What used to be known as the Transkei is now the Wild Coast and the area is now a popular tourist destination for people who want to experience the area where Nelson Mandela was born and who also want to stay in traditional Xhosa homes and live the way the rural Xhosa people live. To cope with the influx of visitors to the area, there are heaps of hotels, backpacker accommodation, B&Bs, guest houses and lodges and Lodge Bellagio is…
It is the beauty and wildness of the Transkei in the Eastern Cape, and the fact that it has so far managed to escape the huge modern hotels and resorts that the other coastal areas have that have made the Wild Coast so unique. Heaps of tourists visit the Wild Coast as it quite simply offers the kind of getaway that you won’t find anywhere else. Heaps of accommodation esatablishments have started because of the many visitors wanting to visit…
Mthatha is found in the Wild Coast area of the Eastern Cape. People still also refer to it as Umtata, and it is in this beautiful area that Nelson Mandela was born, and today people from all over South Africa and the world are descending this area to find out more about the area and to also visit the Nelson Mandela Museum in the village of Qunu which lies about 30km south of Mthatha. Once known as the Transkei, Mthatha…
