[caption id="attachment_6960" align="alignright" width="150" caption="The Santos Beach Pavilion (1906), Mossel Bay"][/caption] 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 ...read more

Situated central to Mossel Bay and across from Diaz Beach, with easy access to all major activities in the Garden Route. The perfect stop and stay, catering for business travel or weekend break-away. A perfect family holiday ensured, 700m from diaz main beach and entertainment facility with a variety of Sself-Catering units to choose from.   P.O.Box 2390 Mossel Bay 6500 Tel: +2744-6911 325 Fax: +2744-6911 325 Cell: +2772 604 8108 E-mail: info@bolandparkhotel.co.za Homepage: www.bolandparkhotel.co.za GPS: 34º 09 50 S 22º 06 29 E...read more

[caption id="attachment_6910" align="alignright" width="105" caption="The Granary at the Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex"][/caption] 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 read more

[caption id="attachment_6899" align="alignright" width="150" caption="The Post Office Tree, Mossel Bay"][/caption] 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 read more

[caption id="attachment_6895" align="alignright" width="99" caption="The Cape St. Blaize Cave, directly below the St. Blaize Lighthouse"][/caption] 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). ...read more

[caption id="attachment_6892" align="alignright" width="99" caption="The Stone Church, Church Street (Number 54 on the Mossel Bay Historic Walk map)"][/caption] 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, ...read more

    1Port Natal Weg P.O.Box 664 Hartenbos Tel: +2744-695 1503 Fax; +2744-695 1024 Cell: +2782 717 2319 E-mail: riviera@hotmail.co.za read more

[caption id="attachment_6727" align="alignright" width="150" caption="The white-coloured Oystercatchers mark the way on the St Blaize Trail; their beaks point you in the right direction"][/caption] The St. Blaize Trail is a popular 13.5 km (6 hour) hike that follows the 30 metre contour along the cliffs westwards from the Cape St. Blaize Lighthouse. It begins at the Cave below the Lighthouse, and ends at Dana Bay (you can walk it in either direction), and is marked with the sign of the Oystercatcher (see photo). Parking is available at both the St. Blaize Cave ...read more

12 en-suite bedroom guest house with swimming pool&braai facilities. Good continental&warm breakfasts. 300m from the Point.   1 Marsh Street Mossel Bay 6500 Tel: +2744-691 3182 Fax: +2744-6913 182 E-mail: info@marquette.co.za Homepage: www.marquette.co.za GPS: 34.1057 S 22.091E read more

[caption id="attachment_6963" align="alignright" width="150" caption="The ATKV-Hartenbos Museum of the Great Trek"][/caption] 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 ...read more