My Wild Coast

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About The Wild Coast...

The Eastern Cape Wild Coast of South Africa offers peaceful, laid-back holidays away from the tourist hordes with enough footprint-free beaches, lazy lagoons, natural wonders and rocky headlands for everyone to enjoy. Accommodation ranges from camping, bed & breakfast and self-catering apartments to hotel luxury.

The Transkei is so far off the beaten tourist track that it has remained relatively untouched and unspoiled. Apart from the larger towns of Port St Johns and Coffee Bay, most settlements north of the Kei River are made up of only a handful of fisherman's cottages, with accommodation in the form of a lone backpackers hostel or hotel.

The area has always been a firm favorite with anglers, offering excellent fishing grounds both at the coast and in the estuaries, particularly at the mouths of the larger rivers like the Kei (Kei Mouth) and Mzimvubu (Port St Johns) which are navigable for several kilometers upstream. Launching a ski boat for a day of deep-sea fishing is an exhilarating start to a wonderful day out at sea with magnificent views of the coast. Other activities on the Wild Coast include golf, deep-sea fishing, dolphin and whale watching, fly fishing, mountain biking, hiking and nature trails, rock climbing, abseiling, surfing, canoeing, horse riding, game viewing and bird watching.

Witness a spectacular sight during the winter months, as shoals of sardines attract a frenzy of activity from gannets, seals, dolphins and predatory fish as they migrate up the Wild Coast. Vantage points along the coastline, such as the cliffs at Coffee Bay and Morgan Bay are great places to do some dolphin and whale watching. Humpback and Southern Right Whales migrate from the Antarctic to the shores of South Africa to calve and are often seen from these vantage points.

A unique and much loved quirk of the Transkei are the frequent sighting's visitors have of cows on the beach. Even though beaches have no grass or drinking water, herds of cattle still love coming down to the beach to sleep, relax and chew the cud. They are easily approachable and make great photographic subjects.