I love Plettenberg Bay Because …

Hi, I’m Helen Ward from One Hanois in Plettenberg Bayon the Garden Route. 

Plettenberg Bay IS BEST KNOWN FOR its mag­ni­fi­cent blue flag beach, mar­ine life, out­door activ­it­ies and wild­life experiences. 

GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN AT the Elephant Sanctuary where you are able to inter­act with these amaz­ing gentle giants or if you are a cat lover with the chee­tah cubs at Tenikwa. 

THE BEST PICTURES AND VIDEOS FOR adren­alin junkies CAN BE TAKEN AT atStormsRiverfor those brave enough to take the plunge off the world’s highest bungy jump. 

OTHER HAPPY SNAPS AT Robberg nature reserve from where you can enjoy the mag­ni­fi­cent views of the entire bay with the moun­tains in the dis­tance; the beach and at any of the excit­ing places to visit in and around Plettenberg Bay. 

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WHEN THE WEATHER’S GOOD, I LIKE TO take a boat trip and exper­i­ence the abund­ance of mar­ine life that the bay has to offer; the delight and joy of see­ing pods of dol­phins surf­ing the waves and the priv­ilege of close sight­ings of the south­ern right whales, who fre­quent our bay from July to October. An early morn­ing walk either along the Robberg Peninsula or the Robberg Beach before break­fast and the heat of the day is another firm favour­ite. The thought of swim­ming in the sea is too hard to res­ist on a won­der­ful sum­mers day … On a Saturday morn­ing a visit to the Harkerville mar­ket is almost mandatory. 

WHEN THE WEATHER’S BAD, I LIKE TO head off to Old Nick and browse through the numer­ous shops. Prêt à Pot is a firm favour­ite with a wide selec­tion of out­door pots, water fea­tures and orna­ments plus a large vari­ety of unusual gifts and interior accessor­ies. Old Nick has an array of inter­est­ing shops, a museum and excel­lent restaurant. 

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I THINK THE BEST TIME OF YEAR TO VISIT IS February, BECAUSE the weather is superb at this time of year. 

MY FAVOURITE BREAKFAST SPOT IS Sand at the Plettenberg Hotel. A full English or con­tin­ental break­fast is offered and can be enjoyed on the out­side ter­race which is beau­ti­fully appoin­ted and has incred­ible sea views. A glass of cham­pagne adds the final touch to a per­fect start to the day. 

FOR LUNCH, I SUGGEST the Lookout Deck. It has undoubtedly one of the best loc­a­tions for a res­taur­ant inSouth Africa, is very relaxed, offers con­sist­ently good food and over­looks the lagoon with Keurbooms and the Mountains in the background. 

BEST LATE NIGHT SNACK can be enjoyed at the Kitchen Cafe.

MY FAVOURITE cof­fee SPOT IS Double Shot.

IF YOU WANT TO MEET LOCALS, GO TO the Ski Boat Club. 

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MY FAVOURITE RESTAURANT IS not easy to answer as I have two and could not pos­sible choose one over the other.  Scotty’s is owned by super chef Scott Ratray who was run­ner in the Sunday Times chef of the year in 2009 TRY THE risotto. The Lemon Grass has a won­der­ful ambi­ence, and a small and excep­tion­ally tasty menu, TRY THE Chalmar Fillet or Sirloin. 

PlettenbergBay’s BEST KEPT SECRET IS the Saturday morn­ing Harkerville Market.

MY FAVOURITE THING TO DO WITH FRIENDS IS spend­ing Friday even­ings at the Market onMain. 

FOR SOME LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, I LIKE TO GO TO the Barnyard Theatre. 

TO RELAX AND RESTORE MY SOUL, I LIKE TO head off to Ilse at Metamorphis for a full body mas­sage in her delight­ful cot­tage which over­looks the sea. 

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IF YOU’RE FEELING ADVENTUROUS, TRY sky­diving.

MY FAVOURITE WALK IS onRobbergBeach.

MY FAVOURITE SHOP for all sorts of bits and bobs IS The Old House Shop. 

MY FAVOURITE whale WATCHING SPOT IS the view point at Signal Hill.

IF YOU’RE HERE IN December, JOIN IN THE FUN AT the Sabrina Love Ocean Challenge.

MY FAVOURITE GALLERY IS theLookoutArtGallery. LOOK OUT FOR Ruth Squibbs work. 

TRAVELLING WITH CHILDREN? A FUN OUTING IS a visit to Monkeyland, The Birds of Eden and The Elephant Sanctuary. 

BEST CHEAP AND CHEERFUL OUTING IS Sundowners at Robberg Nature Reserve. 

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WHEN MONEY’S NO OBJECT, I LIKE TO head off for a day of sheer indul­gence at the Plettenberg Hotel Spa. 

THE MOST UNUSUAL THING I SEE HERE are baboons on the Plettenberg Bay Golf Course. 

MY FAVOURITE WEEKEND GETAWAY IS Prince Alfred.

WHEN I WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, I attend the monthly quiz even­ing at Kitchen Café in aid of Masizame, the children’s shel­ter in Kwanokuthula and also give to our local soup kitchens. 

I love Plettenberg Bay BECAUSE it is paradise.

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