Founder's fav's · South Africa and Lesotho
Coffee Bay and Hole in the Wall
The Wild Coast at its wildest: green hills, cows on the beach and a rock with a hole in it.
Coffee Bay is where the Wild Coast stops being a name on a map. Rolling green hills, round huts, cows on the beach, and down the road the Hole in the Wall, a huge rock in the sea with the ocean punched right through it.
On the 2019 trip the road in was more pothole than road, and the animals had right of way. By the time we got there, nobody cared.
Plan a trip hereOpens the planner with Coffee Bay and Hole in the Wall as your finish. Set where you start and how many days, and it works out the route, fuel, night stops and weather.
Get there
- Flights to East London ›Compare fares into ELS
- Hire a car ›Pick up at East London airport
- Places to stay nearby ›Within about 40 km
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Good to know
- Drive in daylight. The roads are full of animals, taxis and potholes.
- Hire a local guide for the coastal walk between Coffee Bay and Hole in the Wall.
- Fuel up in Mthatha.
The trip it's from
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