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Surround MePort Elizabeth, Eastern Cape South Africa’s marine life is as exciting as the wildlife roaming its national parks, and inhabits equally stunning environments. Colorful reefs and wrecks teem with fish, while the ocean is home to whales, dolphins, penguins and more, and the Eastern Cape’s annual sardine migration boasts the ‘Biggest Shoal on Earth’.

Photograph by Nadia Aly

South Africa’s greatest adventures

South Africa’s spectacular and diverse landscapes offer endless opportunities for accessible adventures on land, in the air and at sea…

ByLauren Jarvis

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