Coffee Bay

Coffee Bay is named after coffee shrubs which began to grow after a shipwreck of a ship carrying coffee cargo. The trees never grew successfully and eventually died, but the name stuck.

Attractions

Also see the neighbouring towns

Coffee Bay is a small seaside resort on the Indian Ocean, south of the Mthatha River mouth. It is about 95Km from Mthatha, south of Port St Johns. As it is so remote, the coast in the area is relatively unspoilt, and as the sea can be pretty rough, it is known as the Wild Coast. There are many shipwrecks along this coast. The road to Cofee Bay form the N2 its tarred.

There are three small rivers that run into the indian Ocean at Coffee Bay: Nenga River (River of the Whale), Bomvu River (Red River) and Maphuzi River (Place of Pumpkins River). The village is on the banks of the Nenga River.

Coffee Bay is on the long hiking trail along the east coast and Indian Ocean. The village has about 200 days of sunshine per year.

Things to do

Golf, surfing, safe swimming in the ocean, fishing, scuba diving, horse riding, 4x4 trails.

Hole in the Wall

Hole in the Wall is less than 10Km north of Coffee Bay. It is at a hill in the Indian Ocean, with a hole eroded into the hill, and through which waves break. If the ocean were any higher, it would have been an island.

Hluleka Nature Reserve

The Hluleka Nature Reserve is on the Indian Ocean, about halfway between Coffee Bay and Port St Johns. There is no direct road from Coffee Bay to Hluleka, and you will have to travel inland first. There is a salt marsh in the reserve. Wildlife include the Cape clawless Otter.

Silaka Nature Reserve

The Silaka Nature Reserve is at Port St Johns.

Cwebe Nature Reserve

The Cwebe Nature Reserve is south of Coffee Bay, and there is also no direct route there.

Dwesa Nature Reserve

The Dwesa Nature Reserve is south of Coffee Bay, and there is also no direct route there.

Things to do

Transkei Hiking Trial

The Transkei Hiking Trial runs from Port St Johns to Coffee Bay. The trail starts at the Silaka Nature Reserve.

Mapuzi Cliffs and Caves