MOSSEL BAY TOURISM
Tel: +27(0)44 691 2202 Fax: +27(0)44 690 3077 Email: admin@visitmosselbay.co.za Website: www.visitmosselbay.co.za Corner of Market & Church Streets WHAT TO DO: The wide sweep of shoreline against a background of dramatic, rugged mountains – Mossel Bay is one of the biggest attractions on the Garden Route. And while you’re here, here are some of the things you’re going to enjoy: • 24 km of white-sand beaches – and the only north-facing beach in South Africa… • Bungee jumping, bridge swinging, abseiling, scuba diving, shark-cage diving, the Oyster Catcher Trail, whale and dolphin watching, quad bikes, yachting… • Dias Museum Complex (the largest complex of its kind in the Southern Cape). Here you’ll find a Maritime Museum (housing a life-size replica of the Caravel in which Bartholomew Dias first rounded the Cape all those years ago), a Cultural Museum, a Shell Museum and Aquarium, an ethno-botanical garden with its Braille Trail and the famous Post Office Tree in which Dias hid a letter to his compatriot Joao da Silva (and, incredibly, da Silva found it!) • Shop for arts and crafts, join a tour to Meet the People in the villages and townships in the rural areas surrounding Mossel Bay, meet African entrepreneurs and crafts people and experience the cultural richness of the Western Cape, enjoy concerts and exhibitions in the Maritime Museum, take in a show at the Barnyard Theatre… • Take a drive to Great Brak River (Hough’s Herbal garden and many art galleries), the historic mission station at Friemersheim in the foothills of the Outeniqua Mountains, the Wolwedans Dam… • Enjoy a malaria-free game drive to see the Big Five (lion, leopard rhino, buffalo & elephant), ride an elephant, take a boat trip to Seal Island, watch whales and dolphins by boat or from the shore, visit a nature reserves, take a drive in the country side… WHERE TO STAY Mossel Bay offers the full spectrum of accommodation establishments and you’ll find a welcoming place to stay no matter what your budget. Camp sites and caravan parks, inexpensive B&Bs and top-end lodges and hotels are spread out around the town – so nobody is excluded. And, what’s more, you’ll find beachfront accommodation across the spectrum – whether you’re into rough-and-ready camping or sophisticated up-market pads equipped with all the modern conveniences. 
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