Arch Rock Chalets Plettenberg Bay

... The gardens are at the foot of the mountains and are stunning. They have bred special yellow bird of paradise flowers to honour Nelson Mandela &#8211; beautiful.<br><br>The next part of our day took us back into Cape Town Railway station where we boarded the train which would take us to Port Elizabeth. 84 passengers all in small cabins with beds and a tiny sink. We were welcomed with champagne and cake and set off at 4pm. The journey is scheduled to last 24 hours ...

... amp; glide over Sedgefield, which offered panoramic views over some beautiful rivers, valleys, and the sea. A &#8220;must to do&#8221; experience in<br>anyone&#8217;s lifetime (but as a word of advice, do take motion sickness tablets in advance :-)<br><br>As you read this, we will be on &#8220;safari&#8221; - our final leg of the trip here in South Africa. Wish us<br>luck in finding the &#8220;BIG 5&#8221; &#8211; hopefully we will post some more pics soon. <br><br><br><br>

... in places along the way. Tonight we got our last leg of the Baz Bus at 7pm and travelled Port Elizabeth arriving at 9.30pm. This is a very large city which has a large beachside resort style feel. Being here is just a wait for our bus tomorrow afternoon to Jo&#8217;burg.The Lungile Backpackers is a lovely old house with very comfy lounges and our room very nice and cosy with good doona and pillows. A cup of tea and then to bed.

... and this would have been my first time there, but that walk would have to wait until the next South Africa trip.<br> <br>The bus driver (Denver, our second driver of the trip and this was his second day driving for us) seemed a bit annoyed about driving to the far end of Nature&#8217;s Valley where I wanted us to go on a beach walk. The road through the holiday homes was narrow and some overhanging trees scratched at his bus. We got there, though, and it ...

... caracal, which I petted, its parents, a serval, 2 cheetahs ( I petted the female) and 2 very cute baby cheetahs, which unfortunately cannot be touched. They have a lot of birds there too and a marabou stork kept bitting my clothes and my hat! I had to hitchhike my way back to the city at the end of the day. The next day I hiked around the Robberg Peninsula. It was beautiful and from the path on the cliff I could hear and see ...

Hello Everyone! Dave and I are in Franshoeck, a town founded by the Hugenots (French protestants kicked out of France a couple of centuries ago). Guess what they brought with them: winemaking knowledge! So we are exploring the very famous South African wine region, its magnificent valleys and numerous wineyards, occasionally tasting the wine with a cheese/cold meat platter. Honnestly this area has everything we ...

... had to trek around the village like a couple of alcoholics, trying to find a place that sold booze on Easter Sunday!. After we picked up Lizzie we moved on to Plettenberg Bay, via a wolf sanctuary whch was a bit random with wolves not being native or even existing naturally in South Africa, but they were very cute/scary, and teh sanctuary also had a massive trampoline and bouncy castle....weeeee! Plettenberg Bay is where Angela spent 6 weeks doing ...

... I also went on a scenic hike to the hole in the wall, which was knackering due to the heat, but a lovely walk. I spent four days at Coffee Bay and had a great time.<br><br>After Coffee Bay two of the guys went to Cinsta, but Chris and I both continued through to Port Elizabeth. I spent two nights there. On my first morning, I went on a township tour which also took us to a school that is provided for the children of the township. I enjoyed going to ...

... It's a hop - on and - off concept which suits us perfectly!i'm not shy to admit that it's not exactly the most comfortable ride (especially if you've got a long way to go) as the leg room's extremely minimal! but otherwise, the service, the vehicle, and roads are superb and definitely no complaints there! The backpackers was complete luxury compared to the Stumble Inn in Stellenb! The bunk beds were lovely...made from wood...certainly brought back childhood ...

... and wear clothing. Others were trained by criminals to be pickpockets. Some are dumped off because ignorant people decide a monkey would make a good pet then realized they were wrong. They all look like they are doing well though and enjoying their surroundings now. They are learning how to be proper monkeys for the first time. The center tries to rehabilitate as many of them back into ...