Where the Garden Route begins.
Mossel Bay is the western door of the Garden Route – the first stop for anyone driving the N2 from Cape Town, and about forty minutes from George Airport. It is the mildest climate on the route, which is why it fills up in June and July when the rest of the country is cold.
Where to stay in Mossel Bay
Holiday flats and guesthouses along Diaz Beach and Santos Beach do the heavy lifting here, with the harbour end better for anyone who wants to walk to dinner.
Where to eat and drink
Seafood is the point – the town has been a fishing harbour for longer than it has been a holiday town. The Point and the harbour area carry most of it.
What to do
The Point and Cape St Blaise are the walk everyone does; boat trips run to Seal Island from the harbour; and the town’s museum quarter covers the landing of Bartolomeu Dias here in 1488 – the first European footfall on this coast.
Local businesses in Mossel Bay
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