Rii-Banks (18-40 m, coral colonies and many colorful fish), the Sunderbolt reef, where you can see orange and purple solid corals. There is also one rack - Haerlem Wreck, which sank in 1987 a warship, resting at a depth of 21 m.
Surfing
The most popular place for surfing in the vicinity of Port Elizabeth is Pollock beach. His informal name, The Pipe ("pipe"), he owes to the sand-covered reef on the bottom, creating high and constant waves regardless of tides or wind force. The wave length is about 50 m, the height is from 1, 5 m. The long-serving Doughnuts Backreef and Flatrocks are suitable for the long-time surfers.
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