Top Port Elizabeth Historical Tours

Get ready for a breezy adventure along Port Elizabeth's stunning coastline in our adorable Tuk-Tuk! This 2-hour beachfront experience is your ticket to: Beachfront Exploration: Cruise along pristine beaches, feeling the ocean air and soaking in unforgettable views. Penguin Encounters: Visit the heartwarming SANCOBB Penguin Rehabilitation Center, witness their conservation work, and see these charming creatures up close. Cape Recife Wonders: Discover the historic lighthouse, the southernmost tip of Port Elizabeth, and a fascinating WWII observation post – perfect for those epic vacation photos! Unique Experience: Ditch the ordinary; explore Port Elizabeth in the fun and quirky style of a Tuk-Tuk!

Learn about the biodiversity and unique ecosystem in Addo Elephant National Park on this fully guided tour from Port Elizabeth. Explore the only place in the world that hosts Africa's "Big 7": the Southern right whale, the great white shark, elephant, black rhino, leopard, lion, and buffalo with a guide's expertise to teach you everything you ever wanted to know about these animals.

Explore Gqeberha on a Tuk-Tuk tour. Visit the SANCCOB Penguin Rehabilitation Centre, Cape Recife Lighthouse, and St Peter’s Precinct.

The only tour guide that will get you inside the Cape Recife lighthouse. An excursion highlighting the cultural, historical and natural diversity at the entrance to Algoa Bay. Please note that the vehicle type cannot be guaranteed as seats are allocated on a first come, first served basis. We attempt to allocate our 4x4 Landcruisers to these tours as soon as possible, however a seat on the 4x4 vehicle cannot be guaranteed. In this case you will be allocated to another tour vehicle as shown in the product gallery. Minimum 2 persons Single travellers welcome (single supplement applies) This tour can be booked as an exclusive, private tour, please enquire

Experience Port Elizabeth on this full-day tour, which includes stops a local breweries and a township cultural experience. Follow a guide on a walking tour thought the city center, stopping at highlights such as Donkin Reserve at Belmont Terrace, the old lighthouse, and Fort Frederick. Stop at a craft brewery for a beer tasting and have a meal with a local family in Walmer Township.

Depart from the City center as we make our way along the Port Elizabeth beach front to a marine bird re-habilitation project. We take a guided tour of this facility before we make our way to the Lighthouse where a suitable place will be selected for an orientation. Leaving the Lighthouse, we board the tour vehicle and continue along on a scenic drive until we reach our next destination. Taking in the view and the cannon on a short break before continuing on our way inland away from the coast. Stopping for a light lunch at a local restaurant before we continue our way back to the shoreline and stop once again at a view site overlooking an expansive beach and huge sand dunes. Continuing back inland through picturesque countryside as we make our way back to Port Elizabeth. Minimum 2 persons. The tour can be booked as exclusive, private tour; please enquire Vehicle types cannot be guaranteed at the time of booking. Please enquire.

Port Elizabeth owes its existence to one major historical event: a decision by Britain’s House of Commons on 12 July 1819 to approve the expenditure of £50,000 on the Cape Emigration Scheme. This self-guided audio tour is about that emigration scheme and the establishment of a port and a community, who created a town with strong cultural links to the land of their birth. I’ll be showing you some of the more remarkable buildings and monuments that have sprung up over the past two centuries. Along the way, you’ll see historic stone churches and a 52-metre-high tower, the Campanile, built to mark the 100th anniversary of the settlers’ arrival. You’ll see a stately City Hall built alongside a market square where for almost 100 years ox-wagons would congregate to sell ivory, animal hides and wool. You’ll see elaborate architectural gems, including a library whose terra cotta façade was manufactured in Britain and shipped out to Port Elizabeth.