- art galleries, museums, oceanarium, coastal villages and much more await
the exploring visitor
- Port Elizabeth
Museum Complex
- major tourist attraction
- found on the beachfront at Humewood
- comprises the Museum, Oceanarium, Snake Park & Tropical House and No.7 Castle Hill
Museum
1. Museum
- emphasis on cultural and natural history
- fully rigged models of early sailing ships, artifacts, fossils, dinosaurs, marine
animals, ethnic beadwork, historical costumes and plenty more
2. Oceanarium
- dolphin and seal shows daily
- underwater observation area
- dolphin research centre
- tanks with a diversity of fish including sharks and stingrays
3. Snake Park & Tropical House
- exotic and indigenous snakes
- other reptiles
- exotic plants with free-flying birds
- worth a stroll to take in the streams, waterfalls, pools and birdlife
4. No.7 Castle Hill Museum
- oldest surviving Settler cottage in the city
- Happy Valley
- a family delight as you wander through a fairytale and nursery rhyme setting surrounded
by lily ponds, rockeries, palms and lawns
- at nightfall the valley lights up with coloured lights
- is connected to Humewood beach via a sandy subway
- a giant chess board on the lawn awaits the chess enthusiast
- People's Observatory
- houses an impressive telescope
- King George VI Art
Gallery
- found at the entrance to St George's Park, Central
- houses a permanent collection of 19th/20th Century British Art, South African art,
Oriental miniatures, pottery and sculpture
- artists may exhibit on a temporary basis
- some fine lectures, films and concerts are often on the program
- Schoenmakerskop
Village
- small picturesque coastal village
- found 24km away driving out of PE on Marine Drive
- dolphins are a frequent sight
- coves and rock pools
- safe bathing
- holiday resorts offered
- Sardinia Bay
- lies between Schoenmakerskop and Seaview
- found driving out of PE on Sardinia Bay Road
- very popular beach with picnic spots
- coast has been declared a Marine Reserve
- probably the best walking beach with miles of unspoilt coast
- snorkeling and scuba-diving popular
- fishing is not permitted
- Sardinia Bay is the starting point of the 8km Sacramento hiking trail |
