Two guys met at a show, both love music, both play music. They began jamming together and became great friends. They started a band and recruited some musicians. Together, they created some African inspired tunes, captured the attention of industry heavyweights and the rest is history... that's ...more
Ben Dey and the Concrete Lions to play in Plett
Mel Botes takes over The Barnyard Plett
After 20 years in operation, The Barnyard Theatre, Plettenberg Bay has been taken over by Mel Botes, a well-known and respected musician, guitarist, composer and producer in South Africa.
The well-connected Botes family have attracted the attention of the many accomplished local performers who have ...more
Timber shed one of SA’s top 10 endangered sites
Every time South Africa loses a heritage site, a part of our history and our culture is lost, as well as the possibility of understanding something new about our past. South Africa’s top ten most endangered sites speak of the fragility of our shared national heritage. Whether they are precious ...more
The Plett Trail at Gauteng Getaway Show
The Gauteng Getaway Show is on this weekend from 23 to 25 September at the Ticketpro Dome in Northriding, Gauteng.
Plett Tourism is very excited to announce that The Plett Trail will be featured at stand 25, Main Expo Centre, next to Cape Winelands and Cape Nature.
So if you're in the Gauteng area, ...more
5 favourite MCC Bubblies at Sasfin Plett Wine & Bubbly Festival
The third annual Sasfin Plett Wine & Bubbly Festival will take place over the weekend of 8 & 9 October on Plett’s Central Beach.
We are bringing out the bubbly to toast the good life – because Plett, it’s a feeling! Here are five of our favourite Méthode Cap Classique ...more
Plett Tourism efforts pay off
Over the past three years Plett Tourism has been has been working behind the scenes to strengthen the town’s tourism potential, and these efforts have been bearing fruit.
At the organisation’s annual general meeting on August 31, which was held at the White House Venue and was ...more
Video: Gibbon Tightrope Walks Bridge
Monkeying around in Plett, Siam, an 8 year-old Gibbon braves a tightrope walk across the 128m suspension bridge at Monkeyland and Birds of Eden. Siam was rescued from captivity and released into the sanctuary just eight months ago.
A WOBBLY gibbon tightrope walks across a suspension bridge 60 feet ...more
Day 1 of PE to Plett gets underway
The first day of the PE<<Plett MTB cycle race got underway today from Kurland in The Crags outside Plettenberg Bay.
The Start
Winners Day 1
The winning team for Day 1 of the PE to Plett was team USN Purefit (Darren Lill & Waylon Woolcock).
Tourism AGM well attended in Plett
The tourism community of Plettenberg Bay came together on Wednesday 31 August to attend Plett Tourism's AGM which took place at The White House Theatre. The meeting was very well attended with numbers totalling 80 people altogether.
Chairman of Plett Tourism, Peter Wallington, presented a 72 page slideshow ...more
Blue Run a success in Plett
The 3rd Blue Run was held on Saturday 27th August 2016 in Harkeville and the weatherman kept his promise with pleasant sunny Plett weather.
Fun was had by 48 special people who managed to raise R2,375.00, all while walking or running a beautiful flat route behind the Harkerville Saturday Market. Greeted by cows, ...more
Local play educates children about HIV AIDS
Lunchbox Theatre in Plett has been performing their play entitled Thand' Impilo (Love Life) at schools in the area recently. The production is an HIV / AIDS educational theatre show encouraging people to make the right choices in life, to get tested and to live a healthy lifestyle.
Well done to Lunchbox Theatre for their efforts to educate our children with this important message.
VIDEO: 24 Hour Reunion fashion extravaganza
Plett’s first ever 24 Hour Reunion fashion extravaganza featured prominently during the Plett MAD festival in early July this year, when local and national fashion designers gathered for photo shoots, a runway show, a red carpet event, musical performance, and an after party. All round the event was a great success!