Plettenberg Bay is a top holiday destination for tourists from all over the world. Whether it’s the coastal town’s immaculate sunny beaches, or its buzzing nightlife, Plett is an ideal destination for a fun-filled holiday. If you’re planning on making it your next road trip holiday stop, here are some of the top places to see and visit in Plettenberg Bay:
Game Drive at Plett Game Reserve
Plettenberg Bay Game Reserve is the Garden Route’s biggest wildlife reserve and offers thrilling game viewing experiences for visitors. Guests are treated to a two-hour game drive in an open Land Rover so you can get as close as possible to the beautiful natural surroundings, where you can expect to catch a glimpse of the lions and other big game found in the reserve.
Adventure Land
With various water rides, a playground area, picnic facilities as well as a braai area, Adventure Land offers fun for the whole family. Among other fun-filled activities, you can expect to enjoy a 75m super tube with numerous twists and turns, a kamikaze slide for the speed crazy and the free fall slide that will take your adrenaline rush to another level.
The Plett Trail
Whether you want to experience wine tasting or wildlife, culture or nature, The Plett Trail should be on top of your to-do list during your visit to Plettenberg Bay. Operated by Venture Beyond, the trail offers avid hikers the luxury of hiking through some of the Western Cape’s most ecologically diverse terrain, while getting to enjoy and savor the fruits of the local wine estates along the way.
Fat Biking
Plettenberg Bay and its surroundings are said to be one of the best biking destinations on the continent. Unlike mountain biking, the growing discipline of Fat Biking allows you to cycle through the forest, vineyards, and across the beach on a fat bike, which is said to be a whole lot of fun. The new Cross Cape Cycling Route which will stretch from Plettenberg Bay to Cape Town will include some of the most scenic parts of the Western Cape.
Hog Hollow Horse Trails
Hog Hollow Horse Trails offer you the opportunity to experience the Tsitsikamma on horseback. Enjoy splendid views of the mountains, forest, and ocean, as you ride amongst wildlife through indigenous fynbos, local vineyards, and grassy fields to tourist attractions in the area. You can choose between a one-hour farm trail or a three-hour trail on a private nature reserve riding on horseback along the attractions.
Plett Puzzle Park
Located in the heart of the beautiful Garden Route, Plett Puzzle Park is another ideal destination in Plett if you’re looking for an attraction that offers fun for the whole family. This amazing tourist attraction features the first life-size 3-D Maze in South Africa as well as a unique forest puzzle walk, designed to entertain visitors of all ages.
Plettenberg Bay’s Beaches
If you want to enjoy pristine, unspoiled sandy, beaches Plettenberg Bay will not disappoint. Plett has some of the most beautiful beaches in South Africa, in which you can relax and let your hair down. It boasts of being nominated five years in a row for the award for Africa’s top beach destination. Each beach is unique with different characteristics and four of the beaches are ranked as “Blue Flag”, which means they are among some of the best beaches in the world.
Monkeyland Primate Sanctuary
Plett’s Monkeyland is said to be the world’s first free roaming, multi-species primate sanctuary. The site is home to over 550 primates, where you can expect to see squirrel monkeys, spider monkeys, vervet monkeys, ring-tailed lemurs, gibbons and other monkey species. It promises an eco-tourism experience that will be in your memories for a lifetime.
So, now that you know which attractions to make a stop at during your visit in Plett, make sure you have all the Top Locally Made Travel Apps to greatly enhance the convenience of your travel experience. And if you’re planning to drive outside a South African border, make sure to check on your Car Insurance agreement, to avoid any unpleasant surprises, should you be involved in an accident.
