Plettenberg Bay is a holiday and retirement town 210 Km West of Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Province of South Africa. Originally named Bahia Formosa (Beautiful Bay) by the Portuguese navigator Manuel de Mesquita Petrestrélo, Plettenberg Bay was renamed after Dutch Governor Joachim van Plettenberg in 1779. The town developed around a woodcutters' post established in 1787, and the ruins of the timber store built in that year can still be seen. With 20 km of beaches stretching from Robberg Peninsula to the mouth of the Keurbooms River, Plettenberg Bay, with its luxurious Beacon Isle Hotel, is the premier holiday spot along the Southern Cape coast. The brisk winds in the bay make it ideal for sailing, boardsailing, and surfing, while the Keurbooms River offers good water-skiing and canoeing opportunities, and numerous good rock angling sites. Among the town's historic attractions are a replica of the beacon erected by Governor van Plettenberg in 1787 and St Peter's Church (1881). The quaint St Andrew's Chapel was built entirely from yellowwood as a family school and chapel in 1849.'
Contact
Address : |
Tourism Bureau, Garden Route, South Africa |
Contact : |
Plettenberg Bay Tourism Bureau |
Tel : |
+27(0)44 533 4065 |
Tel2 : |
+27(0)44 533 0965 |
Email : |
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Website : |
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Cellphone Reception : |
Good |
Main Cellular Network : |
Vodacom. MTN. CellC |
Destination Information
Facilities : |
Shopping Centre, Shops, General Dealer, Tour Services |
Police Telephone : |
+27(0)44 501 1900 |
Hospital Telephone : |
+27(0)44 501 5100 |
Doctor Telephone : |
+27(0)44 533 0933 |
Tourist Information Telephone : |
+27(0)44 533 4065 |
Towing Service Telephone : |
+27(0)44 535 9303 |
Petrol Type : |
LRP/ULP |
Facilities
Other Facilities : |
Fast Food. Power Station/Substation. |
Activities
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Night Drives, Tours and Excursions, Wine Tasting, Mountain Biking, Animal Feeding, Golf, Diving, Water Skiing, Sailing, Boat Trips, Whale or Dolphin Watching, Stargazing
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More Activities : |
Surfing. Ocean Safaris. Skydiving. Tennis. |
Notes on Activities : |
(Some activities may be offered nearby). |
Travelling Information
06-Mar-13. Plettenberg Medi Clinic: +27(0)44 501 5100 and Sea Rescue NSRI: +27(0)82 990 5975.
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