Plettenbergbaai
Plettenberg Bay is a small coastal resort in South Africa's Western Cape. It's a good stop off point for the Garden Route if you're looking to be closer to the beach than nearby Knysna.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nelson Bay Cave and Beacon Island Resort.
Nelson Bay Cave
Archaeological site
Photo: Waitabout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nelson Bay Cave, previously known as Wagenaar's Cave, is a coastal archaeological site in the Robberg Nature Reserve on the Robberg Peninsula in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa, about 250 km east of Cape Town. Nelson Bay Cave is situated 3 km southwest of Plettenbergbaai.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kranshoek and Wittedrif.
Kranshoek
Village
Kranshoek is a settlement in Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Kranshoek was founded in the early years of the 20th century by a group of Griqua trekkers under the leadership of Abraham le Fleur who had been displaced from their land in Kokstad. Kranshoek is situated 9 km west of Plettenbergbaai.
Wittedrif
Village
Wittedrif is a settlement in Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Wittedrif is a semi-rural village 5.5 km from the N2 road and 30km from Knysna. Wittedrif is situated 9 km northwest of Plettenbergbaai.
Plettenbergbaai
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Plettenberg Bay”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-34.07869° or 34° 4′ 43″ southLongitude
23.39053° or 23° 23′ 26″ eastOpen location code
4GQ5W9CR+G6GeoNames ID
964713
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Plettenbergbaai”. Photo: michael clarke stuff, CC BY-SA 2.0.