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Algoasaurus

Bayworld consist of the Port Elizabeth Museum, Oceanarium and Snake Park. Since the departure of the dolphins for Hong Kong the number of visitors to the complex has decreased. Insufficient funding from the provincial government under who's control the complex falls have also meant that parts of Bayworld is in desperate need of an upgrade. But for all its problems, Bayworld is still an excellent value for money attraction and well worth a visit. I decided to do my bit…

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01/04/2010
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Oudebosch farm stall

The Oudebosch farm stall in the eastern part of the Tsitsikamma is what all farm stalls should strive to be. Dewald Niemann has developed the ideal stop for tourists and holiday makers travelling through the Tsitsikamma. The coffee shop serves the most delectable cakes and treats... ... while the shop sells everything from beaded curios to home made jams. Dewald is also involved in a local community project with ladies from the surrounding area doing embroidery. Their products are sold…

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31/03/2010
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Game Reserve camp fire

One of the most popular things at the game reserves around Port Elizabeth are for guests to relax around a fire with a couple of drinks. At Schotia Safaris Game Reserve guests come off the evening game drive and all head to the fire to heat up before getting a drink at the bar and settling down around the fire to wait for dinner.

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30/03/2010
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Strolling in Settlers Park

Taking a stroll along one of the paths in Settlers Park. In many ways Baakens River Valley and Settlers Park is the green lung of Port Elizabeth and is just so underutilized by the inhabitants of the city. It is a great place to get near nature and just away from the city's hustle and bustle.

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29/03/2010
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The Elvis Festival Africa

You associate the Tsitsikamma with indigenous forests, deep gorges, a rugged coastline and heart stopping adventures. Just about everything but Elvis. From 30 April to 2 May 2010 the Protea Hotel Tsitsikamma Village in Storms River on the Garden Route will be hosting the first The Elvis Festival Africa. Owners Jan and Ann du Rand are huge Elvis fans and also proud owners of the Cadillac Shack next door to the hotel. Most of the activities during the festival will…

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29/03/2010
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Knysna Dwarf Chameleon

When we were small we used to find chameleons in the garden all the time, but that was then and this is now. These days I don't get to see them anywhere as much as I would like to, so it was a big surprise to find this little guy on the stoep of the Protea Hotel Tsitsikamma Village in Storms River the other day. I was really scared that somebody would step on him, so I picked him up…

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28/03/2010
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Pyramid plaque

The plaque on the Donkin Pyramid reads: To the memoryof one of the most perfectof human beingswho has given her nameto the Town belowThese were the words of Sir Rufane Donkin in remembering his wife when he named Port Elizabeth after her.

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28/03/2010