The Wild Coast Eastern Cape South Africa
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2024
- A Wild Coast Road Trip in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. A 2000 km round trip over 7 nights, staying at the Storm's River Mouth Rest Camp in the Tsitsikamma section of the Garden Route National Park for our first night. What an awesome place, with log cabins and camp sites right on the ocean, and a must do is a hike to the pedestrian suspension bridge over the mouth of the Storm's River itself.
Then it was onto the Wild Coast, although we spent one night along the way at Port Alfred. Morgan Bay is about 100km past East London and is very close to the mouth of the Kei River, the start of the Wild Cost proper. A really pleasant town with friendly people, awesome views and a spectacular hike along the cliffs on the edge of the village.
A short ferry ride across the Kei River and we were in the are previously known as the Transkei, rural South Africa where cows have right of way and life is synched to a much slower pace. The road the Coffee Bay ranges from excellent on the N2 national route, to pretty awful once you get off the main roads. Loads of potholes, unmarked speed humps and an assortment of domestic animals wandering around.
Coffee Bay itself is a strange place, there are no "facilities" as such, no shops other than spaza shops, some basic back packers and pizza joints, but we managed to find a decent guesthouse which was awesome. The village is spoilt by the abundance of rubbish lining the streets, and even beaches, locals told us that the local municipality has long since ceased to function. Which is a pity, because it has so much potential.
The Hole in The Wall is a must visit, we were told that the road was terrible and only passable in a 4x4. Which is incorrect, there is maintenance on the go and it can be done in a normal car. The informal "guides" can be a problem, I found that a firm but friendly approach was the way to go. It's a spectacular natural wonder, I highly recommend it.
NB! I've Re-published this video, the soundtrack wasn't right for the content on the earlier version; same video here, different soundtrack, I do hope you enjoy it.
Blog Post: kangela.com/wild-coast/
Storms River Mouth: www.sanparks.org/parks/garden...
Morgan Bay: www.morganbay.co.za/
Coffee Bay: coffeebay.co.za/
Wild Coast: www.wildcoast.co.za/
Mitford Hotel: www.mitfordhotel.co.za/
Chapters:
0:00 Wild Coast Road Trip
1:26 Storm's River Mouth
4:59 Morgan Bay
7:56 Coffee Bay
9:34 Hole in The Wall
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I’m Chris, video creator, outdoor lover, conservation minded overlanding & road trip fan. Now exploring Africa overland and sharing our adventures in video, photos and words. Kangela is aimed at those who want to experience overlanding & road tripping adventures, but who don’t care as much about the vehicle that gets them there, as they do about the journey itself and the destination.
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Eastern Cape , my beloved Province ❤❤❤❤❤
And there's lots to love 👌
Wow,one is learning everyday, never heard of Morgan Bay before..Thank you for sharing your travels
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment Ntombenhle, I always enjoy the feedback.
Enjoyed your guidance and honest comments 👍
Thank you 🙏
Wow, thank you my brother for that great tour....I really enjoyed the education of some parts of my own country. ..blessings
It's a pleasure, I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
i think the wild coast is beautiful, and this video is amazing
Thank you so much, and I agree, it's truly an incredibly beautiful place.
Thank you for sharing . Breathtaking scenery. Planning to visit South Africa soon. Kia ora from Aotearoa.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video Kia.
So beautiful. Thank for sharing.
It's a pleasure Matome, I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Nice one, I enjoyed it. Thanks for the share.
Thanks, I saw you were also there recently, enjoyed your video as well.
Thank you for sharing your trip and this lovely scenery. I’m curious to know whether you were in a 4x4 or a Bakkie. I know you mentioned at one point that a 4x4 was not necessary but would one be OK in, say, a VW Polo?
Hi Michael, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I do have a 4x4, but you could for sure go all the way to Hole in The Wall in a sedan car like a Polo. The road between the N2 and Coffee Bay is quite potholed, so it would be necessary to take it slow and steady, but you need to do that in a 4x4 anyway. There are some other places that would be out of reach in the surrounding area without a high ground clearance vehicle though. For example Mdumbi River, which is very beautiful and quite remote, would probably not be accessible without a high ground clearance vehicle.
Wish to drive there one day
If you have the opportunity you won't regret it.
Most beautiful coast in SA
That's the truth.
How often dies the shuttle come to the waterworld
It's really a shame that people make such a beautiful corner so dirty. After seeing the film "Gat in die Muur" here in Germany, I really wanted to go there. Now,I don't know
It is a shame, but the Hole in The Wall isn’t the area that is dirty, that’s fine. It’s Coffee Bay itself that has a lot of rubbish around. You should go if you can, it’s very beautiful and so worth it.
Africa continuously begs for more tourist money. Then they make it impossible to travel, impossible to cross a border, illegal to take a photo of a post office, litters like there is no tomorrow, and destroys infrastructure like the once beautiful Fish River Sun. After visiting northern Natal, I will stay in the Western Cape.
If I was a billionaire developer, I'd challenge cape Town as a beautiful coastal city
I hear you, who knows, it might happen one day 👍