"The friendly city" sits on South Africa's Sunshine Coast in the unspoiled Eastern Cape.
Algoa Bay, as Port Elizabeth was once called, was the arrival point of the first wave of British immigrants in 1820. The settlers were given land, tents and tools, and were left to "tame" the hinterland. Many found life too harsh, and chose to settle in the relative comfort of Algoa Bay instead. Thankfully, when the governor took it upon himself to rename the city, he named it in honour of his deceased wife Elizabeth, not after himself: Sir Rufane Donkin.
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The city is packed with museums and Victorian mansions, shopping malls and flea markets, sports complexes and surfing spots. The 40 kilometres of white sand beaches offer reams of wind-surfing, diving, angling and sand-boarding paradises; Addo Elephant Park and Shamwari Game Reserve have The Big Five in malaria-free surroundings; and the Oceanarium and Settler's Park will bring you closer to nature. Port Elizabeth, in short, is crammed with things to do.
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