Wildside Tour: Explore Shark Rock & Sardinia Bay

Explore Port Elizabeth’s stunning coastline, visit SANCCOB penguin center, Cape Receife Lighthouse, and Sardinia Bay Beach. Discover why it’s one of the world’s best coastlines.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cape Recife Lighthouse Villa and Nature Reserve - Explore the historic Cape Recife Lighthouse, located at the southernmost point of Port Elizabeth/Gqeberha, on one of South Africa’s finest private beaches.
  • SANCCOB Gqeberha - At the SANCCOB Penguin Rehabilitation Center, visitors can observe critically endangered African Penguins and other…
What's Included
  • Hotel pick up/Cruise Ship Terminal
  • Guided tour at SANCCOB penguin rehabilitation center
  • Entry /Admission to SANCCOB
  • Visit to Cape Recife Lighthouse
  • Visit to Sardinia Bay Beach
  • Professional Guide / Driver in English
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Bottled water
  • Hotel drop off /Cruise Ship Terminal
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
Additional Information

The tour includes visits to Shark Rock Pier, the SANCCOB penguin rehabilitation center, a guided tour of Cape Recife Lighthouse, and a scenic drive along the coastline to the Sacramento Monument. Following this, the tour proceeds to the breathtaking Sardinia Bay Beach, renowned for its golden sand dunes. Port Elizabeth is celebrated as the bottlenose…

Location
Boardwalk Mall
Marine Drive
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Fabiano_c
Mar 10, 2026
Excellent - Carlin, owner of the company and tour guide was very dedicated and informative, having arranged Brazilians to join me and get to know everyone more together.
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Louise_e
Feb 2, 2026
A different perspective of Port Elizabeth - It was not quite what I thought it would be, (very tame) BUT guides were very knowledgeable. A lovely family business.
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Steve
Jan 30, 2026
Simply superb - My wife and i took this trip from our cruise ship. Communication beforehand was excellent. And on the day Carlin was a wonderfully kind and likeable guide. We were with two other Cruise passengers in a 6/7 seater car, so there was plenty of space. And Carlin's lovely Dad had 4 other guests in his similar car. We all took the tour together in the 2 cars and it was superb. The sand dunes were the highlight for me. But it was all good.
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Beatrix_u
Jan 20, 2026
Coast, Lighthouse and Penguin Station - We would be picked up on time at the cruise port. Our guide was very friendly, had an extensive knowledge and also provided us with his WiFi.
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Mike
Dec 24, 2025
Port Elizabeth tour - Carlin picked us up at our Cruise ship for our personal tour for two of the coast of Port Elizabeth. He was very knowledgeable and took us to some interesting areas along the coast, including a lighthouse and a Penguin rescue centre, which was fascinating and carries out essential work to save the Cape Penguins (an endangered species) The tour ended back at the ship and despite the rain we had a really good time. The trip was very keenly priced too!
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Johnmz8501co
Dec 16, 2025
Educational tour enhanced bu guide Lester - The tour was very interesting and educational, especially SANCCOB, a seabirds rehabilitation centre. Lester the tour guide was excellent.
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Elisabeth_b
Dec 1, 2025
Recommended excursion - The tour took us into nature around Port Elisabeth. Carlin, our guide, has told us all sorts of things about the country and people, about the different sights, gong on questions we wishes. He was a super guide, well-positioned, good-humored, communicative. The tour was very worthwhile and Carlin is highly recommended. We were picked up at the cruise terminal and brought back again.
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Reg_n
Nov 23, 2025
Great Tour - Carlin gave our small party of 12 a great personable tour of some key coastal locations in Port Elizabeth including the penguin rehabilitation centre. I would highly recommend d
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Sylvi1503
Feb 19, 2026
Nice tour, you can make - Tour was quite nice. The coastal scenery was great and so was Sardinia Beach. Colin is a very hard-working guide, so it was very entertaining
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Sally_j
Nov 23, 2025
Pick up a penguin - A short trip around Port Elizabeth, we particularly enjoyed seeing the sand dunes, the lighthouse and the visit to the penguin sanctuary where we adopted a one footed penguin we named Alex. Hopefully he/she will be returned to the wild when fully recovered from the injuries they are treating. You receive a certificate and photograph by email and will be updated to the birds progress. Carlin was polite and the car was clean and comfortable.
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up to 13 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).