Sharon's Day Trips Guidebook
Game reserves nearby
About 30 to 40 min drive away. A great day excursion. Restaurant.
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Botlierskop Private Game Reserve
Gonnakraal RoadAbout 30 to 40 min drive away. A great day excursion. Restaurant.
About 60 - 80 min drive away. The buffet breakfast or brunch is excellent too.
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Garden Route Game Lodge
N2About 60 - 80 min drive away. The buffet breakfast or brunch is excellent too.
About 90 min drive away in the Karoo. Drive through Oudtshoorn to get there. Restaurant and game drives.
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Buffelsdrift Game Lodge
About 90 min drive away in the Karoo. Drive through Oudtshoorn to get there. Restaurant and game drives.
Lots of wildlife to see without even going on a game drive.
50 moradores locais recomendam
Plettenberg Bay Game Reserve
Uplands RoadLots of wildlife to see without even going on a game drive.
Wine tasting
Very small wine farm with wine tasting and restaurant. Enjoy a walk to a San drawing.
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Herold Wine Estate
Very small wine farm with wine tasting and restaurant. Enjoy a walk to a San drawing.
Jakkalsvlei
Restaurant and wine tasting.
Best markets
Good farm food and fresh home-cooked delights. Go early. 7am to 12am. About 45min drive away at Sedgefield, but well worth a visit.
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Wild Oats Community Farmers Market
N2Good farm food and fresh home-cooked delights. Go early. 7am to 12am. About 45min drive away at Sedgefield, but well worth a visit.
Lots of home made goodies to see, taste and buy. Near to the Garden Route Mall.
60 moradores locais recomendam
Mercado Familiar Outeniqua
N2Lots of home made goodies to see, taste and buy. Near to the Garden Route Mall.
Restaurants with a sea view
Our nearest beach restaurant at Victoria Bay. Great for a drink or a meal. Try the fish & chips.
Vikki's At The Beach
1 Beach RdOur nearest beach restaurant at Victoria Bay. Great for a drink or a meal. Try the fish & chips.
Good menu, great food, lovely location on Wilderness beach.
88 moradores locais recomendam
Salinas Beach Restaurant
458 Zundorf LnGood menu, great food, lovely location on Wilderness beach.
Quite near to Glentana beach at the car park. Not always open so find out first.
25 moradores locais recomendam
Visgraat Restaurant
3 Kus StQuite near to Glentana beach at the car park. Not always open so find out first.
Very close to the beach at The Point, Mossel Bay. If you like seafood, go upstairs and try the Kingfisher restaurant.
85 moradores locais recomendam
Delfinos Seaside Restaurant
Point RoadVery close to the beach at The Point, Mossel Bay. If you like seafood, go upstairs and try the Kingfisher restaurant.
The name says it all. Beautiful views. Take a selfie with the ocean as background.
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Views Restaurant
The name says it all. Beautiful views. Take a selfie with the ocean as background.
Mossel Bay. Good chef produces interesting dishes. Breakfast buffet is also recommended.
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Cafe Gannet
1 Market StMossel Bay. Good chef produces interesting dishes. Breakfast buffet is also recommended.
Seeplaas
Good food, beautiful sea views. Well worth a visit.
Worth a visit
Relax here in the little hamlet of Hoekwil. Good breakfasts, coffee and cheesecake.
29 moradores locais recomendam
Hoekwil Country Cafe
Duiwe RdRelax here in the little hamlet of Hoekwil. Good breakfasts, coffee and cheesecake.
Light meals or coffee and cake in a tranquil garden in Great Brak River. Don't forget to visit the shoe factory nearby.
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Die Ou Pastorie Teetuin
8 Lang StLight meals or coffee and cake in a tranquil garden in Great Brak River. Don't forget to visit the shoe factory nearby.
The best strawberries. Pick your own or buy from the shop. A few restaurants to choose from offering pizza, pies etc. Houtbosch wine tasting.
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Redberry Farm
The best strawberries. Pick your own or buy from the shop. A few restaurants to choose from offering pizza, pies etc. Houtbosch wine tasting.
Light meals, roosterkoek, coffee and melktert in Oudtshoorn.
10 moradores locais recomendam
Die Smitswinkel
Langenhoven RoadLight meals, roosterkoek, coffee and melktert in Oudtshoorn.
Lots to see and do but very busy and crowded during high season. Restaurants and a neat walkway next to the beach.
25 moradores locais recomendam
Hartenbos Seafront
156 Paardekraal AveLots to see and do but very busy and crowded during high season. Restaurants and a neat walkway next to the beach.
BEACHES
For beaches nearby, see my local guidebook.
Die Punt
Love this place. Sit, walk, jog, eat here...
Hikes
Beautiful views and fynbos. Fairly easy but set aside a few hours or half a day. No shade. Take own snacks and water.
31 moradores locais recomendam
St Blaize Hiking Trail
Saint Blaize Hiking TrailBeautiful views and fynbos. Fairly easy but set aside a few hours or half a day. No shade. Take own snacks and water.
Quite easy. Fairly shady. Not too long.
20 moradores locais recomendam
Brownhooded Kingfisher Trail (permit required)
Unnamed RoadQuite easy. Fairly shady. Not too long.
Hike starts from inside Nelson Mandela University campus, Madiba drive.
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Pepsi Pools
Hike starts from inside Nelson Mandela University campus, Madiba drive.
George parkrun
51 Caledon StSaturdays 8am sharp at the Botanical Garden, Caledon street.
This moderate 7 or 8km trail is well marked and starts near the Ebb and Flow national park. Halfway there is a beautiful waterfall where one can stop for refreshments. Highly recommended.
22 moradores locais recomendam
Half Collared Kingfisher Trail
Waterside RoadThis moderate 7 or 8km trail is well marked and starts near the Ebb and Flow national park. Halfway there is a beautiful waterfall where one can stop for refreshments. Highly recommended.