Oggi, le zone turisticamente più interessanti di Port Elizabeth sono sostanzialmente due: il nucleo storico chiamato Central, e le belle spiagge a sud di questo.
1 Port Elizabeth: the old town
The old town, Central, showcases a pleasant parade of colonial buildings, excellently restored and open to tourists. Characteristic is Donkin Street lined with Victorian houses and the Donkin Reserve, a small green and panoramic park, with a nineteenth-century lighthouse and a monument built by the former governor sir Donkin in honor of his wife Elizabeth, to whom the city itself is dedicated.
Other points of interest are the City Library overlooking the main artery, Govan Mbeki Avenue; the town hall, City Hall, in the center of Market Square, and at no.7 Castel Hill, one of the oldest city residences turned into a museum.
2 Port Elizabeth: beaches
The highlight of Port Elizabeth is the beaches: wide, long, welcoming, lapped by the warm waters of the Indian Ocean, excellently equipped for those who wish to practice water and land sports.
Among the most popular, King’s Beach, Humewood Beach with the entertainment center Bayworld, equipped with an Oceanarium (aquatic park with seals and dolphins), Reptile Park and Historical and Natural Museum; Summerstrand and Hobie Beach.
From the suburb of Schoenmakerskop begins a panoramic route about 8 km long, to be done on foot, called Sacramento Trail, which leads to the most spectacular point of the coast, called Sardinia Bay.
