Garden Route Destinations & Attractions
Scattered along the Garden Route, fashionable seaside resorts abound, attracting jet-setters from around the globe. Tiny coastal villages appeal especially to outdoor people who enjoy an unstructured holiday agenda. Mountains crowd close to a shoreline dotted with beaches and bays, and vividly coloured wild flowers delight the eye. Between Heidelberg and Storms River, the Garden Route runs parallel to a coastline featuring lakes, mountains, tall indigenous forests, amber-coloured rivers and golden beaches ...
Albertinia
Set on a lovely expanse of coastline, Albertinia boasts the only wine farm on the Garden Route - Die Poort Cellars - and the only aloe factory in South Africa. The aloe ferox plant is used for medicine and skin care products. ...
Brenton On Sea
Lying on the other side of Knysna’s Western Head, nestled on the shores of the Indian Ocean in a quiet, lazy bay, residents describe Brenton on Sea’s beauty as the coast that Knysna doesn’t have, and in reality, Knysna lies on a ...
Dana Bay
Whilst often disregarded simply as a suburb of Mossel Bay, Dana Bay is in fact a conservancy, set in the heart of the Cape Floral Kingdom, home to fine examples of coastal and limestone varieties of fynbos under threat from ...
George
The largest town of the Garden Route, George nestles beneath the magnificent Outeniqua Mountain range and is surrounded by a remarkable blend of rivers, rich farmlands and forests. Scenery is a major attribute of the town, ...
Glentana
Just east of the Great Brak River, almost half way between Mossel Bay and George, lies the beautiful seaside village of Glentana, its beaches topped by fynbos covered cliffs that plunge precipitously into the Indian Ocean. ...
Great Brak
Located midway between picturesque George and Mossel Bay, and a mere 15 minutes drive from some of the country's top Golf Courses, Great Brak nestles above one of the most tranquil and unspoilt stretches of beach on South ...
Hartenbos
Between the towns of Mossel Bay and George lies a perfect holiday resort with an endless expanse of golden beach for walkers and anglers and a shallow, sandy lagoon that offers safe swimming and canoeing.
Hartenbos lends ...
Herolds Bay
Situated 15 km west of George, nestled in a sheltered rocky cove is Herold's Bay. Beautiful coastal trails are ideal for spotting dolphins and whales. Unspoilt coastal fynbos makes it a popular spot for birders and nature-lovers. ...
Keurboomstrand
Lying on the other side of Keurbooms River from Plettenberg Bay, Keurboomstrand or beach lies on an enviable part of the Garden Route, highly popular for camping, fishing and swimming. But don't let the idea of holiday fever ...
Knysna
Voted "South Africa's favourite town", Knysna is nestled on the banks of a beautiful lagoon in the heart of the Garden Route. It enjoys a moderate climate and is surrounded by a natural paradise of lush indigenous forests, ...
Little Brak
A tranquil little haven of sea, lagoon and river, virtually lost in time, wedged between Mossel Bay and Groot Brak on the Garden Route, is Little Brak River.
Mainly a resort area, this part of the coast is renowned for having ...
Mossel Bay
Site of the first landfall made by the Portuguese explorer Bartholomeu Dias in 1488, this popular holiday resort has fine beaches and excellent water sports amenities. The Bartholomeu Dias Museum Complex is dominated by a ...
Plettenberg Bay
More than a village and less than a town, Plettenberg Bay is renowned for its sweeping, unspoiled golden beaches, unpolluted rivers and sea, teeming bird life, vast expanses of Cape flora, its wetlands and lagoons, gigantic trees ...
Riversdale
The area is richly endowed with a floral beauty seldom encountered elsewhere. On the northern side, the beautiful Sleeping Beauty peak towers over Riversdale, and the Vet River winds its way past the town on its way to the sea. ...
Sedgefield
Set between pine-covered hills and beautiful unspoilt beaches, Sedgefield affords endless opportunities for exploration. Nature trails through indigenous forests can be followed either on horseback or on foot. Swartvlei is a ...
Still Bay
Tame eels and ancient fish traps are among the attractions of this peaceful seaside resort. When whales visit the Bay of Sleeping Beauty between June and October, they can be seen from the Whale Point parking area above the ...
Tsitsikamma
Situated at the heart of the picturesque tourist region known as the Garden Route, the Tsitsikamma National Park is found in the Southern Cape of South Africa. Tsitsikamma is a Khoisan word meaning, "place of much water". The ...
Victoria Bay
Victoria Bay (or "Vic Bay" as it is called by those in the know) is one of the smallest bays on the Garden Route. Traveling along the N2 National Road, Victoria Bay is 3km off the N2 and situated between George and Wilderness. ...
Vleesbaai
The pretty little seaside village of Vleesbaai (or Vlees Bay) lies virtually hidden between the bays of Stilbaai and Mossel Bay, just north of where the Gouritz River (of bungee jump fame from the Gourtitz River bridge, 65 metres ...
Wilderness
Lying in the foothills of the Outeniqua Mountains in a region of incomparable beauty, Wilderness is an attractive holiday resort with beautiful beaches and numerous vantage points from which to watch the whales and dolphins. ...
Eersterivier
Easily confused with the other Eersterivier, which lies between Cape Town and the Cape Winelands close to Somerset West, the little holiday village of Eersterivier lies virtually unknown on the rocky coastline of the Tsitsikamma ...
Joubertina
Set in amongst other villages with similarly lyrical names, like Musgund, Louterwater and Kareedouw, on Route 62, Joubertina is a little town in the Eastern Cape that, until the establishment of the famous and very long wine ...
Natures Valley
Possibly the best part about staying in Nature’s Valley is that, despite its being on the Garden Route and in spite of its overwhelming beauty, it has managed to remain relatively ‘undiscovered’. The peaceful valley, some 29 ...
Storms River
The Storms River, just one of a number of rivers in this region, originates in the Tsitsikamma Mountains and makes its way through forests thick with ancient Yellowwood, Hard Pear Trees and distinctive Cape fynbos, before ...
Heidelberg
The peaks of the Langeberg Mountains form a dramatic backdrop to the village. At the Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve and Boosmansbos Wilderness Area, over 170 bird species add to the pleasure of following the Bushbuck Hiking ...
Herold
Herold doesn’t need much by way of imaginative writing to inspire a visit. The little hamlet lies right on the Montagu Pass cradled by some of the most majestic mountain scenery in the country on the R62, (Route 62) one of South ...
Oudtshoorn
Situated just 55 km from the large coastal town of George. The town has been blessed with a great variety of tourist attractions including the breathtaking Cango Caves, one of the world's great natural wonders, numerous ostrich ...
Witsand
The peaceful, coastal town of Witsand (white sands) lies on St Sebastian’s Bay just off the N2 on the Cape South Coast, three hours from Cape Town and not to be confused with the Witsand Nature Reserve, which lies just west of ...
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