Online news editor Jan Hennop has just finished one of the most amazing experiences since starting out on the Jikeleza Route. Here he tells about it: “I have never taken too much of a fancy in horses. I think it’s got something to do when I was three and my foot got stuck in a stirrup. I was upside down at the time. So, it was with some trepidation that I set out Friday morning to do a horse ride near Chintsa, out on the Jikeleza Route. (more…)

Named after the isiXhosa expression “To go around” the Jikeleza is Buffalo City’s premier tourism route and unfortunately also its best-guarded secret.
It was established in 1999 to promote tourism immediately north-east of the city and which is now the official start of South Africa’s Wild Coast – a route littered with some of the best beaches in the world – and shipwrecks off the coast.

It starts along the Schafli Road, named after the well-known Schafli family who trekked along the route from East London to the banks of the Chintsa River every year over Christmas and New Year’s.
The route has a wealth of interesting things to see and do and sports two of the three game parks to be found around the city.
There are few other places elsewhere in South Africa where you can take a game drive or go on an elephant safari, see the Big Five, before hopping into your swimming costume and cruise down to the beach – five minutes away. (more…)