South Africa
Great Videos and Photos of the Best Places and Things to see in Garden Route South Africa. For the independent traveller who is interested in seeing places while planning their next trip. Or for anyone who likes to be close to nature and see the quieter parts of the country or city
Garden Route
The Garden Route is a 300-kilometre stretch of the south-eastern coast of South Africa which extends from Mossel Bay in the Western Cape to the Storms River in the Eastern Cape. The name comes from the verdant and ecologically diverse vegetation encountered here and the numerous lagoons and lakes dotted along the coast. Wikipedia - We start this route some 275km further west at L Agulhas at the point where the warm waters of the Indian Ocean meet the cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
Stellenbosch
is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, situated about 50 kilometres (31 miles) east of Cape Town, along the banks of the Eerste River at the foot of the Stellenbosch Mountain. It is the second oldest European settlement in the province, after Cape Town. Wikipedia. While Stellenbosch is not on the official Garden Route it is our first port of call after Capetown,
The Town
Stellenbosch
Wineries
Stellenbosch
Cape Agulhas
Cape Agulhas is a rocky headland in Western Cape, South Africa. It is the geographic southern tip of the African continent and the beginning of the dividing line between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Wikipedia
Cape Agulhas
Cape Agulhas
Struisbaai
Cape Agulhas
Bredasdorp
Cape Agulhas
Swellendam
Swellendam is the 3rd oldest tow in South Africa (after Cape Town and Stellenbosch), a town with 17,537 inhabitants situated in the Western Cape province. The town has over 50 provincial heritage sites, most of them buildings of Cape Dutch architecture. Swellendam is situated on the N2, approximately 220 km from both Cape Town and George. Wikipedia. The Bontebok National Park is about 6km away,
Swelllendam Town
Swellendam
Bontebok National Park
Swellendam
Knysna
Knysna is a town with 68,659 inhabitants as of 2011 in the Western Cape Province of South Africa and is part of the Garden Route. It lies 34 degrees south of the equator, and is 55 kilometres east from the city of George on the N2 highway, and 33 kilometres west of the town of Plettenberg Bay on the same road. Wikipedia
Thesens Island
Knysna
Knysna Quays
Knysna
Plettenberg Bay
Plettenberg Bay, nicknamed Plet or Plett, is the primary town of the Bitou Local Municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It was originally named Bahia Formosa (or beautiful bay ) by early Portuguese explorers and lies on South Africas Garden Route 210 km from Port Elizabeth and about 600 km from Cape Town. Wikipedia
The Beach and Bay
Plettenberg Bay
The Town
Plettenberg Bay
Storms River Mouth
Plettenberg Bay
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth is situated in the Eastern Cape Province, 770 km (478 mi) east of Cape Town. The city, often shortened to PE and nicknamed The Friendly City or The Windy City, stretches for 16 km along Algoa Bay, and is one of the major seaports in South Africa. Port Elizabeth is the southernmost large city on the African continent. Wikipedia
The Town
Port Elizabeth