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Plettenberg Bay Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
Plettenberg Bay
This is a top pick! ... we spent some time by the pool catching the last few rays before sunset. I met a lady there who had come from London to South Africa for the weekend!!! Not quite the full story, her and her husband were building a house nearby so they'd dropped by ...
Storms River
This is a top pick! Charlotte has morphed into Lara Croft. Not only has she learned to ride a bike AND attempted to Paraglide but our first day in SR was the most tiring so far - a huge hike and a treetop canopy tour (Ok, maybe not Lara Croft, more like Connie Huq) The ...
Early Start But Worth It
This is a top pick! ... on the wild side we returned to Emily Moon where we spent some time by the pool before going for some lunch in Plettenberg Bay. We then drove the Keurbooms River for an afternoon cruise. There was us and an older British couple there who were avid ...
Hey, Check Out the Line on the Map!
This is a top pick! ... view of the Indian Ocean and went canoeing through a national forest, we drove further on to the upscale resort town of Plettenberg Bay. We unfortunately timed our travels at the same time as winter public school holidays and even the backpackers' spots ...
Sorry Mom!
This is a top pick! ... few bungees along the Garden Route, so I did a bit of research. Turns out that the jump from the Bloukrans Bridge just east of Plettenberg Bay is the highest in the world, at 708 feet! So I figured I'd never get a better chance at redemption. We drove ...
Zipline at Storms River
This is a top pick! Version traduite plus bas Dec 4, Ziplining in Storms river We camped at Tube and Axe packpackers place Laying everything on the grass, it is hard to decide who takes what and in what container... Peggy and Tristan have to go ahead of us because they ...
Monkeys and birds galore!!
This is a top pick! We headed off to Monkeyland and nearby Birds of Eden today, both similar kinds of places - they rehabilitate monkeys/birds that were previously captive and endeavour to restore the animals natural behaviour. We took an hour guided tour around ...
Tarantula Blaster put to the test
This is a top pick! This next journal does not come to you very easily. Following our harrowing experience in Mossel Bay we caught the Baz Bus to Plettenberg Bay, a beautiful (yet again) beach-side town. Our hostel was situated on its' own island and it's been our resting ...
Thank you, Girls
This is a top pick! Today, we drive to Plettenberg Bay. Greta calls while driving and finds an expensive place. I have my cheap day and resist. The girls gave us an night in an expensive hotel of our choice, before we left. We did not spend that voucher yet, so they offer to ...
Baz Bussing down the coast
... of him and I’m not sure if the snake or Marc was more scared! We’re now at a placed called Plettenberg Bay and staying at a backpackers called Starling’s Village which is just outside the centre. Hiring a car for the next 6 ...
Rain...
The rains continued when we got to 'Plett', but we did get a couple of sunny days. We were staying at Nothandos, recommended by a friend from Dublin whose name we saw in the book when we got there from 2006. The town was really nice, some ...
Now here is a place I could get used to
... also volunteering from California and questioned me about traveling alone, saying people had been concerned about her traveling in South Africa as a single female. We both concluded it was quite safe and neither of us had encountered problems. The ...
Ziplining in the forest
We went into the forest where I went ziplining through the canopy and walking along the coast to a ...
The Garden Route cont...../
We are now in Plettenberg Bay and checked in to a backpacker's lodge just up from the main street in the town. We got here this afternoon having spent two nights in a lovely tipee-style thatched six-sided bungalow in a small complex called Palms in ...
cheap stay for a few days
... like a nice area. Even the town wasn't particularly nice from what we could see so we headed on down the coast to Plettenberg bay. This place looked a lot nicer, only problem was the prices that people were charging for B&B were quite high, like ...
Bloukrans Bungee: The Godfather of all Jumps!
... at the gigantic single–span-arch engineering wonder situated on what is known as the Garden Route on the eastern cost of South Africa. The highest bridge in Africa and 15th overall across the world had been constructed during the period from 1980 to ...
i am still alive
... since we left aparently the hostel we were staying in got held up by gunmen. my luk must b getting better. next up was plettenburge bay. here i went 4 a lot of walks, good scienery. met a few ppl and went to a pub that nite. a drunk local kid bumped into ...
Three, two, one - JUMP!!
... to Port Elizabeth where the opening game will be watched and then on satur I will disappear into the bush - finally - to discover real africa, yeah!! so not sure when you will hear from me next but stay tuned! Bafana bafana - happy world cup watching! ...
Rendezvous wth friends
(unfortunately, my camera and pictures were stolen in Jeffrey's Bay, and so I have none to ...
Nature's valley, a stunning place.
... Valley, it is one of the most beautiful places we have been to on this trip, and easily the nicest place we have visited in South Africa so far. The beach is huge and has gorgeous white sand and big surf, and it is surrounded by hills that are covered in ...
The Garden Route
... we had lunch and took in the views. Not a bad way to get introduced to the Garden Route. That afternoon we went to Plettenberg Bay. The book describes "Plett" as being a playground for the rich. This would be pretty accurate if there was any body ...
Last few days in South Africa
... with friends (Adam&Sally, Greg, Nathalie) that we have forgotten to spend time on the Internet lately. So in short, in South Africa we have spent some time in Cape Town, travelled along the garden route (hiked in many National Parks along the way) ...
Trip to South Africa
... . It was really amazing and so refreshing to see everyone again. The first few days were spent in Plettenberg Bay, the most beautiful place in South Africa! We enjoyed the beach, loads of dinner parties, trips to Knysna and quality time with the ...
216 meter high bungee jump- CRAZY
... plunged into the small towns and vast rolling sheep and ostrich farms. These farms extend as far as you can see, and in Africa, it is FAR! The farmer supplies his workers with housing and this was something to see. Still substandard, the families live a ...
Well i've made it back to plett after a ...
... a bit of an opener to see the power of these things. The GLock was blowing holes through 10mm armour plating from 30ft! Admittedly not a very South African thing to dpo but alkso not the sort of thing you could ever do back home so it was really quite an ...