Port Elizabeth - a City of Sports

Port Elizabeth has a strongly established sporting tradition.

Although a much younger city than Cape Town, Port Elizabeth has both the oldest cricket ground and the oldest bowling green in South Africa, both in St George's Park which is itself the oldest park in the country.

It also hosted South Africa's first international cricket and rugby matches. All team sports are accommodated as are athletics, road running and multi-discipline events such as the Iron Man competition.

There are some excellent golf courses in and nearby the city, most notably Humewood, which is the only true links course in South Africa.

Lawn bowls is very popular in Port Elizabeth and there are numerous clubs.

Algoa Bay is one of the best sailing venues in the world, offering fantastic sailing in a wide variety of winds. It is rare that there is a day without even a breeze.

The same can be said for other water sports such as windsurfing and kitesurfing. Jetskis have great fun too.

There is quite reasonable surfing in the bay and some of the best in the world only 40 minutes' drive away at Jeffrey's Bay.

Diving conditions in Algoa Bay are excellent. As a matter of interest, there are approximately 400 shipwrecks to be found in and around the bay. If that is not exciting enough, one can even dive in the predator tank of the Bayworld Aquarium.

Almost needless to say, Algoa Bay offers excellent angling, whether off the piers and rocks or deep sea game fishing.