Thursday, May 18, 2006
Plettenberg Bay is situated two hours west of Port Elizabeth, where the airport links to Johannesburg and Cape Town International Airports.Plett, as known by the locals, has beautiful views of the ocean from the restaurants in the centre of town.
Helicopter rides are available from R150 per trip.
Polo is well established in Plett, and lately equestrian estates can be seen dotted all over the countryside. Kurland Polo hosts local, national and international matches, and British Royals have been spotted playing at Bitou, a private estate.
The hotel offers an infinity pool with views over the bay, safe swimming beaches and a lagoon for kiddies to play in.
Plett Real Estate is of the most expensive in the country.
A small airport provides landing for private jetsetters, and a few extreme activities such as sky diving and paragliding.
Plett is situated around a wide river mouth where holiday makers enjoy jet boats, jet skis, water skis and fishing. Long white sandy beaches are used for horse riding, surfing, boogy boarding, beach volleyball and tennis. The focus is most definately on getting the best out of mother nature.
Polo is well established in Plett, and lately equestrian estates can be seen dotted all over the countryside. Kurland Polo hosts local, national and international matches, and British Royals have been spotted playing at Bitou, a private estate.
Plett's most impressive natural feature is Robberg. It takes 4 hours to walk around the Island where 4,000 seals have nested on the cliffs.
Basic accomodation is available on Robberg but is limited to one wooden hut. The Beacon Isle hotel is a ten minute drive away from Robberg on the way to town.
The Beacon Isle Hotel has a popular restaurant that hangs over rock and sea.
The hotel offers an infinity pool with views over the bay, safe swimming beaches and a lagoon for kiddies to play in.
A stone's throw away to the East of Plett is the Storms river Gorge, bungy jumping, Monkey Land, the Lawnwood snake park, Adventure Land Waterpark, Tsitsikamma Falls and Birds of Paradise, a large area of natural forest with a suspended bridge over tree tops where apes and birds from all over the world can be seen in their natural habitat.
Storms river mouth has a great walk and suspended footbridge over the mouth of the river.
# posted by Nicole @ 10:33 PM 
