Diver’s close-up encounter with friendly seals
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A GROUP of friendly seals get up close and personal with the camera

Photos of this pod of brown fur seals, also known as ‘cape fur seals', were shot in Plettenberg Bay in South Africa by dive tour operator Rainer Schimpf. 

The playful creatures prove they are not camera shy in the ...more


Mosaics for Change Community Project
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Expedition Africa Mosaics for Change Community Project 

The Garden Route, known locally as the "Home of Adventure" will host Expedition Africa 2016. Teams from all over the world will arrive in less than six weeks to take on this team challenge of mountain biking, trekking, orienteering, kloofing, ...more


Plett MAD celebrates three years
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Art can make you think. Art can make you feel.

Plett MAD (music.art.drama) celebrates three years

PLETTENBERG BAY, WESTERN CAPE (04 April 2016) – A three-week celebration of the arts, the Plett MAD Festival (music.art.drama) brings productions, art demonstrations and exhibitions, performances and ...more


Plett in running for Adventure Town Award
Visitor have an array of adventure activities to choose from including making the best of Plettenberg Bay's natural beauty. Photo: Plett Tourism

Plettenberg Bay is in the running for the title of Adventure Town of the Year – a competition run by Wild TV Africa to showcase the adventure activities of small towns around the country.

And first prize is R500 000 worth of television exposure for the winning town.

Wild TV Africa is South ...more


Walking Fest grows in leaps & bounds
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South Africa’s first walking festival, the HI-TEC Garden Route Walking Fest, taking place on the Garden Route over the Easter Weekend in 2016, now offers 73 walks between Mossel Bay, George, Knysna, Plett, Natures Valley, and Storms River, with the festival being poised to offer visitors and locals the ...more


Sabrina Love Foundation celebrates people helping people at Cape Town Cycle Tour
Sabrina riders starting at the Waterfront

Sunday, 6 March 2016 saw the gathering of elite athletes and amateur enthusiasts to haul themselves (and assist others to haul themselves) over the Cape Town Cycle Tour finish line in support of the Sabrina Love Foundation. A total of 270 cyclists registered to ...more


Expedition Africa is coming to the Garden Route
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Adventure racing is the ultimate endurance sport. Fact!

At the time of writing the last straggling teams taking part in the World Adventure Racing Championships in Brazil were crossing the finish line 4 days behind the winning team. That winning team was the seemingly unbeatable Team Seagate from New ...more


Oupoot the Knysna elephant caught on camera
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Oupoot the Knysna elephant has made her appearance again.

Nandi Mgwadlamba, spokesperson for SANParks, said the elephant was first spotted two weeks ago by Siviwe Nondobo, one of SANParks rangers, who was out to collect dung samples for their scientist Lizette Moolman van der Vyver working on the ...more


The Barnyard Theatre a truly local delight
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It is jested in the Garden Route that you are not a LOCAL until you have been resident for 20 years.  This means the Barnyard Theatre is as “lekker local' as it gets.

Many locals will remember the first show held at the original Barnyard Theatre in Plett on 22 March 1996.  And if you don’t, it ...more


VIDEO: Plett for “Adventure town of the year”
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Plett Tourism was recently invited by Wild TV Africa to enter their 'Adventure Town of the Year' competition. It was an opportunity to showcase many of Plett's activities that make our town a 'must visit destination' with travellers seeking off-the-beaten-track adventure and relaxation.

The prize? ...more


Four member team to fly Plett flag at Expedition Africa
Plett Adventure Race Team

Plett Tourism introduces the new Plett Adventure Race Team, a four-member devoted team soon to fly the flag of Plett during the 2016 Expedition Africa.

Four local adventure extremists will be flying the flag for Plettenberg Bay when they take part in the gruelling Expedition Africa ...more


Dr Evil back, bigger & badder
Dr Evil 2016 bigger and badder

Entries are open for the Pennypinchers Dr Evil Classic, which will take place from 15-17 September 2016. Now in its fifth year, the race will offer a number of new innovations, chief of which is having a different start/finish village for each of the three days.

“We have decided to change the format of the event ...more