Calabash Tours was started in 1997 and was created to cater for tourists who wanted to experience true urban Africa where they could offer them the opportunity to visit townships and meet the locals.
Their company is unusual in its approach to unlocking parts of the country often made inaccessible by ethical and safety concerns, and pre conceived ideas.
Calabash Tours has gained an outstanding reputation for the quality of its cultural tours and for its ability to take care of its clients. With a commitment to ‘putting something back’, it works closely with the Calabash Trust to ensure that local, often disadvantaged communities benefit from the visits made by their clients. Their tours will bring you face to face with the harsh realities of the past, and the great triumphs of South Africas new nation.
Situated in Port Elizabeth, the Gateway City to the Eastern Cape, they specialise in the city and its surrounds and all areas of the Province. The Eastern Cape offers the visitor excellent game viewing opportunities, including the big five – lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant. Home of the Xhosa Nation and Nelson Mandela, the Province is steeped in African history and offers superb examples of urban and rural culture.
