Accommodation & Tourism
Hotels, B&Bs, guest houses, and tourism experiences.
Areena Riverside Resort
Riverside resort offering an all-inclusive winter couples package with two nights' accommodation, a quad bike tour, breakfast and canoe hire. It is related to, but separately contactable from, the Areena Quays restaurant.
Buccaneers Beach Lodge
Beach lodge in Cintsa offering reduced off-season accommodation rates from 1 July to 30 November 2026. Contactable via WhatsApp.
Cintsa Dunes Beach Resort
Beach resort in Cintsa East with a couples cabin special valid from 1 August to 31 October 2026. The resort also hosts events such as Brushstrokes & Bubbles and an Art & Craft Market.
Crawford's Beach Lodge
Award-winning eco-lodge on the Cintsa coast. Luxury thatched chalets, beach access, kayaking, and farm-to-table dining. Perfect for a Wild Coast getaway.
East London Museum
Museum on Oxford Street holding the only surviving dodo egg in the world and the original 1938 coelacanth, alongside the Border gallery of Xhosa beadwork. Open 9am to 4pm on weekdays and 9am to 1pm on Saturdays, closed Sundays.
Glen Muir Holiday Resort
Private family resort thirty minutes up the Wild Coast from East London, a hundred metres from the beach. Self-catering beach cottages alongside a caravan park, so it takes both the tent-and-trailer crowd and people who want a roof. Runs specials through the quieter July to September months.
Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve
Private game reserve on Schafli Road, East Coast Resorts, close enough to East London to do in a morning. Game drives and quad bike rides through the reserve, the Umtiza Forest Walk, and a luxury tented camp for overnight stays. The kitchen runs Friday night supper specials and a Sunday lunch, both open to visitors who are not staying over.
Nature's Rest
Self-catering and camping resort with conference facilities. Amenities include a swimming pool, pedal boats, volleyball, bird watching, a jungle gym and trampoline.
Olivewood Estate
Wedding and events venue that also hosts public events such as a Women's Day yoga and brunch morning and the African Angels Charity Golf Day.
Palm Springs Beach Holiday Resort
Holiday resort near the Mtele River, about 30km from East London, with a swimming pool, volleyball, mini soccer, sand boarding and hiking trails. Caravan storage is also available on site.
Palm Tree Manor
Guest house at 17 Botha Road in Selborne, part of the Tidewaters group. Central to the Berea and Selborne side of town rather than the beachfront, which suits business stays and anyone with appointments on the Berea.
Premier Hotel Regent
Beachfront hotel on the Esplanade, part of the Premier group. Rooms look onto the Indian Ocean, and there are conference and function facilities alongside the accommodation. Runs a standing weekend bed-and-breakfast deal for two sharing.
Premier Resort (private game reserve)
Premier Resort Mpongo, a private game reserve outside East London with dinner, bed and breakfast rates for two sharing that include a game drive. Close enough to town to do as a weekend rather than a whole trip.
Seaside Holiday Apartments
Self-catering apartments at 60 Lower Main Rd, Gonubie, fully furnished with DSTV and secure parking, about 300m from the beachfront.
Southern Cross Cruises
Boat cruise operator running whale-watching trips and coastal adventures out of East London. Whale season brings the humpbacks past this stretch of coast, and trips are booked by phone or WhatsApp rather than online.
The Gonubie Guest House
Charming B&B close to Gonubie beach. En-suite rooms, full English breakfast, braai facilities, and garden. Quiet residential setting.
Tidewaters Group
Accommodation group on the Gonubie River running four properties: Tidewaters River Lodge, Tidewaters End for self-catering, Palm Tree Manor in Selborne, and Jbay Tides in Jeffreys Bay. The River Lodge opens for breakfast to the public by appointment, with free wifi and bottomless coffee, and has kayak storage on the river itself so paddlers can lock up rather than cart boats back and forth.
Wild Coast Horse Riding Adventures
Beach horse riding operator at Kei Mouth, running rides from 1.5-hour beginner outings to full-day trips into the Transkei. Bookings are made via its website.
Yellow Sands Caravan Park
Caravan park in East London, with a WhatsApp booking helpline in addition to its phone line.