NELSON MANDELA BAY PASS

OPTION 1: Enjoy a Free Cape Recife Lighthouse tour. The original Portuguese name translates to "Cape of the reefs", a reference to the geological features of this south-eastern part of South Africa's coastline upon which many ships met their end. For this reason, an historic lighthouse was built on this promontory. The Cape Recife Lighthouse was built in 1851 and the first light beamed across the ocean on 1 April of that year. The lighthouse warns passing ships of the dangers of the romantically named Thunderbolt Reef - named after the HMS Thunderbolt, a British Royal Navy Sail and Paddle Frigate. Several natural hazards such as Thunderbolt Reef and Roman Rock, not far offshore, have claimed many a ship. The lighthouse is a twenty-four-metre high masonry tower, octagonal in cross-section. Originally painted four alternate bands of white and red, this was changed in 1929 to black and white bands which is the present colour scheme. We offer the possibility of a glimpse into another world..

Also known as: Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism, NMB Pass