We could not fail to mention one of East London star attraction, namely Gonubie Beach. Situated just 25 kilometres north of the city on the Gonubie River it has achieved Blue Flag status, a prestigious international award only giving to beaches that meet stringent standards in environment protection, facilities provided and safety equipment and personal on hand. Flanked by a estuary and bluff on the north and a rocky headland on the south this protected beach draws visitors from though out South Africa. It has a very long scenic wooden boardwalk connecting it from the main parking lot all the way to the main beach, on the way it passes man made tidal pools and lush native vegetation. Gonubie is connected to East London by the N2 freeway which makes it just a twenty minute drive from the CBD.

For a better view of Gonubie please try the "Virtual Tour" by clicking the 360 degree image up top, there are quite a few good views of this beautiful beach,, thank you.

East London's most popular beach is Nahoon Beach, named after a local Xhosa chief, is home to the East London Surf Live Saving Club. It has kilometres of un crowded, unpolluted sand to the north and a rocky bluff to the south which has a constructed walk way reaching all the way round to Nahoon Corner. Nahoon Beach is renown through out the South African surfing community for producing some spectacular waves and is the venue of many national surfing competitions. The Nahoon River flows into the sea creating an estuary which is a favourite amongst the local fishermen and provides safe bathing for those that do not want to brave the surf.