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Eastern Cape Explorer 2N Privately Guided. From Port Elizabeth we will take a leisurely drive to Grahamstown, the Artistic and Cultural heartbeat of South Africa, famous for Rhodes University, and the Grahamstown arts festival . this area is also well known for the British/Xhosa wars. After exploring this area, we will travel to Port Alfred, spending the night in this sleepy coastal town, stopping at Balfour…this is Pineapple country….. 2cnd Day We will drive up to Alice, driving through a game reserve , for some game viewing….driving onward partly via the beginning portion of the rural Transkei (Wild Coast) enjoying rural villages, scenic rural life, ending of at Alice in a local B and B ..here we will enjoy traditional dancing in a village, and eat a traditional meal, before heading of to Alice for our stay at a local B and B. This afternoon we visit to the historic University of Fort Hare , see a local art gallery, past political archives from the ANC, PAC, and Steve Biko, and walk through the campus. 3rd day drive to East London , from where you will fly out in the afternoon, stopping along the way to visit Steve Bikos home, and if lucky a chance to meet Mrs Biko, his grave site, and walk through a local shopping area for villagers. If you would like to extend this trip see the Wild Coast Beach Explorer 4N If you would like to extend this trip, heading further south towards the Garden Route see Durban to Garden Route 6N, (includes the Wild Coast, Sunshine Coast, and Tsitsikama 6N)
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