Gqeberha
Gqeberha, also known as Port Elizabeth and colloquially P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Gqeberha, also known as Port Elizabeth and colloquially P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa's second-smallest metropolitan municipality by area. It is the sixth-most populous city in South Africa and is the cultural, economic and financial hub of the Eastern Cape.
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Worth seeing in and around Gqeberha
8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium is a soccer and rugby union stadium in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It hosted 2010 FIFA World Cup matches, including the third-place play off.
2.3 km · stadium in Gqeberha, South Africa · Wikipedia - 02St George's Park Cricket Ground
St George's Park Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Gqeberha,, in South Africa. It is the home of the Port Elizabeth Cricket Club, one of the oldest cricket clubs in South Africa, the Eastern Province Club and Sunrisers Eastern Cape.
1.3 km · cricket ground · Wikipedia - 03Wolfson Stadium
The Wolfson Stadium is a sports stadium in KwaZakele, Ibhayi just outside Port Elizabeth in South Africa. The stadium is able to hold 10,000 people.
8.2 km · building in Africa · Wikipedia - 04Fort Frederick
Fort Frederick in Gqeberha, South Africa, was built in 1799 in order to stop the French from conquering the Cape Colony during the Napoleonic Wars and played a vital role in establishing British rule in South Africa in combination with the Battle of Blaauwberg. The fort has never fired a shot from its guns.
2.2 km · fort in Eastern Cape, South Africa · Wikipedia - 05St George's Park
St George's Park is a multi-use park in Gqeberha, South Africa.
1.1 km · multi-use park in Gqeberha, South Africa · Wikipedia - 06Mandela Bay Theatre Complex
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex, formerly the Port Elizabeth Opera House, is a theatre in Gqeberha, South Africa. It opened in 1892 and is a proclaimed a national monument since 1980.
2.1 km · theatre in Gqeberha, South Africa · Wikipedia - 07Red Location Museum
The Red Location Museum is a museum in the New Brighton township of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The museum was opened to the public on 10 November 2006 as a tribute to the struggle against Apartheid.
6.7 km · museum in South Africa · Wikipedia - 08St Mary's Cathedral, Port Elizabeth
St Mary's Cathedral, Port Elizabeth is a religious building that is affiliated with the Anglican Church of South Africa and is located at St Mary's Terrace, Central in the city of Gqeberha in Eastern Cape province, South Africa. It serves as the main church and seat of the Diocese of Port Elizabeth which was created in 1970.
0 m · Anglican cathedral · Wikipedia
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Things to do
Cricket:
- 01St George's Park
South Africa's oldest Test ground, first hosting a Test match in 1889.
- 02Kragga Kamma Game Park
- 03Chelsea Mashie Golf Club
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Where to eat
Brooke's Pavilion has excellent views over the beaches and ocean. Any one of the restaurants there are a good idea for breakfast with a view. Blue Waters Cafe. Well priced and has an excellent view of the ocean. Fishmonger, The Broadwalk, Marine Drive, Summerstrand,. Indulge yourself in succulent prawns, calamari, fish & chips and curries. Leonardo's, The Broadwalk, Marine Drive, Summerstrand, fax: +27 41 583-1304.
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Getting to Gqeberha
- Airports
- Chief Dawid Stuurman (PLZ), 4 km · King Phalo (ELS), 230 km · George (GRJ), 297 km
- Stations
- Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport, 3.7 km · Nelson Mandela University, 9.1 km · Ibhayi, 9.9 km · AFS Port Elizabeth, 3.7 km · Horse Memorial, 1 km
- East London → Gqeberha238 km · quickest by road, 4h 30m · R260–345
- George → Gqeberha291 km · quickest by road, 5h 10m · R290–385
- Bloemfontein → Gqeberha541 km · quickest by air, 6h 3m · R1,100–1,710
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Gqeberha
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Gqeberha. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inMinibus taxis from Gqeberha/Port Elizabeth go from Norwich Minibus rank cnr or Strand Street and Flemming Street.
- Get inThere are minibus taxis going to Knysna and Cape Town.
- Get aroundThe main form of transportation for most people is the (minibus) taxi.
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Next door to Gqeberha
- Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipalitymetropolitan municipality in the shores of Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape, South Africa900 m
- Sarah Baartman District Municipalitydistrict municipality in the Eastern Cape, South Africa900 m
- Summerstrandhuman settlement in South Africa9.2 km
- New Brightona township in the Eastern Cape, South Africa6.6 km
- Swartkopshuman settlement in South Africa9.2 km
- Skoenmakerskophuman settlement in South Africa8.3 km