Events

Sports Events
Other Events

Hikes & Trails

Hikes & Trails

Mountains, Passes

Mountains & Passes

Lagoons & Rivers

Lagoons & Rivers

Top Drives

Top Drives

Restaurants & Shopping

Restaurants
Shops

Regional Towns

Mossel Bay

Mossel Bay Tourist Attractions

Mossel Bay Point Lighthouse, Cave, Tidal pool, Swim, Surf, Restaurants, Go karts, start of coastal hike 25km
Mossel Bay Historic Centre Tourist centre, Dias Ship, Post Tree, Museum, Arts& Craft, Harbour, Restaurants 24km
Whale/Dolphin Watching Watching from the coastlines and resorts from June to October 26km
Aero Activities Helicopter and Plane trips
Historic and Cultural Tourist centre, Dias Ship, Post Tree, Museum
Hikes, Mountain biking and Horses Horse Safaris Mosselbay 35km

Beaches

Springerbaai, Beach 1 km virtually private 500m
Diaz, Santos Beaches and De Bakke  In Mosselbay town 25km

Golf

Mosselbay Golf Course Home of Louis Oosthuisen 24km
Pinnacle Point Jack Nicklaus Course 23km

Sea & Beach Activities

Deep Sea Fishing 26km
Surfing & Wind/Para Surfing
Sand Boarding
Shark Diving & Watching 26km
Scuba Diving 26km
Sailing 26km
Boat Trip to Seal Island 26km

Events

Event Type When Where
Touch Rugby Tournament Sport 16 December Mosselbay
Dias Festival Cultural/Historic February Mosselbay
Sports Festival Sport October Mosselbay
Travel Mosselbay Tourism May Mosselbay
Trans Aghulas Rubberduck Race Sport End December Mosselbay

Mountains, Passes & Poorts

Mountain Pass/Poort Leading To Altitude
Langeberg   Robinson Pass   Oudshoorn    859m

Oudtshoorn

Oudtshoorn Tourist Attractions

Cango Caves World famous Cango Cave system in the Swartberg 150km
Aero activities Skydiving, hot air balloons 106km
Historic and Cultural CP Nel Museum and other sandstone architecture 108km
Arbeidsgenot – CJ Langenhoven house 107km
Cape Wines & Farms Domein Doornkraal, Karusa and Grundheim wineries in the Oudshoorn and De Rust region of Klein Karoo 140km
Game/Ostrich Reserves & Farms Unique Ostrich Farms and activities at Safari, Highgate, Chandelier and Greylands Tourist farms 94km
Cango & Wild life Ranch (Cheetah and Crocodile ) 135km
Mountains and Passes/Poorts

 

 

 Near the Hell and Swartberg Pass on Swartberg

Outeniqua Pass to George

Robinson Pass to Mossel Bay

 

 110km

55km

70km

 

Events

Event Type When Where
Attakwas Extreme MTB Race Sport January Oudtshoorn
Cango Marathon Sport End February Oudtshoorn
Leopard Crawl Charity MTB Race Sport April Oudtshoorn
Klein Karoo MTB Race Sport May Oudtshoorn
Scale Fly-in (model planes) Sport July Oudtshoorn
KKNK (Klein Karoo Kunste Fees) Cultural/Historic End March Oudtshoorn
To Hell and Back MTB Race Sport November Oudtshoorn
hello Sport November Oudtshoorn

Mountains, Passes & Poorts

Mountain Pass/Poort Leading To Altitude
Swartberg Swartberg Pass Prince Albert 1436m
Kamanassieberg – – –

Hikes

Name Distance Days
Die Hel/Gamkapoort – 4 days
Swartberg Hikes 40km 3 days

Shops

Pick n Pay Mall

George

George Tourist Attractions

Aero activities Skydiving 53km
Cape Wines & Farms Herold Winery on Montagu Pass 81km
Golf Fancourt (4 Golf Courses – The Links, Bramble Hill, Montagu and Outeniqua) – Gary Player 66km
George Golf Club 70km
Kings Cross/Way 71km
Hikes, Mountain biking and Horses Hikes in Outeniqua mountains 80km

Mountains, Passes & Poorts

Mountain Pass/Poort Leading To Altitude
Outeniqua Outeniqua Pass Oudshoorn 800m
Montagu Pass Oudshoorn
Potjiesberg Pass Uniondale

Great Brak River

Great Brak River Tourist Attractions

Beaches Great Brak River mouth/Suiderkruis, Glentana beach and rocky coastline, Dwarsweg Beach 46km
Game/Ostrich Reserves & Farms Botlierskop Game Reserve (26 Species, 4 of big 5) 38km
Hakuna Matata Game Farm
Bergsig Game Farm
Hikes, Mountain Biking and Horses Various Cycle routes arround Great and Little Brak 29km
Whale/Dolphin Watching Watching from the coastlines and resorts from June to October 43km

Hartenbosch/Klein Brak

Hartenbosch/Klein Brak Tourist Attractions

Beaches Hartenbos ATKV resort and beach, Klein Brak River mouth 32km
Cape Wines & Farms Campion Boplaas winery tasting, sales and restaurant 32km
Game/Ostrich Reserves & Farms Hartenbos Game Lodge 34km

Calitzdorp

Calitzdorp Tourist Attractions

Cape Wines & Farms Calitzdopr the Champion Port region of RSA with Boplaas, die Krans & Calitzdorp cellar wineries. Also Withoek, Peter Bayly, Du SwaRoo and TTT Cellars 152km
Hikes, Mountain Biking and Horses Hike through die Hel and Gamka Poort dam. Various other Hiking and Cycle routes in the Swartberg 170km

Events

Event Type When Where
Port Festival Food & Wine Calitzdorp

Mountains, Passes & Poorts

Mountain Pass/Poort Leading To Altitude
Swartberg Rooiberg pas Vanwyksdorp 838m
Huisrivier Pass Ladismith
Rooiberg Seweweekspoort Laingsburg

Ladismith

Ladismith Tourist Attractions

Historic and Cultural Birthplace of CJ Langenhoven, Famous architecture and its cheese factories and Apricots. 187km
Cape Wines & Farms The Ladismith Winery and Hillock wineries of the Little Karoo wine region 220km
Hikes, Mountain Biking and Horses Hikes in Swartberg near Ladismith near Towerkop and Elandsberg 205km
Also a Rock climbing destination in Towerkop. 205km

Events

Event Type When Where
Seweweekspoort MTB Race Sport October Ladismith

Mountains, Passes & Poorts

Mountain Pass/Poort Leading To Altitude
Swartberg Garcia Pass Riversdale 600m
Rooiberg Seweweekspoort Laingsburg
Anysberg Buffelspoort, Rooinek Laingsburg 914m
Bosluiskloof pass Gamkapoort 1000m

Prince Albert

Prince Albert Tourist Attractions

Historic and Cultural Famous town for its beautiful location, old architecture, farm products. 272km
Cape Wines & Farms Prince Albert is now regarded as a separate wine region with cellars like Bergwater 232km
Mountains and Passes/Poorts Beautiful historic town next to the Swartberg with passes and poorts leading to it 272km

De Rust

De Rust Tourist Attractions

De Rust Tourist Attractions

Mountains and Passes/Poorts Unique Red hills and caves outside De Rust. 132km

Events

Event Type When Where
Meiringspoort Marathon Sport October De Rust
De Rust Flower Festival Tourism September De Rust

Mountains, Passes & Poorts

Mountain Pass/Poort Leading To Altitude
Swartberg Meirings Poort Prince Albert/Beaufort Wes
Kareedouwberg Prince Albert

Knysna

Knysna Tourist Attractions

Lagoons & Rivers See the picturesque Lagoon and Knysna Heads 135km
Golf Famous Golf courses like Pezula, Knysna courses 137km

Events

Event Type When Where
Knysna Oyster Festival Food & Wine July Knysna

Mountains, Passes & Poorts

Mountain Pass/Poort Leading To Altitude
Langkloofberg Phantom Pass Karatara 185m
Prince Alfreds Pass Uniondale

Knysna

Knysna Tourist Attractions

Lagoons & Rivers See the picturesque Lagoon and Knysna Heads 135km
Golf Famous Golf courses like Pezula, Knysna courses 137km

Events

Event Type When Where
Knysna Oyster Festival Food & Wine July Knysna

Mountains, Passes & Poorts

Mountain Pass/Poort Leading To Altitude
Langkloofberg Phantom Pass Karatara 185m
Prince Alfreds Pass Uniondale

Herbertsdale

Herbertsdale Tourist Attractions

Cape Wines & Farms Jakkalsvlei Private Cellar produces excellent wines 18km
Game/Ostrich Reserves & Farms Gondwana Game Lodge – big 5 reserve, fynbos 24km

Mountains, Passes & Poorts

Mountain Pass/Poort Leading To Altitude
Langeberg Cloetespas Ladismith

Albertinia

Albertinia Tourist Attractions

Game/Ostrich Reserves & Farms Garden Route Game Lodge
Mountains and Passes/Poorts Town on the N2, next to Langeberg, with abundance of Aloes and Thatch reeds 42km

Wildernes/Sedgefield

Wildernes/Sedgefield Tourist Attractions

Aero activities Para gliding 112km Sedgefield
Popular para gliding area 80km Wildernis
Sea and Beach Activities All beach sports like fishing, windsurfing 112km Sedgefield
All beach sports like fishing, windsurfing 80km Wildernis
Nature/Game/Ostrich Reserves & Farms Wildernis National Park (now Garden Route National Park) 112km Sedgefield
Wildernis National Park (now Garden Route National Park) 80km Wildernis
Lagoons & Rivers Famous vlei area with a number of coastal lakes and lagoons 112km Sedgefield
Famous vlei area with a number of coastal lakes and lagoons 80km Wildernis

Plettenberg Bay/Stormsriver Mouth

Plettenberg Bay/Stormsriver Mouth Tourist Attractions

Golf Famous Golf courses like Goosevalley and the Plet Course 173km Plettenberg Bay
Nature/Game/Ostrich Reserves & Farms Robberg Nature Reserve 173km Plettenberg Bay
Tsitsikamma National Park (now Garden Route National Park) 216km Stormsriver Mouth
Hikes, Mountain biking and Horses Bloukrans Bungy Jumps 200km Stormsriver Mouth
Tsitsikamma Canopy Tours 216km Stormsriver Mouth
Lagoons & Rivers Kloofing, Abseiling, canoeing 173km Plettenberg Bay

Events

Event Type When Where
Tsitsikamma MTB Adventure Sport April Stormsriver Mouth
Storms River Traverse Sport August Stormsriver Mouth

Riversdale/Stilbaai

Riversdale/Stilbaai Tourist Attractions

Historic and Cultural Julius Gordon Africana Centre – artworks of renowned SA artists 79km Riversdale
Sea and Beach Activities Goukou river mouth at the town. Popular summer holiday resort. 92km Stilbaai
Whale/Dolphin watching Popular area for whale watching 92km Stilbaai
Hikes, Mountain Biking and Horses Beautiful Langeberg mountains (Sleeping Beauty) next to town with hiking and mountain sports – abseiling, hang gliding 79km Riversdale

Events

Event Type When Where
Touch Rugby Tournament Sport 26 December Stilbaai
Strandloper Festival Cultural/Historic September Stilbaai

Gourits River Mouth/Vleesbaai

Gourits River Mouth/Vleesbaai Tourist Attractions

Sea and Beach Activities All beach sports like fishing, windsurfing, kite surfing. 10km Gourits River Mouth
Game/Ostrich Reserves & Farms Springerbay Estate – birds and game 0km Vleesbaai
Whale/Dolphin watching Watching from the coastlines and resorts from June to October 10km Vleesbaai
Lagoons & Rivers Town in the mouth of the Gourits river 10km Gourits River Mouth
Hikes, Mountain Biking and Horses Gourits Bungy Jump – the first african Bungee site 20km Gourits River Mouth

St Francis Bay

Golf Famous St Francis Links and St Francis Bay Course
Beaches World class sandy beach
Drives N2 Garden Route
Bloukrans River Bridge – bungi jumping
Water sports Wind, beach and water sports, fishing, skiing
Mountains  

The Baviaans wilderness nearby with hiking, game watching, 4×4 trials