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Corner of 10th Avenue & Scarborough Road, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth, 6001, South Africa
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Please help, I am looking for a trip for my family and myself to Knysna from Port Elizabeth in december. I am unable to find anything with the tourist coach through spoornet because the site is not usre friendly, please advise.
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marty
There is no direct railway line between Port Elizabeth and Knysna.
See: http://www.premierclasse.co.za/map.html
The line from George to Knysna is still closed at the moment.
Hi Marty. Have you considered hiring a car and driving to Knysna? The Garden Route is so pretty roads are fine, and its not a long trip at all. Can Easily be done in 5-6 hours, Scenery is wonderful along the way.
Marty
I agree with the other replies, in that there is no train service, and using own transport is perhaps the best option.
There is another option which you may want to consider, and that is to travel by bus. Try www.translux.co.za or www.intercape.co.za
Whichever way you go, enjoy the trip.
Faure
Cape Town
Dirt,rocks,mud water and sand,EINA.!
Rover raceway,The home of Moto - cross in Port Elizabeth,it is one of the most natural Moto - cross circuits in South Africa.
It is mostly sandy,compromising jumps , step - ups and everything that makes for a very exciting Moto - cross track.
Donkin Reserve was proclaimed a public park by Sir Rufane Donkin, who was the governor of the Cape in 1820. I went for a walk around the park and passed the lighthouse from 1861, now the Tourist Information Office and a small museum, and the old stone pyramid from 1820. The pyramid was erected by Donkin in memory of his late wife, Elizabeth, who had died of fever two years before in India. There are two plaques on the pyramid: “To the memory of one of the most perfect of human beings who has given her name to the town below” and “the husband whose heart is still wrung by undiminished grief”.
From Donkin Reserve there was a really nice view of the harbour – and of Donkin Street, which is located on the north side of Donkin Reserve. It is 18 Victorian houses built between 1860 and 1890, only changed very little in the last +100 years and the whole street is now a national monument. The houses are privately owned and not open to the public.
Thanks largely to the efforts of visionary Adrian Gardiner, the Big 5 once again roam the Eastern Cape plains at Shamwari, only 50 minutes from the P.E. airport. Gardiner's 20,000-hectare (49,000-acre) reserve has garnered numerous international awards for conserving a vanishing way of life -- not only for reintroducing game, but also for the reserve's respectful focus on settler and African culture. After a buffet-style lunch, day-trippers are taken to Kaya Lendaba, an African art and culture village created by controversial sangoma (traditional healer) Credo Mutwa. The Kaya gives visitors the opportunity to understand much of Xhosa culture and ceremonies. This is followed by a visit to the Born Free centre, a sanctuary for abused animals, and a 3- to 4-hour game drive in which you explore the five ecosystems of the reserve in an open-topped Land Rover, driven by a knowledgeable ranger. Besides the Big 5, you will spot antelope (the reserve has 18 species), giraffe, wildebeest, hippos, and, if you're lucky, cheetah.
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