Point Village Guesthouse & Holiday Cottages

Hartenbos

by cleocat

A small town a few km away from Mossel Bay. Excellent beach. Restaurant with deck, seaview. About 10 min drive from Mossel Bay. Ideal for a day on the beach.
Great place for children. The ATKV resort offers a lot of activities.

Point Beach

by didgeridorien

This is technically not much of a beach, as there is very little sand. You can lie on the grass and the rest is rocky. It's great for snorkelling though, there's a wall where you can get down the stairs to get in. This is also where the more advanced people go surfing.

Mossel Bay, first glimpse of the Garden Route

by DesertRat

"Indian Ocean Resort Town"

Mossel Bay -- Mosselbaai in Afrikaans -- is a pleasant town on the western edge of South Africa's storied Garden Route. Although we didn't spend much time there this time, we certainly plan to go back. It's splendidly set along the shores of the Indian Ocean in what is a sort of large-scale, amphitheatre-shaped cove. Much of the town's activity is based around the sparkling white beach, while the main business district is further uphill. There are lots of restaurants, hotels, and B&Bs around as well.

It has a number of claims to fame: it's in the Guiness Book of Records as having the world's second mildest year-round weather -- only Hawaii bests it -- and being the place where 15th century explorer Bartholemew Diaz fist came ashore after rounding the Cape of Good Hope. It was here, too, that the Africa's first post office was established and the first Christian church service was held.