Umtata
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Umtata was once the capital of the former Transkei homeland of South Africa, but is now not much more than a bigger rural town in the Eastern Cape.
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Get in
By car
The N2 highway runs directly through Umtata and allows easy connections to Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Durban.
By plane
Umtata has its own airport and scheduled flights to Johannesburg are available with SA Airlink.
Get around
See
Do
Buy
Eat
An enjoyable place to eat and sleep is the Ebony B&B. Steak, Jo'burg Urban Art decor, wrap around patio, plantation-style building. The site of the local Lions club dinners.
Not far from Walter Sisulu University but don't know the exact location. Good food, and 400 Rand/night (exchange 6.6 Rand/US dollar).
Drink
Sleep
Ebony B&B An enjoyable place to eat and sleep is the Ebony B&B. Steak, Jo'burg Urban Art decor, wrap around patio, plantation-style building. The site of the local Lions club dinners.
Not far from Walter Sisulu University but don't know the exact location. Good food, and 400 Rand/night (exchange 6.6 Rand/US dollar).
Get out
- East to the Wild Coast and Durban.
- West to Port Elizabeth
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