[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

Media Release. 29 December 2010. Mossel Bay TourismMossel Bay’s Cooking SummerMossel Bay’s having a brilliant summer season.“It’s been a tough year for many, but business has been cooking since about the 10th of December, and this year could see many businesses posting record summer season figures,” said Mossel Bay Tourism’s chairman, René Bongers.Dr. Michele Gratz, the town’s municipal manager, said that Mossel Bay’s municipal caravan parks have been full since the 13th of December, and that they remained heavily booked after the traditional change-over, which takes place on about the 3rd of January.“People came earlier this year, and they appear ...read more

Media Release 4 April 2010. Mossel Bay Tourism Four Mossel Bay Properties in AA Awards List [caption id="attachment_2375" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="http://www.dibiki.co.za/"][/caption] (IMAGE: Dibiki Resort, Mossel Bay) Four Mossel Bay properties have been selected as finalists in the 2010 AA Travel Guides American Express® Accommodation Awards. “Dibiki Resort has been named in the Caravan / Campsites category; The Protea Hotel Mossel Bay made it into the Full Service Hotel category; the Garden Route Game Lodge is a contender for Game Lodge of the year; and the ATKV Hartenbos Beach Resort is a ...read more