Things to do Eastern Cape

Outings & Fieldtrips for Homeschoolers

Things to do in the Eastern Cape for homeschoolers in South Africa.

Eastern Cape OutingsThings to do Eastern Cape - PE oceanarium

Visit the Observatory museum at Grahamstown and the Natural History Museum.

Settlers Monument is worth a drive past or a quick look in. Drostdy Barracks built by Piet Retief are still standing too.

Bathurst is an interesting Settler Village with lots of history. Visit the toposcope there. Visit The Pineapple at Bathurst.

Walk to Dias Cross near Bushman’s River Mouth.

Visit the aquarium and see the dolphin show at the Oceanarium in PE. See the feeding of the penguins too.

Climb the steps of the Camponile in PE.

Visit no 7 Castle Hill in PE – the oldest house.

Addo Elephant Park

Graaff- Reinet – visit the Drostdy House

Queenstown – Miss Lock’s Shell museum – an enormous collection of beautiful hand-made ornaments and art completely created from shells and products of the sea. Stunning.

Things to do in Eastern Cape - Grahamstown museum
Making pottery at Grahamstown museum

Things to do in Eastern Cape

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Dias Cross Disappointment
In December 2011, we took a long trek on foot, across a wind-blown stretch of beach to visit the site of the replica of Dias Cross at Kwaaihoek in the …