Algoa Bay Wrecks

Bell Buoy Reef

Cape Recife

Riy Banks

Sardine Run Eastern Cape

The Slipway Hobie Beach

Port Elizabeth offers a growing food scene with fresh seafood restaurants along the beachfront and craft breweries in the city centre. The Eastern Cape is known for traditional Xhosa cuisine including umngqusho (samp and beans) and braai culture. Addo region restaurants combine game lodge dining with local Karoo lamb. The city's beachfront precinct features casual dining with ocean views and fresh line fish.

Radisson Blu Hotel Port Elizabeth

The Beach Hotel

Hobie Beach Apartment

Addo Elephant Back Safaris Lodge

The Eastern Cape and Algoa Bay region offers South Africa's most historically rich wreck diving alongside dramatic offshore pinnacles teeming with marine life. Algoa Bay alone hosts over a dozen historic wrecks spanning from the 1755 Doddington treasure wreck to the 1889 Italina iron barque, creating an underwater museum of maritime history. The spectacular Riy Banks pinnacle rises from deep water attracting ragged-tooth sharks in summer, game fish, and spectacular wall formations covered in colourful invertebrates. The region also provides excellent macro diving at Bell Buoy with Knysna seahorse sightings, accessible shore diving at Hobie Beach, and dramatic shark-filled channels at Cape Recife. During the annual Sardine Run from May to July, the Eastern Cape coastline becomes part of the greatest marine spectacle on Earth with massive baitballs attracting thousands of predators. Port Elizabeth combines urban convenience with outstanding diving and proximity to Addo Elephant National Park.

Eastern Cape – Port Elizabeth & Algoa Bay