A lovely opportunity to plan for your retirement awaits. This stand offers great views in a secure seaside village. Secure a front row position and plan your dream home with views over the Ocean whilst the dolphins play.
About the Area
Boknesstrand is situated in the heart of the Eastern Cape, about 126km from Port Elizabeth, 187 from East London, 72km from Grahamstown 37km from Port Alfred, 31km from Alexandria, 12km from Kenton on Sea and 5km from Cannon Rocks.
The beaches in Boknesstrand and Cannon Rocks offers tranquil and relaxing atmosphere with 2 swimming beaches and a lovely lagoon, walking distance from most of the houses in Boknesstrand. There are also a few malaria-free game reserves as well as sight-seeing attracions nearby.
Historical Importance
Boknes’s historical importance comes from the discovery of the Dias Cross in 1937-38 by Prof Eric Axelson. There are 5000 fragments of the original Padrao Sao Gregorio recovered which was planted in 1488 by Bartolomias Dias at Kwaaihoek. It was about 75% of the original Dias-beacon.
The cross was reconstructed to the University of the Witwatersrand. In 1944 a replica of the cross was built and can be reached from Boknesstrand by foot. The cross dates the important discovery of the seaway to India around the south point of Africa like Bartolomias Dias. This important voyage of Dias is the earliest noted event in our country’s history.
In November 1995 President Mario Soares from Portugal visited the cross – he was the first head of state of this country which ever visited after 507 years.
TOURISM
The landscape is extremely diverse. The western interior is largely arid Karoo, while the east is well-watered and green. The Eastern Cape offers a wide array of attractions, including 800 km of untouched and pristine coastline along with some particularly splendid beaches, and "big-five" viewing in a malaria-free environment.
The Addo Elephant National Park, situated 73 km from Port Elizabeth, was proclaimed in 1931. Its 743 km² offers sanctuary to 170 elephants, the last Cape buffalo and 21 black rhino of the very scarce Kenyan sub-species.
The province is the location of South Africa's only ski resort, Tiffindell, which is situated near the hamlet of Rhodes in the Southern Drakensberg on the slopes of the highest mountain peak in the Eastern Cape (3001 m).
The National Arts Festival, held in Grahamstown is Africa's largest and most colourful cultural event, offering a choice of the very best of both indigenous and imported talent. Every year for 11 days the town's population almost doubles, as over 50,000 people flock to the region for a feast of arts, crafts and sheer entertainment.
The Tsitsikamma National Park is an 80 km long coastal strip between Nature's Valley and the mouth of the Storms River. In the park the visitor finds an almost untouched natural landscape. Near the park is the Bloukrans Bridge, which is the world's highest bungee jump.
Jeffreys Bay is an area with some of the country's wildest coastline, which is backed by some of Africa's most spectacular sub-tropical rainforest. Famous for its "supertubes", probably South Africa's longest and most consistently good wave, it's charged with a surf vibe as relaxed as it is friendly, and this tends to soften the effect of the wealthy set who have made this part of the coast their own.
Aliwal North, lying on a splendid agricultural plateau on the southern bank of the Orange River, is one of the country's most popular inland resorts and is famous for its hot springs.
The rugged and unspoilt Wild Coast is a place of spectacular scenery, and a graveyard for many vessels.
