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FORTHCOMING SPORTING EVENTS

Forthcoming Sporting Events in South Africa

• 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer
• 2010 Six Nations Championship

2010 World Cup Soccer

• South Africa 2010 Soccer Match Schedule
• Official 2010 Fan Guide.
• Fifty Facts About South Africa
• WCS Additional Services

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Port Elizabeth/Nelson Mandela Bay

Port Elizabeth is South Africa’s second oldest city and also the commercial capital of the Eastern Cape. It is situated on the South Eastern Coast of South Africa (most southern country on the African continent). It’s known as the “Friendly City, the “Windy City”, “Ibhayi” by Xhosa-speakers, "Die Baai" by Afrikaners and "The Bay" by English speakers. Nelson Mandela Bay, uniting Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and Despatch bears the rich legacy of an area which saw the first meetings of Khoisan, British, Dutch, German and Xhosa people.

Events:

The 1996 African Cup of Nations
Four matches during the 1995 Rugby World Cup
International test cricket & one-day match
The semi-finals of the 2003 cricket World Cup
In 2004, Nelson Mandela Bay hosted the inaugural Ironman South African Triathlon championship & was awarded the enviable status of host city until 2008.
Other major events on the Nelson Mandela Bay calendar include the splash festival, which is the second largest beach & water sports festival in the southern hemisphere & attracts some
300 000 participants annually.

Places to go:

Wildlife and Nature
Port Elizabeth and its surrounds offers a range of accessible options to the great outdoors. Varieties of game viewing experiences are available within, or less than an hours drive from the city. These magnificent, sometimes untouched areas are developing into some of South Africa's main game viewing destinations.
The Eastern Cape boasts a treasure chest of fauna and landscapes, natural areas and a rich diversity of vegetation. As a result, the area is fast developing a reputation as South Africa's favourite malaria free eco-destination for pristine outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers.
The Eastern Cape is an important meeting ground of six major converging biomes and the area boasts a treasure chest of fauna and landscapes, natural areas and a rich diversity of vegetation. As a result, the area is fast developing a reputation as South Africa's favourite malaria free eco-destination for prestine outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers.

Adventure and Sport
Nelson Mandela Bay offers excellent and varied adventure and sport facilities and hosts numerous exciting events all year round, especially rugby and cricket, in the two internationally recognised stadia namely St George's Park Cricket Oval and Telkom Park Football Stadium. The Bay, tagged as the "Watersports Capital" of Africa, offers unrivalled conditions in addition to an abundance of action-packed activities throughout the year, such as boardsailing, bay and river sailing, as well as quality wave-jumping. Scuba diving is very popular and the diving sites in Port Elizabeth are of world-class standards, with beautiful reefs, shipwrecks, fish and colourful soft coral species. Island cruises and sea and sundowner cruises are on offer in Algoa Bay, which enables one to see Cape Fur Seals, numerous sea birds, surrounding shipwrecks and sometimes even pods of dolphins.

History:

The Nelson Mandela Metropole's rich cultural heritage guarantees history lovers a unique insight into its remarkable past. It was the landing place of the British Settlers, discovered by Vasco da Gama, inhabited by the Khoisan, and it contains some of the finest architectural attractions in South Africa.

Transport:

Private taxi
Shuttle services