Embark on a historical and cultural orientation tour of Port Elizabeth. Visit the Red Location Museum, a museum in New Brighton Township that portrays ‘both the horrors of institutionalised racism and the heroic efforts of the anti-apartheid movement’. Also stop at the Donkin Reserve, proclaimed by city founder Sir Rufane Donkin, where birds, benches, walking paths, an opera house, a lighthouse and a memorial may be seen.
Port Elizabeth is also home to Route 67 – a collection of 67 art pieces celebrating the years Nelson Mandela devoted to public life. It is a mix of visual arts, urban design and heritage, showcasing old Victorian churches; terraced cottages on Donkin Street – where massive silver pipes catch the famous winds of Port Elizabeth and make music; a lighthouse that once guided ships into Algoa Bay; and a large pyramid built by Donkin in memory of his wife.
Return to your hotel in the late afternoon.
Meeting/pick-up point: Pick up at Port Elizabeth hotels.
Duration: 4 hours.
Start/opening time: At 1 pm.
End/closing time: At 5pm.
Languages: English.