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Plettenberg Bay is a holidaymaker's paradise and the eco-tourist's dream. Its eternal weather ensures days of warm comfort and lazy, pleasurable evenings seldom found anywhere else. It is home to vast expanses of unspoilt Cape flora, delicate eco-systems in wetlands and lagoons, forests of unsurpassed beauty, pristine sand dunes and sun bleached beaches as far as the eye can see. For the nature lover, there's an unparalleled wealth of fauna and flora. The rugged Outeniqua and Tsitsikamma Mountains form the backdrop for an area encompassing no fewer than fifteen private and public nature reserves. The Tsitsikamma National Park is internationally recognised for its forests that harbour and conserve the giant Outeniqua yellowwood - one of the few true monarchs of the world's forests.
Tsitsikamma National Park is also Africa's oldest and larger marine reserve, playing a viral role in the preservation and conservation of marine fauna and flora. Hikers from all over the world visit the area which is known for its rugged, unspoiled coastline - a photographer's dream. The region has many scenic hiking trails, of which it is justifiably proud, though its greatest asset remains the world-renowned Otter Trail. You can visit Harry, Sally and Duma, at the Knysna Elephant Park, just a few kilometres out of Plett, where you can learn more about these fascinating animals and enjoy the walking trails and picnic in these beautiful surroundings. 16km East of Plettenberg Bay is Monkeyland, the world's first sanctuary for multi-specie free-roaming monkeys. At Monkeyland, previous caged monkeys from several continents are rehabilitated and released in a 12-hectare forest and visitors are able to view them by being taken on monkey safaris by game rangers. |
