The Wild Coast Map: Unspoilt Pristine Coastal Wilderness in the Transkei, Eastern Cape
The Transkei Wild Coast, situated on the eastern coast of South Africa is characterized
by an abundance of rivers and estuaries. It is a wilderness paradise, and yet
another of those pristine natural wonders that South Africa is famous for. Get
you copy of this beautiful and unique Transkei map which is the first detailed map ever
produced for the Wild Coast area. This marvelous map will enable you to discover
the rugged beauty on offer. Here you will see South Africa as it has been for
countless ages.
View the inspirational locations such as ...
- Collywobbles
- Double Mouth campsite
- Hole in the Wall
- Mbotyi Lagoon
- Mfihlelo Waterfall... One of only 5 “sea” falls in the world
- Nongqawuse’s pools
- Port Grosvenor, Wreck of the “Grosvenor” in 1787
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Please click the small image to see a blown up view providing a great example of the detail on this Wild Coast touring map
A1-length, double-sided full-colour and FULLY WATERPROOF map of the Wild Coast
in plastic sleeve
This full-relief map covers, at a scale of 1:200 000, the great 300km sweep of
the Transkei Wild Coast, from East London in the south to Port Edward in the
north. From East London to Mthatha the map also covers the area from the coast
to the N2, including the mighty Bawa Falls, the unbelievable Collywobbles, and
the Mandela Museum at Qunu. Over one hundred lagoons thread this romantic coast,
with its evocative names like Coffee Bay, Qholorha, Mbhashe, Mbotyi, Dwesa and
The Haven, Mkambati, Mazeppa, Port St Johns and the Hole in the Wall.
All roads from National Highways to minor gravel roads are shown, with
distances. GPS coordinates are provided for every road-junction, while special
landmarks are noted in a land where road-signs are few and far between. These
landmarks include schools, clinics, stores, radio masts, etc etc. All known
airstrips are also shown.
All tourism accommodation establishments are shown, as well as the telephone
numbers of the recommended members of the Wild Coast Holiday Association, and
some selected others of note. A large range of facilities from hiking
opportunities to horse riding, mountain biking, surfing etc etc is also
included.
Special features:
in addition to the wealth of information detailed above, the Wild Coast map also
includes nearly one hundred shipwrecks, many with brief notes about what
happened there. For interest, the size of the catchments of the major rivers is
also noted, as well as the heights of selected waterfalls. For your peace of
mind all the police stations in the area are mapped, with their telephone
numbers.
The map also includes four enlarged insets of Port St Johns, Coffee Bay, Kei
Mouth and Morgan Bay, and the popular Jikeleza Route near East London. For
safety’s sake there is also a detailed diagram of how to view the extraordinary,
109 metre-high Magwa Falls. Other insets tell you the main routes from the N2 to
the resorts, the state of the roads and where to stay.