Mosselbaai
Geen Haas. Geen Kommer.
Die breë uitgestrekte kuslyn teen ‘n agtergrond van dramatiese ruwe berge – Mosselbaai is een van die grootste aantreklikhede langs die Tuinroete. En terwyl u hier is, geniet sommer ‘n paar van die volgende:
- Strande
Wit sandstrande van 24 km lank – en die enigste strand in Suid-Afrika wat noord front… - Adrenalien
Rekspring, brugswaai, abseil, skubaduik, duik in haaihok; die Oestervanger-staproete (‘n begeleide staproete); walvis- en dolfynkyk; kwadfietsry; met ‘n seiljag vaar… - Geskiedkundige Mosselbaai
Dit is hier waar inwoners van Suidelike Afrika meer as 500 jaar gelede die eerste ontmoeting gehad het met Europese ontdekkingsreisigers. Hierdie ontmoeting word herdenk met ‘n byeenkoms in die Dias Museum-kompleks ( die grootste kompleks van die aard in die Suid-Kaap).Hier vind u die Maritieme Museum (met ‘n lewensgrootte replika van die karveel waarmee Bartholomeus Dias eeue gelede om die Kaap geseil het). ‘n Kulturele Museum, skulpmuseum en akwarium, etnies-botaniese tuin met ‘n Braille-wandelpad en die beroemde posboom waar Dias ‘n brief aan sy landgenoot, Joao da Silva, gelaat het en wat deur hom gevind is. - Kulturele Mosselbaai
Doen kuns- en handwerkinkopies; sluit aan by ‘n toer om inwoners van die omliggende dorpies in die landelike gebiede om Mosselbaai te ontmoet. Ontmoet Afrikaan-entrepreneurs en -handwerkers en ervaar die kulturele rykdom van die Wes-Kaap; geniet konserte en uitstallings in die Maritieme Museum; woon ‘n vertoning in die Barnyard-teater by… - Net buite Mosselbaai
Ry na Grootbrakrivier (Hough se kruietuin en talle kunsgalerye); die geskiedkundige sendingstasie by Friemersheim aan die voet van die Outeniquaberge; die Wolwedansdam… - Natuur langs die Tuinroete
Geniet ‘n besigtigingstoer in ‘n malariavrye gebied waar die groot vyf (leeu, luiperd, renoster, buffel en olifant) gehuisves word; ry op ‘n olifant; onderneem ‘n bootrit na Robbe-eiland; kyk walvisse en dolfyne vanaf ‘n boot of die kus; besoek ‘n natuurreservaat; gaan vir ‘n rustige rit in die landelike gebied …
Let asseblief daarop dat besonderhede oor Mosselbaai se toerismelede in Engels uit ons databasis sal verskyn. Kontak ons vir enige navrae: admin@visitmosselbay.co.za
Botlierskop Private Game Reserve is situated just off the N2 as you approach Little Brak River in the heart of the Garden Route. Various activities can be enjoyed such as a 3 hour guided game drive with more than 26 different animal species, bush walks, elephant back rides, horseback safaris and helicopter flights. Or you can stay overnight in the luxury tented accommodation situated on the river banks. Conditions apply.
- P.O. Box 565, Little Brak River, 6503
- Phone: +27 (0)44 696 6055
- Fax: +27 (0)44 696 6272
- Email: info@botlierskop.co.za
- Homepage: www.botlierskop.co.za
Come and enjoy a deep sea fishing trip on the best rigged 8m Butt Cat in Mossel Bay. "Extreme fun, up close nature". The launch and journey is safe and dry which makes for a care free fishing fun in our famous scenic coastline area.
- P.O. Box 1515, Mossel Bay, 6500
- Fax: +2744 696 5123
- Mobile: +2772 454 2988
- Email: deepseaadventures@etime.co.za
- Homepage: www.deepseaadventures.co.za
Every hour on the hour from 10h00-17h00. All year round we sail to seal island and stop for a closer look at the 3000 fascinating seals. The Romonza was awarded a boat based whale watching permit till 2006, the only holder in Mossel Bay. Depart from the comfortable working harbour to observe the greatest mammal close-up. Twice daily, we carry 50 persons.
- P.O. Box 95, Mossel Bay, 6500
- Port of MosselBay, CBD, Mossel Bay
- Phone: +27 (0)44 690 3101
- Fax: +27 (0)44 690 3101
- Mobile: +27 (0)82 701 9031
- Email: romonza@mweb.co.za
- Homepage:http://www.mosselbay.co.za/romonza
Mossel Bay`s ultimate watersport destination. Whether you want to enjoy an educational trip around seal island or a romantic sunset cruise. For a speedy yet gentle trip onboard our jetboat or an adrenaline filled wavecrashing experience, seven seas pleasure cruises and watersports can fulfill your needs.
- P.O.Box 606
- Mossel Bay
- 6500
- Cell: +2782 2977 165
- E-mail: mamalindie@absa.co.za
The Cape St. Blaize Cave, directly below the St. Blaize Lighthouse
Are you interested in meeting the sharks that live in the waters surrounding our coast? If you want to view these monsters from the deep contact us.We launch 09h00 daily.
- P O Box 2979, Mossel Bay, 6500
- Quay 4, Commercial Slipway, Mossel Bay Harbour
- Phone: +2744 691 3796
- Fax: +2786 693 9834
- Mobile: +2782 455 2438
- Email:info@whitesharkafrica.com
- Homepage: www.whitesharkafrica.com
Surfing: We offer lessons, board rentals and manufacture quality surfboards. Lessons from R300pp for 2 hours. All gear supplied.
Sandboarding: Tame SA's ultimate dune...Dragon Dune! From beginners to advance knights. From R350pp for 3hours. All gear supplied.
- P.O.Box 2628, Mossel Bay, 6500
- Field Street, CBD, Mossel Bay
- Phone: +27 (0) 44-691 3811
- Mobile: +27 (0) 82 971 1405
- Email: info@billeon.com
- Email: teambilleon@gmail.com
- Homepage: www.billeon.com
Situated along the N2 only 5km outside Mossel Bay on the route to Cape Town. Jukani Wildlife Sanctuary offers thrilling experiences, predator encounters, live snake shows and a farmyard playground.
- P.O Box 2073
- George
- 6530
- Tel: +2744-698 2004
- Mobile: +2782 785 7713
- E-mail: karen@jukani.co.za
- Homepage: www.jukani.co.za
- Gps: 34 10 41 S
- 22 01 32 E
Scuba diving, reef diving. Diving Courses NAUI, PADI, CMAS from scuba diver to instructor, airfills, equipment sales and servicing. Cylinder testing, rib rides, snorkeling, bay trips, dolphin, seal and whale watching. Experience how to breath under water.
Next to yacht club, Mossel Bay Harbour, CBD, Mossel Bay
- Shop 2
- Field Street
- Mossel bay
- Fax: +2786 684 2789
- Mobile: +2782 561 1259
- +2772 130 9489
- Email: elecdive@mweb.co.za
- Homepage: www.electrodive.co.za
The Stone Church, Church Street (Number 54 on the Mossel Bay Historic Walk map)
The white-coloured Oystercatchers mark the way on the St Blaize Trail; their beaks point you in the right direction
- All Aboard Tours and Safaris +27(0)82 410 7683;
- Back Road Safaris +27(0)44 690 8150;
- Northernhaye Tours +27(0)44 690 8000.
- Responsible authority: Mossel Bay Municipality +27(0)44 606 5143
- Tourist information: Mossel Bay Tourism +27(0)44 691 2202
- e-mail: info@visitmosselbay.co.za
This coastal hiking trail starts in a Khoi San cave at the old fishing village of Mossel Bay and ends with a small boat trip across the Gouritz River. This is not a walk, it is a love affair with nature!
- P O Box 1889
- Mossel Bay
- 6500
- Whale Street, Boggomsbaai
- Phone: +2744 699 1204
- Fax: +2744 699 1950
- Mobile: +2779 263 4806
- Email: stay@sandpipersafaris.co.za
- Homepage: www.oystercatchertrail.co.za
Join us on any of many breathtaking helicopter flights offered daily from various sites along the beautiful Garden Route. We also offer a vast range of helicopter utility and charter service.
- 73 A Essenhout Avenue
- Hartenbos Heuwels
- Hartenbos
- 6520
- Tel: +2744 695 0693
- Fax: +2744 695 0693
- Mobile: +2782 749 9042 / +2783 453 4326
- E-mail: corne@caprihelicopters.co.za
- Homepage: www.caprihelicopters.co.za
Mossel Bay Helicopters have two choppers available for hire.Our specialties include scenic flights to which ever location you choose and also game counting,mapping ect. Price available on request!
- PO Box 335, Mossel Bay, 6500
- Bergsig,Matjiesdrift
- Phone: +27 (0)44 695 1660
- Fax: +27 (0)44 695 4218
- Mobile: +27 (0)83 275 7063
- Email: mosselbayhelicopters@msn.com
Cart rides. Come with us on a trip through fynbos and enjoy a bygone age of horse-drawn transport. We have seven heavy draught horses with lovely temperaments. These giants belong to a lost world and are becoming endangered. We at the Outeniqua Moon are dedicating ourselves to their survival. The cart ride takes approximately and hour. Rates: R30.00 for adults and R20.00 for children under 12. Times: Morning cart rides leaves at 10-00 a.m. Afternoon rides leaves at 3-00 p.m.
- P.O Box 523, Hartenbos, 6520
- Phone: +2744 631 0093
- Mobile: +2782 564 9782
- Email: watt99@telkomsa.net
- Homepage: www.outeniquamoon.co.za
- www.ruiterbos.com
Back To Nature. The perfect overnight and day-trip destination. Horse riding, 4x4 routes, hiking, mountain biking, khoi san rock art, rock pools, braai, fox "foefie" slide, historical Oxwagon Pass, natural fynbos, birding and stargazing.
- Off the R328, Hartenbos to Oudtshoorn, Ruitersbos
- Phone: +2744 695 3175
- Fax: +2744 695 3175
- Email: bonniedale@mweb.co.za
- Homepage: www.bonniedale.com
The Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex's Maritime Museum houses a full-sized replica of Dias' ship
- Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex
- Private Bag X1, Mossel Bay, 6500
- 1 Market Street, CBD, Mossel Bay
- Phone: +27 (0)44 691 1067
- Fax: +27 (0)44 691 1915
- Email: info@diasmuseum.co.za
- Homepage: http://www.diasmuseum.co.za
- Latitude 34° 10'48.21"S
- Longitude 22° 8'29.96"E
Tandem skydiving, skydiving training for newcomers, regular sport jumping, display jumps, scenic flights over the Mossel bay Peninsula.
- P.O.Box 2652
- Skydive Hangar, Rooikat Street
- Aalwyndal
- Mossel Bay
- 6500
- Cell: +2782 824 8599
- E-mail: henk@skydivemosselbay.co.za
- Homepage: www.skydivemosselbay.co.za
Santos Beach Pavilion
The Santos Beach Pavilion (1906), Mossel Bay
According to local legend, the architect of this stately Victorian sandstone structure travelled to Brighton, in England, and drew his inspiration from the Pavilion there – but which one? Was it the Indo-Saracenic styled Royal Pavilion (a former royal residence), or was it one of the pavilions that stood on the Brighton Palace or Brighton West piers?
Whatever it was, the Santos Beach Pavilion was completed in 1906 by the builder WJR Swart, and it became a popular meeting place – particularly in the 1920s and 1930s – when members of the community would gather to socialise and to listen to live music. It was the site of the town’s official reception for Prince Edward, the Prince of Wales, when he visited in 1925.
The building was slated for demolition after the roof and much of the woodwork were destroyed by fire in 1979, but it was saved when a private company was granted a long lease on the property, and paid for its restoration.
The Pavilion now houses the Santos Pavilion Restaurant and private apartments.
Latitude 34° 10’48.92″S
Longitude 22° 8’30.97″E
Tags: pavilion, santos beach
Dias’ Spring
Stroll downhill from the Post Office Tree and rest beside the little body of water that’s known as Dias’ Spring: you’ll find yourself in the presence of history.
- Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex
- Private Bag X1, Mossel Bay, 6500
- 1 Market Street, CBD, Mossel Bay
- Phone: +27 (0)44 691 1067
- Fax: +27 (0)44 691 1915
- Email: info@diasmuseum.co.za
- Homepage: http://www.diasmuseum.co.za
Historical Background
A little way downhill from the Post Office Tree, this tiny spring has been a constant supply of fresh water since before Bartolomeu Dias, João da Nova, and other early seafarers visited Mossel Bay.
Dias named the bay ‘Aguada de São Bras’ – the Watering Place of St. Blaize – in honour of both the spring and the fact that he landed here on the Feast of St. Blaize (the 3rd of February).
According to the Portuguese historian, Gaspar Correa (who visited in 1512), the spring flowed ‘over a rocky verge into a small dam’ – and it does so still today.
The Dias Museum Complex now extracts water from the Spring for use in its irrigation and toilet systems.
INFORMATION
Access Dias’ Spring via the Dias Museum Complex (entrance at The Granary). The Complex is open daily except Christmas Day and Good Friday.
More information: www.diasmuseum.co.za/fountain.html
- Latitude 34° 10’48.46″S
- Longitude 22° 8’27.78″E
Download a pdf booklet on the Museums of Mossel Bay here.
Tags: bartolomeu dias, Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex, dias museum, dias' spring
The Granary
The Granary at the Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex
The Granary forms the entrance to the Dias Museum Complex. It houses a conference room and hosts cultural exhibits lecture which are changed from time to time.
- Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex
- Private Bag X1, Mossel Bay, 6500
- 1 Market Street, CBD, Mossel Bay
- Phone: +27 (0)44 691 1067
- Fax: +27 (0)44 691 1915
- Email: info@diasmuseum.co.za
- Homepage: http://www.diasmuseum.co.za
Historical Background The ochre-coloured Granary is a replica of a building that was erected in 1786 for the grain and wool industries by the Dutch East India Company (VOC or Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie). The original building was demolished in the late 1940s to make room for a warehouse – but when that was demolished in 1986, the foundations of the original granary were rediscovered. The present building stands on these foundations.
The Granary is the Dias Museum Complex’s reception, information, and education centre. Its conference room occupies about a third of the available space.
The Granary houses revolving exhibitions, and a live specimen table that displays cuttings of the various species of fynbos (Cape macchia) that grow in the Mossel Bay area, and which are currently in flower.
INFORMATION
The Granary forms the entrance to Dias Museum Complex, which is open daily except Christmas Day and Good Friday.
More information: www.diasmuseum.co.za/granary.html
- Latitude 34° 10’49.43″S
Longitude 22° 8’32.37″E
Download a pdf booklet on the Museums of Mossel Bay here.
Tags: Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex, dias museum, granary, mossel bay, museums
The Post Office Tree
The Post Office Tree, Mossel Bay
A historic milkwood tree that’s been used as a kind of post office since the early 1500s. If you visit Mossel Bay, you MUST stop here and send a card or two to the folks back home! The tree is the centre piece of the Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex.
- Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex
- 1 Market Street
- Private Bag X1, Mossel Bay, 6500
- Phone: +27 (0)44 691 1067
- Fax: +27 (0)44 691 1915
- Email: info@diasmuseum.co.za
- Homepage: http://www.diasmuseum.co.za
Historical Background
The Post Office Tree is an ancient milkwood (Sideroxylon inerme) that’s become one of Mossel Bay’s favourite tourist attractions.
The evergreen white milkwood (Afrikaans, melkhout; Xhosa, umQwashu) belongs to the family Sapotaceae, and is typically found in dune and littoral (sea shore) forests, and in coastal woodlands. It is usually a small to medium size tree that grows to a maximum of about 10 to 15 metres in height. Its small greenish-white flowers appear in late summer and autumn (November to April), and emit a strong, unpleasant smell. The fruits are purple to black, small, round, and fleshy, and are present from late summer to spring (February to September). They’re commonly eaten by birds, bats, monkeys and bush pigs. Both the fruit and the leaves contain a milky latex.
The wood is yellow, strong, and very hard and durable. It was formerly used in ship building, but milkwoods are now protected and harvesting is prohibited.
The roots are used in traditional medicine to treat fevers and broken bones, and to dispel nightmares. They are also used to treat gall sickness in livestock.
The story of Mossel Bay’s Post Office Tree is intricately linked to the maritime history of South Africa.
In the year 1500 the nobleman Pedro Álvares Cabral (c. 1467 – c. 1520) lead his fleet of 13 ships out of Portugal on an expedition to find a way of by-passing Arab, Turkish, and Italian monopolies on the spice trade. After voyaging westward to Brazil (which Cabral claimed for the Portuguese Crown), the fleet sailed round the Cape of Good Hope and on to India.
There, at Calicut (now Kozhikode), Cabral established good relations with the local ruler – but the situation quickly deteriorated, and the explorers were forced to flee.
While they were travelling southward, Pêro (or Pedro) de Ataide (1450 – 1504) and his men became separated from the fleet. They decided therefore to make for Aguada de São Brás (now Mossel Bay), where they hoped to find their colleagues. But it was in vain: although they waited for some time, no sails appeared on the horizon.
de Ataide knew that João da Nova (1460 – 1509) had been ordered by King Manuel I of Portugal to lead the Third India Armada to the east in 1501. Knowing the dangers he would face, de Ataide wrote a letter to da Nova, warning him of the situation in India – and left it hidden (either in an iron pot or in an old boot) in the Post Office Tree.
da Nova found the letter – almost against all odds – and went on to fight Portugal’s first significant naval battle in the Indian Ocean: the defeat of the Calicut fleet off Cannanore on December 31, 1501.
Milkwoods are long-lived plants, and the Post Office Tree that you see today is the very tree under which de Ataide left his letter. The tree was declared a national heritage site (national monument) during the 20th Century, and a post box (shaped like an old boot) was installed under its canopy.
Today, cards and letters posted at the Post Office Tree are always stamped with a special commemorative frank.
INFORMATION
Access the Post Office tree via the Dias Museum Complex (entrance at The Granary). The Complex is open daily except Christmas Day and Good Friday.
More information:
Latitude 34° 10’49.37″S
Longitude 22° 8’28.78″E
Download a pdf booklet on the Museums of Mossel Bay here.
Tags: milkwood, mossel bay, posboom, post office tree
Cape St. Blaize Cave
The Cape St. Blaize Cave, directly below the St. Blaize Lighthouse
The Cape St. Blaize Cave is an important archaeological site, and a popular point for whale and dolphin watching. It is situated in the cliffs below the Cape St Blaize Lighthouse.
The Cave is significant for a number of reasons: George Leith excavated it in 1888 (making it one of South Africa’s earliest archaeological excavations), as did T. Rupert Jones (1899), and A.J.H (John) Goodwin (in the 1920s). Goodwin described the Middle Stone Age Mossel Bay Industry from his findings. More importantly, though, the Cave has revealed middens laid down by the San or Khoekhoen people in the period from about 200,000 years ago to the pre-colonial age (i.e. pre-1488).
More recently, parts of the Cave were explored in the late 2000s by scientists of the Mossel Bay Archaeology Project (MAP).
The MAP is the largest scientific project of its kind in the world today, and is studying the finds at various sites in the Southern Cape – most importantly, at the Pinnacle Point Caves (which are not open to the public).
Genetic research has shown that all humans alive today stem from a core population of about 600 individuals who lived about 165,000 years ago. The discoveries in the Pinnacle Point Caves would indicate that they lived in the Mossel Bay area.
The climatic conditions at the time – and therefore the food resources available – were conducive to the development of modern human behaviour, and the scientists working on the MAP have discovered the earliest evidence for
The use of complex bladelet technology (embedding small rock blades into other materials such as wood or bone to create sophisticated tools);
The use of ochres (possibly for symbolling, possibly for decoration);
The systematic harvesting of sea foods (which would have yielded the omega-3 fatty acids which were necessary for the development of the modern human brain); and
The use of heat to strengthen rock tools.
Significantly, the scientists have also discovered that the dripstone formations in the roofs of the caves hold fossilised carbon isotopes dating back to about 450,000 years ago. These fossilised carbon isotopes hold the key to unlocking information about the quality of the water that seeped into the caves over the millennia. This information in turn reveals the kind of plant material that would have grown in the soil above the caves – which, in its turn again, tells us much about the type of food that was available to the people living in the caves over the ages.
In other words – by combining the picture of what was happening on the floors of the caves (i.e. in the human story) with what was happening above the caves (i.e. in the climate) – the scientists hope to learn how modern humans adapted to climate change during the period from about 165,000 years to 30,000 years ago.
INFORMATION
The Cape St. Blaize Cave is always open to visitors. Signs on site provide general information about the archaeology.
The approach to the Cave also forms the start of the St. Blaize Hiking Trail (a 13.5 km contour path leading westwards to Dana Bay).
For more information on the archaeology of Mossel Bay, please go to www.visitmosselbay.co.za/archaeology
Latitude 34° 11’9.83″S
Longitude 22° 9’25.57″E
Tags: Archaeology, cape st blaize cave, mossel bay
Mossel Bay’s Historic Walk
The Stone Church, Church Street (Number 54 on the Mossel Bay Historic Walk map)
The Old Quarter of Mossel Bay is famous for its well-preserved historic buildings – many of which were built by stone masons from Cornwall (particularly the Donald, Carter, and Rogers families) who settled in the town in the second half of the 19th Century.
The buildings were all erected in the period from about 1830 to the early 1900s, and include homes, commercial and municipal buildings, churches, schools, the Cape St. Blaize Lighthouse, and a rare example of terrace housing (St. Blaize Terrace, built in 1909 and renovated in 1986).
The Mossel Bay Heritage Society and Mossel Bay Tourism have documented many of the buildings on a handy map which is available from the information office on the corner of Church and Market Streets.
INFORMATION
Collect the ‘Explore Historical Mossel Bay On Foot’ map from Mossel Bay Tourism, or download HERE: (pdf, 2.75 mb) MBay Historic Walk LOW RES
Latitude 34° 10’48.34″S
Longitude 22° 8’35.61″E
Tags: guides, historic buildings, historic walk, mossel bay
The Goods Shed Flea Market
The Clock Tower adjacent to The Goods Shed
The popular Goods Shed Flea Market boasts a coffee shop and restaurant as well as a variety of stalls selling biltong, nuts, sweets, angling equipment, toys, perfume, clothing, shoes, and handmade furniture, etc.
The Goods Shed is situated in Bland Street (near the entrance to Mossel Bay Harbour).
Open
- Peak periods (summer holidays and Easter) – from 09:00 to 18:00, seven days a week
- Other periods – from 09:00 to 17:00 Tuesdays to Sundays (closed on on Mondays).
The Goods Shed is managed as a small business and local economic development project by the Mossel Bay Municipality. People who are interested in renting space can contact Mr. Joubert Coetzee on 044 606 5100.
Historic Background
When it was built in 1900, the Goods Shed was used as a cargo store, and it was the largest clear-span structure in the region: its interior measures 15 x 90 metres. It is now occupied by an indoor flea market.
The adjoining building with its instantly recognisable clock tower was erected in 1901 for the Mossel Bay Boating Co., which managed the harbour. The clock is said to have been used to time the speed with which ships were loaded and unloaded.
The harbour relied on the local farming and fishing industries until the discovery of the area’s offshore gas fields in 1969. This lead to the development of the PetroSA gas-to-liquids refinery (which lies inland and about 14 km to the west), and changed the nature of commerce in the harbour, which focusses largely on the petrochemicals industry.
The harbour is now managed by the Transnet Port Authority (a parastatal company). Its entrance channel is 8 metres deep, and is accessible to vessels of a draught of up to 6.5 metres. The largest quay in the facility – Quay 4 – accommodates vessels of up to 130m, while vessels of up to 200 tonnes can access the ship repair slipway.
The port authority controls two mooring buoys which are situated offshore in the Bay: a catenary buoy mooring that caters for ships of up to 32,000DWT (maximum length 204m, draught 12m); and a single point mooring which allows marine tankers to take products on board via three hoses which are connected to PetroSA.
The harbour is not open to the public.
Latitude 34° 10’53.44″S
Longitude 22° 8’52.56″E
The ATKV-Hartenbos Museum of the Great Trek
The ATKV-Hartenbos Museum of the Great Trek
This Museum examines the lives of the Voortrekkers – the Boers (Dutch: farmers) who left the Cape Colony en mass in 1838, and trekked northwards in search of land away from Colonial rule. The Museum also commemorates the Symbolic Ox Wagon Trek of 1938 – the re-enactment of the original event that took place in its centenary year – and the history of the popular holiday resort of Hartenbos.
The Museum houses ox wagons, weapons, household implements, clothing, and other historic artefacts – many of which were donated during the Symbolic Trek. The displays are divided into ten halls depicting various aspects of the theme:
- Preparing for the Great Trek;
- Outspan (camping and relaxing) at the end of a day`s journey:
- Repairing the ox wagons;
- Building a laager (the traditional camp in which the wagons were drawn onto a circle for protection against attack);
- How the Boers relaxed during the Great Trek;
- Daily activities (baking bread, candle making);
- Settling in after the journey (featuring family worship in a Boer homestead); and
- The Voortrekkers’ Freedom struggle.
Two of the halls are devoted to the Symbolic Ox Wagon Trek of 1938 and the History of Hartenbos.
- Kaap De Goede Hoop Laan
- Hartenbos
- Tel: +2744-601 7243
- Fax: +2744-695 0770
- E-mail: hartenbos@atkv.org.za
- Homepage: www.hartenbos.co.za
Latitude 34° 7’28.34″S
Longitude 22° 6’46.59″E
Download a pdf booklet on the Museums of Mossel Bay here.
Tags: ATKV, great trek, groot trek, hartenbos, mossel bay, mosselbaai, museum
Zorgfontein Eco and Wildlife Reserve
Eco reserve with Lion walk, horse rides, campsite, cycling&hiking.
- Klein Zorgfontein Farm
- Great Brak River
- P.O.Box 854
- 6503
- Tel: +2744-696 5815
- Fax: +2786 6707 336
- Cell: +2771 280 1351
- E-mail: info@zorgfontein.com
- Homepage: www.zorgfontein.com
Outeniqua Moon Percheron Stud & Guest Farm
Meet and pet gentle Percheron (draft horses) and enjoy horse cart and pony rides. For kids, a magical touch farm with sheep, a calf, rabbits and guinea pigs. Accommodation available.
- Address: Outeniqua Moon, Ruiterbos
- Postal Address: PO Box 523, Hartenbos, 6520
- Tel: +27 (0) 44 631 0093
- Mobile: +27 (0) 82 564 9782
- Email: watt@hilbert.co.za
- Website: www.outeniquamoon.co.za
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