East London Information

East London’s entertainment depends a lot on the locals, who certainly know how to entertain. With a genuine sense of hospitality and a laid-back lifestyle, the inhabitants will make you feel at home in their city. East London is situated on the northern end of the 300-kilometre stretch of coastline referred to as the ‘Sunshine Coast’. It is renowned for its pristine and unpolluted beaches. East London is a family entertainment city where you can enjoy mild temperatures and plenty of activities on its array of fantastic beaches.

The Southern Right whales migrate southwards down the coast of South Africa to their arctic feeding grounds and come close inshore at East London - it was with this in the mind that the lovely East London Aquarium was built with an 11-metre high platform that sits right above the surf and provides an excellent opportunity to watch these magnificent animals breaching in the bay.

Explore the East London Museum with its excellent anthropological displays, the only known dodo egg and a stuffed coelacanth (a fish thought to have been extinct for more than 70 million years, until one was netted near East London in 1938). While in town, also see the Gately House museum and the lovely Victorian buildings in the city centre.