Bayworld
Museums and heritage · Gqeberha, Eastern Cape
Museum and research complex on the Port Elizabeth beachfront in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, with a snake park, marine life programmes and local history.
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Bayworld is a museum and research complex in the heart of the Port Elizabeth beachfront in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. The Bayworld Snake Park houses various reptiles, many of them indigenous to the Bay area. The Port Elizabeth Museum, which blends cultural and natural history, is the third oldest in South Africa and the parent unit of Bayworld. Its research and teaching work covers the ocean, reptiles, seafaring and local past. The complex aims to raise awareness of the need to conserve South Africa's natural and cultural heritage, and it offers edutainment to hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. When load shedding occurs, operations are suspended until the electricity returns.
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