All flights to South Africa that land in East London, have easy car rentals at car hire East London Airport.

Welcome to East London where, early man walked along the coast of the town along the seashore where the Nahoon footprints have been found. These are the oldest fossilized human footprints found in the world and date back 200 000 years old.

A British fort, Fort Glamorgan, was built in 1847. As time went by three villages grew around the fort, and were eventually pooled to form the town of East London, which was given city status in 1914.

The laid-back approach to life and the friendly disposition of the inhabitants of East London will have you wanting to stay longer and explore more.

East London forms part of what is know, as the ""Sunshine Coast"" is a 300-kilometre stretch of pristine coastline that has St Francis Bay at one end and East London at the other end.
A Memorial to Steve Biko the anti apartheid political leader stays in the city.

5km from the city centre is East London’s own mini game reserve. Some of the animals to be seen at this little Lion are include Tigers, Cheetah, Lions, Zebra, Crocodile, and Antelope.