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FREE 1st Edition ‘Enamelled meads and the most beautiful pastures still added to this scene of magnificence GATEWAYGUIDES with which I was truly enchanted.’ Francois le Vaillant • intrepid explorer • on visiting Outeniqualand • 1781 PORT ELIZABETH 37 km 53 km 28 km 32 km 16 km 23 km 25 km 33 km 33 km 12 km 26 km GEORGE CAPE TOWN 50 Places Riversdale Albertinia Mossel Bay Great Brak River Bay George Wilderness Sedgefield Knysna Plettenberg Bay Nature’s Valley Bloukrans Storms River birdge Road to Oudtshoorn Road to Oudtshoorn Train Line of the Garden Route Roads to Ladismith Montagu Pass Duiwelskop Pass N Pass-to-Pass Trail Karatara 12 est 1772 (Khoi for ‘horse hill’ est 1941 for Homtini Pass ex-woodcutters) was ment to be Barrington Pass Geelhoutboomberg Barrington named after the owner of Karatara Portland River Beervlei Manor Outeniqua Bergplaas Nature reserve (start of the Sleeping Beauty Langeberg Jonkerberg Outeniqua Trail) . Hiking Trail Outeniqua Pass Outeniqua Mountains Melville Peak Robinson CradockPeak Cloetes Pass Pass 1578 m Garcia Pass 16 Rheenendal Knysna River Phantom George Peak Pass 2 Hops Farming 18 introduced in 1337 m 1935 due to Portland WWI Manor 19 Jakkalsvlei Groenkop Woodville Garcia Diep Herbertsdale River Knysna Tourism Blanco Garden Woodville Fancourt Route Big Tree Dam (800 years old) You just can’t get any closer to the sea! Ginnesville Attaquas Duiwe Luxury accommodation at Herold’s Bay on the Garden Route Road to 21 River Cape Town Kloof Pass Saasveld i (first European Geelhout- Forestry boom Trail College use 1689) i 20 17 Hoekraal River 328 404 Ruigtevlei Tel/Fax: +27 (0)44 872 9019 | Manager: +27 (0)84 544 1231 • www. makariosonsea.co.za Riversdale 327 Moordkuil Knysna 1 George 15 N once named 2 Mellville Belvidere 102 Sedgefield Goukamma Gourits River (Sedgefield farm:1894 River Mouth Brenton-on-Sea The N Kingfisher Garden Route Town est:1929) Sir Jahleel Heads Hartebeeskuil 2 Trails Gerickes Buffelsbaai Brenton helped Tsitsikamma Dam Touws River National Park Point NATIONAL PARKS NATIONAL PARKS Swartvlei Lagoon George Rex Resiesbaan Wilderness Wilderness Falls Adventure 22 establish Knysna Garden Route Featherbed Dolphin Point as a harbour National Park Nature Reserve 3 Albertinia Hill shaped like Knysna Victoria Bay Largest pepper a dolphin 4 tree in SA Ballots Bay 16 N Gourits River Bridge (11,2 m Ø) Cape St Blaize Lighthouse 11 Outeniqua Pass www.iziko.org.za 2 After three passes had been built over the mountain (Montagu Mossel Bay Tourism St Blaize Lighthouse, within Mossel Bay, is worth a walk up www.gatewayguides.co.za PetroSA (Mossgas) Glentana Gwaing Pass, the Voortrekkerspas and the Treinspoor Pass), there was Great Herolds Bay Pacaltsdorp the hill for its commanding views and its historical significance. 14 Brak River River Anglo-Boer 13 Little Glentana 1902 Mouth a need for a pass that could handle the traffic volume of the Brak River The foundation stone was laid in 1862 by visiting Governor 305 & WWII floating harbour modern age. The Outeniqua Pass was started in 1942 using War Monument Hartenbos Wodehouse. Thus the name Wodenhouse was suggested 325 Italian P.O.W.s. They were replaced with half the number of George Airport Makarios on Sea for the lighthouse but it was never adopted. St Blaize was Goukou River Seal Island Africa’s first solar- completed in 1864 and stands 14 m high.Until recently, it was local labourers which saw an immediate improvement in the (once named Mossel Bay powered airport pace of construction. Two tunnels were planned in the original design but were not Kafferkuils River) Aasvoëlberg one of only two lighthouses along the South African coast that maintained a 24-hour Voëlvlei needed in the final outcome. The 14,5 km pass was opened in 1951 and, in 1993, St Blaize watch. It was also sought-after by lighthouse keepers as wives were allowed to live in. 6-12 i Lighthouse It is open to the public between 10am and 3pm every day between April and October, the road went through extensive widening. This route, with numerous viewing sites, Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex 7 with visits by arrangement during the rest of the year. Location: 6 Point Rd, Mossel Bay breathtaking vistas and historical significance, is a must even if just a drive up and down it as the objective. Location: Between George and Oudtshoorn Information: www. The complex is dedicated to celebrating the rich history of Price: small fee samountainpasses.co.z Price: free Witbakenkop Rein’s Coastal Dana Bay the region. It was originally established in the 1960s, but was www.visitmosselbay.co.za Die Poort Mossel Bay Zipline 12 MTO TSITSIKAMMA HIKING TRAIL Nature Reserve Vleesbaai officially opened under its current name in 1989. The complex 17 Opened in 2020, Mossel Bay can now boast having the longest Outeniqua Transport Museum The Garden Route`s Adventure Mecca Vleespunt Pinnacle Point Bats Cave is home to the 500 year old post office, The Post Office Tree, For any train enthusiast, this is the place to visit, with a variety The Tsitsikamma Trail is a Southern Cape hiking paradise, (Middle Stone Age (archaeological site) over-ocean zipline in the world at 1100m. The average speed the oldest in SA. The first written letter was left here (likely indigenous archaeological site) of the ride is 80km/h with 90m of air below you to the ocean. of 13 steam locomotives, including a narrow gauge, the Emil journeying through extensive indegenous forest, mountain Gouritsmond in a shoe) warning of the troublesome conditions in Calcutta. First place to be named by a There are spectacular views of the sea cliffs of Cape sandstone Kessler- Johannesburg’s first steam locomotive, the impressive fynbos and ancient river gorges. Beginning in Nature’s 5 The Maritime Museum is also housed in the complex and displays, not least of all, the Still Bay Haliartus 1932 European on the South African coast that were deposited 400-500 million years ago which have GL Garrett, together with carriages from a bygone era, such Valley and ending 60km further at either the Storms River Dias Caravel, a life-size replica of one of the caravels used by Portuguese explorers. The (historic fish traps) been distorted to a near vertical position when the Falklands as a coach from the Royal Train of 1947. Paul Kruger’s coach , this six day trail takes hikers through the complex also houses the Shell Museum and Aquarium, the Ethno-Botanical Garden which Bridge or Village Plateau collided into Africa during the creation of the super continent, Gondwana, 280- and private saloons, just to name a few, are on display. has indigenous plants and trees used as herbs by the early inhabitants of the area. Malay heart of the Tistsikamma Mountains. Shorter variations Gourits River Bridge 4 235 million years ago. Above this formation, one can see the famous horizontal layers of Various models of steam locomotives, a brilliant collection of steam locomotive number graves, discovered in 1968, are situated near the Post Office Tree. The complex has a host (2,3,4 or 5 days) are possible. Just outside Albertinia, on the Mossel Bay side, is the deep the Kirkwood formation. This formed during the break up of Gondwana 135 million years plates and makers plates can also been seen. There is an extensive model train room of attractions and activities within close proximity. Location: 1 Market Street, Mossel Jongensfontein Gourits River gorge which is worth a quick stop to take in ago. Location: Book in at 6 Point Road, under the lighthouse at Cape Saint Blaize, Mossel and, to add to this, a road motor vehicles and a private vintage car selection. Location: Optional equipment porterage (slackpacking) Bay Information: www.diazmuseum.co.za Price: fee the magnificent view (viewing site). The river is ancient, Bay Information: www.mosselbayzipline.co.za • 068 022 9183 Price: fee 2 Mission Rd, George Central, George Information: www.outeniquachootjoe.co.za/ now provides hikers with the chance of Riversdale 1 going back millions of years, and it was named after the local Die Poort 8 museum.htm Price: small fee having all their equipment transported Janine Iron and Washing Museum 13 This little town, on the N2, was first founded as a church on Gourikwa Khoi-na who inhabited the area. This river was The longest natural rock pool on the South African coast is Montagu Pass 18 between overnight huts, allowing the This little private museum was started by Jan Ellis when he the farm, Doornkraal, as a centre for all the farms in the area. also the first landmark in South Africa to be named by the located in Mossel Bay. Known as Die Poort, rows of dipping This was the first road between George and Oudtshoorn luxury of carrying only daypacks on It was proclaimed in 1839 and named after Harry Rivers, the Europeans in 1488 (Rio das Vaccas ‘river of herdsmen’). In modern times, it was placed sandstone formed this tidal pool. For generations, the town’s purchased a collection of irons for sale in Kleinmond in 1976. His ever-growing collection of laundry equipment became a built by Henry Fancourt White. This pass was opened in 1848, each day’s journey. Commissioner and Resident Magistrate of Swellendam. The back on the map when, in 1986, Hilton Davies jumped off the bridge with his climbing children have learned to swim in this pool where chains and having taken 3 years to build by some 250 convicts at a cost highlight of this farming town is the Langeberg mountain range, rope, paving the way for a commercial venture when Kiwi Extreme introduced bungee ropes have been secured across the pool to assist swimmers museum, on the death of his daughter, which is named after her.
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