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“Absolutely Fabulous”

Schotia Safaris Private Game Reserve

5 of 5 stars
DoctorCompRhet
Raleigh, NC
Dec 3, 2009

To visit Schotia, we flew from the U.S. nonstop to Johannesburg (17 hours!), overnighted at the airport, then flew down to Port Elizabeth and rented a car. We decided to visit Schotia instead of...more

“Neither good nor bad - we had a pleasant enough evening.”

Ginger

3 of 5 stars
CarolCM
UK
Dec 2, 2009

Not the best meal we had along the Garden Route but a nice enough restaurant attached to The Beach Hotel. more

“Ideal stop over if you're flying in or out of Port Elizabeth”

The Beach Hotel

3 of 5 stars
CarolCM
UK
Dec 2, 2009

Five minutes from the Airport, this hotel is ideal for an overnight stop or two at the most. It has a good restaurant - Ginger. Directly overlooking the Indian Ocean on Summerstrand, there is a...more

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