Eco award for Plett nature reserve
Robberg Nature Reserve in Plettenberg Bay has world-class hiking trails with breathtaking views. Photo: Ewald Stander

Plettenberg Bay and Knysna’s Robberg and Goukamma nature reserves are not only popular tourist attractions, but recently became some of the first tourism products in Southern Africa to receive eco certification by Ecotourism Australia.

CapeNature’s Robberg and Goukamma as well as Kogelberg, near Betty’s ...more


StreetSmart Plett raises R50 000 for Children’s Shelter
Karen Spurrier (StreetSmart Plettenberg Bay Co-ordinator) Melanie Burke (StreetSmart SA Chairman) and Rose Grundlingh (StreetSmart Plettenberg Bay Committee member)

StreetSmart SA, an organisation dedicated to helping street children rebuild their lives through donations from restaurants in the Western Cape and Gauteng, has handed R50 000 to Masizame Children's Shelter, their Plettenberg Bay beneficiary for 2016.

Masizame offers food, a shower, ...more


Honeybush Tea, the alternative health cuppa grown in Plett
Honeybush tea “ripe for the picking”.

To describe tea as a beverage served hot would be understating a product that has had a profound impact on world trade and cultural life globally.

Popping in for a cuppa means so much more than adding a tea bag to a pot of boiling water. In the Commonwealth it remains a measure of ...more


Plett holidaymakers donate 600 meals to needy children
Helpers assist in feeding children at the Crags in Plettenberg Bay, after a couple on holiday, who wished to remain anonymous, donated 600 KFC meals to children in need. Photo: supplied.

"Good Samaritan" Plett holidaymakers made sure that hundreds of children had at least one tasty meal this festive season.

Anti-child abuse group Plett Green Hearts spokesperson Yvette Wilschut said on December 30 she received a very welcome phone call informing her of a couple, who ...more


Expresso Show features Kay and Monty Vineyards
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SABC 3’s Expresso Show recently featured Plett’s Kay and Monty Vineyards in The Crags, a wine farm in the Plett Winelands.

George Airport brings you to the heart of the Garden Route. With regular direct flights from Johannesburg, getting there has never been easier. This coastline offers a ...more


10 bizarre things on SA beaches in 2015
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With a a coastline stretching more than 2 500km from Namibia to Mozambique, it's understandable than in 2015, we witnessed some pretty bizarre incidents one these shores.

Among these were:

1. When a message-in-a-bottle was discovered along the Garden Route

When a 13-year-old Angela Harris filled a ...more


Caspar Lee meets a fan at Plett beach
Joshua Pieters, Rebecca McConnell and Caspar Lee at Sanctuary Beach, Plettenberg Bay

Rebecca McConnell, a self-confessed huge fan of Caspar Lee, received an early Christmas present this December when she was lucky enough to bump into the YouTuber in the car park at Plett's Sanctuary Beach.

Caspar, who had been having breakfast with his niece and nephew Hannah and Max, emerged from the ...more


Surfing in Plett, with a dog!
Surfing in Plett with a dog

The summer fun begins as Plett’s local videographer Stuart Brink of Stuart Brink Films gets his board out and shows us how to relax and enjoy the waves on Sanctuary Beach, Plettenberg Bay. There's even a cameo appearance from his dog at 1:01.

Surfing in Plett, with a dog!

Watch more Stuart Brink Films videos at Vimeo and YouTube.


Plett Summer Times 2015
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The Plett Summer Times Magazine for 2015 includes information about sporting events, festivals, music acts, shows and many other events over the 2015 December/January festive season.


Plett Summer 2015 Competition
Sign up to the Plett Tourism mailing list and stand a chance of winning a Plett Tourism beach kit pack including a ‘Plett it’s a feeling’ branded umbrella, towel, sun glasses, cap and backpack!

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Red Frogs to the Rescue for Matrics
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Matric exams are finishing but there’s one more challenge for matriculants – perhaps more of a ‘hurdle’ for parents – RAGE.

Here in the Western Cape we are most familiar with Plett Rage, but Rage also happens in J-Bay, Margate, Umhlanga, Ballito and Lake Kariba (Zimbabwe).

It’s a time of celebration ...more


Yanga’s time with the NVT team
Yanga describes his time at Natures Valley Trust

This is it, when one reaches adulthood they have to leave their family to make a start for themselves. They take with them their values and teachings to share with the world. The family name will forever be with them; it is a symbol they carry with them as a mirror to show their upbringing. This is me and the ...more