- Mossel Bay
Mossel Bay is halfway between Cape Town and PE, this coastal town marks the official beginning (or end) of the Garden Route. There’s a wide choice of backpacker hostels, beaches and adventure activities.
- Little Brak
A real beach holiday spot.
- George
George is very close to Oudtshoorn, Mossel Bay and Victoria Bay, it’s a convenient backpacker stop over point. George airport is a convenient way of arriving to explore the Garden Route.The Outeniqua Tjoe - Choo train comes puffing into the station once a week.
- Oudtshoorn
Oudtshoorn was home to rich feather barons until the turn of the century. The collapse of the feather industry meant the area had to find other attractions in order to survive. And boy, has it done a good job of that! You need daaaaays to “do” Oudtshoorn.
- De Rust
An interesting little one horse town.
- Wilderness
Wilderness nestles in the green coastal hills, framed by the Touws River lagoon on one side and miles of superb beach on the other. The beautiful Wilderness National Park protects the unique eco-system that makes up the surroundings.
- Sedgefield
Straddling the N2 and in its turn surrounded by wetlands and sandwiched between the sea and the mountain, this is paraglider's paradise.
- Buffels Bay
This little coastal village lies just outside of Knysna and is a great place to relax and get closer to nature.
- Knysna
This backpackers haven is the centre of the Garden Route. The town of Knysna sprawls around the Knysna lagoon whose entrance is guarded by two rocky cliffs called The Heads. Knysna is the hub of the Garden Route and this once sleepy village is now a bustling town.
- Uniondale
Peaceful winding roads and lovely country side. The alternative inland route along the coast…
- Nature's Valley
Situated at the end of the Groot River pass, Nature’s Valley is surrounded by mountain, lagoon, sea and forest.
- Plettenberg Bay
Plettenberg Bay is a backpackers paradise. It was named “Baia Formosa” (Beautiful Bay) by early Portuguese explorers. Plettenberg Bay is now one of the Garden Route’s major destinations, primarily because the Portuguese weren’t far wrong.
- Bloukrans
The main attractions here are the Bloukrans Bridge, the world’s highest bungy jump and the beautiful surroundings
- Stormsriver
The major drawcard here is Mother Nature. And she’s a real Mother, but not the one you know. Wild, tempestuous, untamed, violent, calm, soothing, shouting, majestic and awe-inspiring if you can look past the hand of man.
Victoria Bay
Victoria Bay is renowned as one of the world’s best surfing beaches and the waves here are often spectacular.
World class surf.
Getting in and out of Victoria Bay took some doing for the road engineers. It is a small bay set in steep cliffs. The road descends by complex wriggles and ends abruptly at a small beach with a cluster of holiday houses. Home of the Southern Cape surfer, Victoria Bay is a classic setup on a small scale. Nestling between steep hills that run into the ocean, this bay is probably only 150 metres wide. The right side of this little bay is a point that produces perfect point break walls. The takeoff is right near a rock that sticks out the water. It then walls away from you and down a shallow line of rocks. The bigger waves angle further away from the rocks and into the middle of the beach. Best at 2-6' and glassy or offshore conditions.
Getting in and out of Victoria Bay took some doing for the road engineers. It is a small bay set in steep cliffs. The road descends by complex wriggles and ends abruptly at a small beach with a cluster of holiday houses. Home of the Southern Cape surfer, Victoria Bay is a classic setup on a small scale. Nestling between steep hills that run into the ocean, this bay is probably only 150 metres wide. The right side of this little bay is a point that produces perfect point break walls. The takeoff is right near a rock that sticks out the water. It then walls away from you and down a shallow line of rocks. The bigger waves angle further away from the rocks and into the middle of the beach. Best at 2-6' and glassy or offshore conditions.
Places to Stay
- Vic Bay Surf Lodge
Vic Bay is a Garden Route Surfing top spot also try Snorkeling, Fishing and beach strolling.
- Victoria Bay Surfari Backpackers
This Backpackers' hostel is set in 3 hectares of forest near to the Vic Bay's famous surfing beach
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Go adventuring in the Wilderness - abseil, kloof or canoe.
(Wilderness,Garden Route)
Marc's Camp is set in a private game reserve
(Hoedspruit,Limpopo)
A comfortable Durban backpackers hostel run by seasoned travellers.
(Durban ,Durban)
This owner run hostel has all the essentials for play mode - on the spot or out in the bush.
(Victoria Falls,Zimbabwe and Zambia)
The Southernmost Backpackers in Africa....
(Cape Agulhas,Overberg )
A great backpacking hostel near all the attractions in Swaziland.
(MbabaneSwazi,Swaziland)
Tours, safaris and transfers.
(Pretoria City,Pretoria)
Get off the plane and into safari mode.
(Johannesburg,Johannesburg)
A Community Centre and Homestay that offers fascinating insight into our history and the paths that can be taken to repair past injustices.
(Punda Maria and Makuleke,Limpopo)
Oasis backpackers is situated in a large, comfortable house with a variety of accommodation options in Oudtshoorn.
(Oudtshoorn,Garden Route)
