Should you wish to go further down the coast, go in a campervan hire to East London. Before you leave be sure to head off to the museum and check out the Coelacanthus. This ancient fish species is approximately 350 million years old and was believed to be extinct for more than 65 million years, until a fisherman from East London caught such a specimen in 1938. In the following years more catches were made in the extremely deep waters off the coast of East London. The Coelacanthus was a predator fish that grew to a length of 1,5 metres and weighed about 60 kilos.
East London’s weather is generally agreeable throughout the year. So sleeping out in a campervan is great and it gives you the mobility and independence. It is also South Africa's only river port city is set on the broad Buffalo River. There are tremendous fishing spots along the banks, in the lagoon and waterways. You also have to see and experience things like sand-boarding on Bonza Bay’s immense sand dunes and to visit the Lion Park to see lion cub. If surfing is your gig, wax those boards and strap them to the roof rack and go to Nahoon Reef this pristine stretch of beach is world renowned for its, international surfing competitions.
