ACCOMMODATION PORT ELIZABETH

Oldest town in the Eastern Cape known as the "Gem of the Karoo"...

- lies at the foothills of the Sneeuberg Mountain
- picturesque town with white-washed buildings and green shutters
- peaceful and tranquil
- explore fascinating architecture, museums and churches
- Karoo Nature Reserve
- popular stop-over for travellers passing between Eastern and Western Cape or between Gauteng and the Cape
- healthy climate
- a typical 19th century rural town
- established in 1786
- town was named after Governor van der Graaff and his wife Reinet
- was the fourth district in the Cape colony to be granted a Drostdy or seat of local government
- was an outpost and a major trading centre in the previous century