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The
Garden Route
extends along the coastal strip between Heidelberg and the Eastern
Cape border at Storms River Mouth, and incorporates all of the towns
and resorts along the N2 highway and coast. To the North the Garden
Route is bordered by three mountain ranges, the Langeberg, the Outeniqua
and the Tsitsikamma
mountains. The whole region is one of extreme natural beauty and many
very popular resorts have become established along the route. Large parts of
the Garden Route are controlled by the South African National Parks
thus ensuring the preservation of this pristine area well into the future. Just
east of George,
lies the Wilderness
National Park This region attract hundreds of bird species to it's wetlands.
In the extreme West of the Garden Route where the Breede River flows into the Indian Ocean is St Sebastion Bay, an annual breeding place for the Southern Right Whale, which can be seen between June and September from Whitesands. In 2005 more than 130 whales were seen in the nursery including more than 50 pairs of cows and their calfs.
The
town of Riversdale lies on the N2 and has become known as the
Floral Paradise of the Garden Route. The town is a mecca for nature lovers
of all ages and especially for fynbos enthusiasts. From here you can hike, bike
or take a horse trail. To the North of the town is the famous Sleeping Beauty
Peak in the Langeberg, and a mountain pass leads you to the Klein
Karoo. A little to the East of Riversdale is the small town of Albertinia
named after a local preacher. The town is situated in a major sheep and wheat
region and is well known as being South Africa's main producer of red
and yellow ochre and of kaolin. There are two factories that process gel from
the aloe based here.
Mossel Bay has a history dating back to the 15th Century and derives its name from the abundance of mussels found here. The town lies on a sunny peninsular just off the N2 and is half way between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. It was at Mossel Bay that the Portuguese navigator Bartomoleu Dias landed in 1488 to replenish his water supplies. History lovers can also see several block houses built by the British in the Outeniqua mountains during the Anglo-Boer War.
The Garden Route's next town is George which is harbours a wonderful museum which is mostly dedicated to wooden artifacts. There is a reconstructed woodcutter's cottage as well as wagons and carts and even old gramaphones. Herolds Bay is George's own beach resort and is just outside the town. Here there are good vantage points for whale and dolphin watching. A mountain pass leads from George into the Klein Karoo.
The
Knysna
National Lake Area, known as the Jewel of the Garden Route, there
is a large lagoon bounded at its entrance by two sandstone heads and with a
background of the mountains of the Outeniqua Nature Reserve. The lagoon
is home to the famous Knysna Seahorse and the Pansy Shell. This
beautiful town offers the visitor anything from fine shops and restaurants to
hiking trails, and there are even three golf courses. The Knysna Elephant
Park offers a unique chance to those who wish to see these magnificent animals
that once lived in these forests. Just along the coast from Knysna lies
the popular resort of Plettenberg
Bay, known affectionately by many a visitor as 'Plett'
Standing out on the beach here is Beacon
Isle with its hotel. In the bay itself you can witness schools of
common dolphin playing, as well as Bottlenosed and Humpback dolphins. Several
species of whale can be seen here - the Southern Right, the Humpback and Bryde's
whales as well as Orca, the killer whale. This is the only place on Earth where
the rare Beaked whale has been filmed. Boat based whale watching tours are available
here. To the south of Plettenberg Bay lies the Robberg Nature Reserve,
which has many short hikes through the coastal fynbos that dominates this peninsula.
At the Eastern end of the Garden Route you will find the Tsitsikamma National Park, a pristine indigenous forest that is home to Yellowwood, Stinkwood and and many other tree species that are protected in this forest. The coastline here is quite spectacular with its natural gorges formed over millions of years. The 5 day Otter Trail that runs along this coast. Hikers are advised to book well in advance.
In November 2006 The International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) voted the Garden Route as the best golf tourism destination in Africa and the Middle East.
The
Garden Route is a golfer's dream destination - you could play a different
course every day for a week and still have a few left over. Some of the world's
finest golf courses are on the Garden Route, designed by some of the
greatest golfers like Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Greg Norman, Retief Goosen,
and Ernie Els. Plettenberg Bay has two top quality courses with two more
developments in the pipeline. There is the picturesque Plettenberg Bay Country
Club and the Goose Valley Golf Club, a residential golfing estate, designed
by Gary Player, who has his holiday home on the course and which is adjacent
to the Keurbooms Estuary. Other nearby world class courses include, Pezula,
Fancourt, Knysna, Simola, George, Kingswood, Oubaai, Mossel Bay and Pinnacle
Point.
The Garden Route offers some of the best boat based whale watching in the world, flower lovers and birders will also have a field day traipsing off through the forest or the fynbos, and there are numerous national parks and nature reserves. Steam buffs will love the narrow gauge Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe. For the more culturally inclined, there are township tours, museums, lovely old buildings, funky craft shops, markets, art galleries and loads of live music venues. And, of course, a flotilla of great restaurants - many of which specialise in seafood - in each town.
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