Jeffreys Bay - Jeffreys Bay

Jeffreys Bay is a small town on the coast of the Indian Ocean in the province Eastern Cape in South Africa.

background

Jeffreys Bay or simply simply J-Bay is the surf mecca of Africa and one of the venues for the World Championship Tour Surfing, the professional surfing league. With its beach that has the status of a "Blue Flag Beach" and its excellent surfing areas, the place attracts more tourists every year. During the South African summer holidays in December and January, there are another 100,000 visitors to the city instead of the usual 20,000 residents.

Located 2 km south of the city Marina Martinique, an artificial system with salt water canals. It's a little quieter here than in the city. The is very close by Paradise Beach, a previously little developed beach with many kilometers of untouched nature that extends to St Francis pulls.

getting there

By plane

The nearest commercial airport is in Port Elizabeth, from where there is easy access to other cities in the country and especially the hubs in Cape Town and Johannesburg gives. International flights are not currently operated. A connecting flight from / to Port Elizabeth is recommended as the nearest international airport in Cape Town is around 650 km away.

By train

There is no connection to the national rail network.

Distances
Port Elizabeth	75 km
Grahamstown	150 km
Tsitsikamma National Park	110 km
Knysna	180 km
George	240 km
Cape Town	680 km

By bus

• BazBus. The BazBus stops in Jeffreys Bay.last change: not specified

In the street

J-Bay is in close proximity to the national road N2which runs along the east coast of South Africa. Out Cape Town coming it runs over George and the Garden Route to Jeffreys Bay and then on to Port Elizabeth in the East. From there the N2 continues to follow Durban. In Port Elizabeth there is a connection to the N 10 those coming from the north (Bloemfontein and Johannesburg) is coming.

There are two exits from the N2, Jeffreys Bay and Jeffreys Bay East. In any case, you end up on the main street of the city, the Da Gama Road.

By boat

There are currently no scheduled ship connections to Jeffreys Bay.

mobility

In the center of the village and on the beaches you can easily explore everything on foot. If you want to go to a more distant beach or live a little outside the center, you should rather use your own car. Another way of getting around J-Bay is hitchhiking. Especially between the Supertubes and the city center, you can often see people with their thumbs raised on the side of the road.

Tourist Attractions

• Dolphins stay near J-Bay all year round and migrate in the winter months (especially July-November) Whales along the coast.
• The Billabong ProChampionships, the annual stop of the surfing world elite in J-Bay, take place every year in July and are the mega-event

activities

• J-Bay is famous, among other things, for the many beautiful seashells on its beaches. They even have their own book to identify the native mussels. A day at the beach is an exciting adventure, especially for children. This takes place every September Shell Festival instead and there is even a shell museum. The Shell Museum is on the corner of Drommedaris Road and Da Gama Road.
• Particularly beautiful to sunbathe can be found on the main beach, the Dolphin Beach and in Cod-on-Sea.

surfing

Boneyards, SuperTubes, MagnaTubes, Impossibles, Tubes, Point and Kitchen Windows are the names of the surfing areas. If you want to learn to surf, this is of course the ideal place and there are a variety of surf schools.

shop

Almost all stores are on Da Gama Road.

kitchen

nightlife

accommodation

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health

Practical advice

Due to the high number of young visitors, it is not a problem to find an internet café. Some are even equipped with WiFi.

trips

• St Francis Bay is only a few kilometers to the west and is also very suitable for surfing and relaxing.
• Port Elizabeth is about an hour's drive away. A visit to the Addo Elephant National Park.
• The Tsitsikamma National Park and the Garden Route offer enough attractions for several days.

literature

• The Sea Shells of Jeffreys Bay by Douw and Elise Steyn. ISBN 1868727157

Web links

• http://www.jeffreysbaytourism.org/ - Jeffreys Bay official website