Plettenberg Bay
Land of Milk and Honey
Bounded by Robberg Peninsula in the east and the Keurbooms River to the west, with the Outeniqua and Tsitsikamma Mountains as interior backdrop, Plettenberg Bay (or Plett) on the Garden Route in the Western Cape, is a visitor’s playground of exquisite beaches and lagoons.
Aerial view of Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.
Despite having a reputation as a millionaire’s playground there are still many affordable activities and places to stay in Plettenberg Bay.
It’s a land of milk and honey, a bay with a benign climate, safe bathing and a million things to do. But as large-scale development kicks in, critics say Plettenberg Bay is also being strangled by its own success. The early Portuguese navigators called it Baia Formosa, or the beautiful bay.
Many guests staying at their accommodation in Plettenberg Bay spend the whole day on the terrace, with there being little incentive to mov...
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