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
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.