
Situated placed between East London and Port Elizabeth you will find Port Alfred, where the Kowie River offering river side accommodation flows through the town, the town is spanned by two bridges and under these flows the Kowies river into the Indian Ocean.
The seaside town of Port Alfred has its roots from early British Settler and has grown to a premier budget holiday destination on the famous Sunshine Coast. The great river simply as “Ecawa” or “The Kowie” by the local residents, Port Alfred natural seaside charm and easy living make up for the towns motto “Favored in Heaven”. Port Alfred has been attracting tourists and holiday makers for over a 150 years beckons the fisherman, surfer, outdoor adventurer, culture-seeker and the budget conscious traveller, who will all enjoy relaxing in the easy going atmosphere and budget self catering accommodation surroundings.
The wide mouth of the Kowie River stretching from the Indian Ocean to the local indigenous forest, for Lightleys Holiday Houseboats, fishing, water skiing, canoeing, bird life and surfing and a safe access to the Indian ocean from sea facing self catering family accommodation the harbour for deep-sea fishing.
The town of Port Alfred is in the ‘heart of the sunshine coast accommodation ’ and is home to a large harbour, residential marina accommodation and is an active commercial and small business town with the Gary Player golf course at the Fish River Sun Accommodation, a number of cinemas, restaurants and shopping centers. The charming warm Indian Ocean and a largely moderate all year round climate make Port Alfred’s sun soaked beaches wonderful for swimming and sunshine coast surfing accommodation.