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Garden Route - Cape Town
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The cities
of East London & Cape Town are the Alpha & Omega of the
Garden Route. It's so unbelievably pretty you'll want to do it over
and over again. I'd recommend that you stop off in these towns/attractions
en route:
- Grahamstown - once the capital
city during early settler days. Museums, libararies & settler
archtitecture are the attractions.
- Addo National Park - it's just
outside Port Elizabeth, so an overnight trip might not be justified,
but if you are keen on conservation, Addo is a must. "More
information."
- St. Francis Bay - Its got a great
Marina. Take a day sail with a charter company or do deep sea
fishing. "More information."
- Plettenburg Bay, Knysna or George
- These three sisters lie within thirty kilometers of each other,
so choose one to stop over,, if time is of the essence. There's
loads to do in this region, including sunset cruises, elephant
back safaris, horse riding, micro light flying, deep sea fishing
& scuba. The Kynsna lagoon has amazing sea life, including
Sea Horses. For divers this is a must because, there are few places
on earth that you will see these rare creatures in such abundance.
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- Oudsthoorn - If you have the time,
a stop off at Oudsthoorn is a good choice. It's not quite on the
garden route. It's a detour into the desert hinterland behind
the mountains. Cango caves, ostrich farming and stunning views
are the particular attractions of this town. "More information."
- Montague - a tiny, but quaint village
150 km from Cape Town. There's not much to do here, but it's so
stunningly beautiful. It's worth a visit. You'll feel part of
a Disney Technicolour extravaganza, so dramatic are the mountains.
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The Garden route lies between
the Outeniqua, Titiskama & Drakensburg mountain ranges and
the Indian Ocean. These mountains cause moisture-laden sea breezes
from the Indian Ocean to unload their burden against their steep
sides and this produces rain that constantly feeds the trillions
of streams and rivers making up the Garden Route. It conjures
images best described by an English poet named Longfellow in these
words:
"Thick with towns
and hamlets studded, with streams of vapours grey,
like a shield embossed with silver round the vast landscape lay.
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While rain constantly
pitter patters in the mountains, the beaches are normally sun-kissed.
Temperatures vary between 22-32ºc in summer and 18-26ºc
in winter. Ten nature reserves embrace the landscape along this
fairy tale route. The sea is home to soft corals, dolphins, seals
and is the nursery of the endangered Southern Right Whale; that
calve from July to December.You can do the Garden Route all year
round. There's an occasion of interest for every season.
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Protea Hotel
Mossel Bay - Hotel 
North facing with superb seaviews. Part of Dias Museum Complex,
adjacent to the famous Old Post Office Tree, walking distance
to beach, harbour and town.
30 Units vary from 3 star rooms to
4 star self catering harbour suites. Room categories vary
from std to de lux.
Facilities : Breakfast patio
with seaviews, Café Gannet Seafood Restaurant, trendy
Blue Oyster cocktail Bar, outside swimming pool, Jacana Curio
Shop.
Personal and efficient service,
a gracious style of “olde worlde” hospitality….
Rates
Per Person Sharing from R364 to R1258
Rooms/Units from R728 to R2516
 
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