Garden Route Attractions and Destinations in the Garden Route

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 ...
Garden Route Attractions and Destinations
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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. Riversdale has a number of interesting historical buildings.
Riversdale Accommodation

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 harbour.
Still Bay Accommodation

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. Mountain and hiking trails are among its many attractions.
Albertinia Accommodation

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 life-sized replica of Dias' caravel, and features exhibits on ...
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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 Africa's Garden Route.
Great Brak Accommodation

Herold's 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. George's attractions of are only 5 minutes away.
Herold's Bay Accommodation

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, closely followed by its outstanding sports ...
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Knysna Heads
Excellent whale-whatching
Cango Caves
Beach at Still Bay
Bunjee-jumping
Mossel Bay
Great Brak River

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. Knysna loeries glide through the forests, cormorans ...
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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 popular venue for watersports.
Sedgefield Accommodation

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, tranquil lakes and golden beaches, making it an ideal destination for ...
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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 and a bay large enough to harbour great whales ...
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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 Trail through mountain fynbos.
Heidelberg Accommodation

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 farms, ...
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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 park incorporates 80 km of rocky coastline ...
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