{"id":110096,"date":"2019-12-07T09:31:48","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T08:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=110096"},"modified":"2020-06-08T16:15:12","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T15:15:12","slug":"east-london-south-africa-weather-airport-accommodation-hotels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/east-london-south-africa-weather-airport-accommodation-hotels\/","title":{"rendered":"East London South Africa Weather, Airport, Accommodation & Hotels"},"content":{"rendered":"
East London is a beautiful and relatively quiet city in Eastern Cape, South Africa that is mainly known for its beautiful beaches. The city, which further has a very active sports scene that has brought it international recognition, is also known for its love of cricket and rugby.<\/p>\n
Two of the more popular sporting events that occur in the city are the Old Mutual Buffalo marathon which is held annually between February and March, and South Africa\u2019s oldest extreme ultra-marathon called the Washie, which was created by East London\u2019s Buffalo Road Running Club.<\/p>\n
East London also hosts the Triathlon and the internationally exposed Ironman 70.3 annual event. Golf, Motor-cross, Surfing, Boxing, Windsurfing, Martial arts (Judo, Aikido, Tai chi, Karate), athletics and sky diving are only but just a few of the popular sports that attract worldwide recognition to the city that lies between\u00a0the Buffalo River and the Nahoon River on the Indian Ocean coast.<\/p>\n
Outside of sports, East London South Africa is also home to South Africa\u2019s only river port. It is also the second-largest industrial city in the Eastern Cape Province, with its premiere employer being the motor industry.<\/p>\n