Plettenberg Bay now ranks in the top three premier property locations in the country next to Cape Town’s Atlantic Seaboard and Sandton in Johannesburg.
That is according to the latest New World Wealth Survey of wealthy suburbs undertaken in conjunction with MasterCard.
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Courtesy of the Dr Evil Classic Blog, we bring you "5 Reasons to Ride the Dr Evil Classic"...
1. Explore more of the Garden Route:The Dr Evil Classic MTB is an opportunity to ride sections of the Garden Route not normally accessible outside this event. Journey along the roads of private game and ...more
While Plettenberg Bay and Knysna have for many years been seen as a playground for the rich and the famous, this perception has been supported by research year after year - and 2016 is no different.
According to this year’s wealth report, compiled by New World Wealth, the towns once again top the list of ...more
Beginning of March, sponsored by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Lunchbox Theatre went on a 10-day tour to the municipalities along the R62. The goals of the tour were to perform Lunchbox Theatre’s water awareness show “The Last Drop” to primary school learners, as well as ...more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
