South Africa Escapade 2002


Jan & Yew Meng South Africa Escapade
22^nd to 30^th December ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2002
▼click link to access page ▼ Traveling Route Map Day 1 Stellenbosch Gordon's Bay Day 2 Stellenbosch Cape Town V&A Waterfront Topless Bus Day 3 Robben Island Green Market Square Table Mountain Camps Bay Day 4 Hermanus Fernkloof Natures Reserve Day 5 Boetliekop Game Reserve Kynsna Day 6 Kynsna Tsitsikamma Boulkran Bridge Day 7 Plattenberg Bay Storms River (Tsitsikamma) Oudtshoorn Route 62 Mama Africa Day 8 Cape Peninsula Drive Cape Point Day 9 On the way home Useful Links ___________ Tourist Information Cape Town Tourism Cape Town & Western Cape Garden Route Accommodation South Africa Self Tour ___________ Town Information Stellenbosch Gordon's Bay Hermanus Kynsna Plattenberg Bay Oudtshoorn ___________ Places of Interest Table Mountain Robben Island Cape Point Botlierskop Game Reserve Ocean Safari Cape Peninsula National Park Two Ocean Aquarium South Africa National Park Fernkloof Nature Reserve Storms River (Tsitsikamma) ____________ Guest House we stayed in Knorhoek (Stellenbosch) Bergzicht (Cape Town) Baleia de Hermanus (Hermanus) Black Waters River Lodge (Kynsna) Recommended Vineyards ____________ Knorhoek Spier Estate Neethlingshof Simonsig Kanonkop __________ Recommended Restaurant Eating out at South Africa Fishmonger@Stellenbosch Bientang's Cave Restaurant Ocean Basket Dros Mama Africa Five Flies ___________ @ e-mail us	Day 6 Knysna This town has superb natural beauty and the main road reveals art galleries, coffee shops, furniture shops, etc. The morning was spent visiting Knysna Head, which mark the mouth of the Knysna Lagoon. The lagoon is popular for bird watching, fishing and diving. In the evening, the tide was low and we were able to walk from one tip to the other tip of the lagoon. We drove to Plettenberg Bay and this is one of the Garden’s Route most alluring coastal resorts. The rugged Outeniqua and Tsitsikama Mountains form the backdrop and the beauty was beyond description. Lookout Beach was a paradise with while sandy beaches. We explored a little further to see the impressive 450-m long Bloukrans Bridge, the longest concrete bridge in Africa.. Bungy-jumping at Boulkran Bridge is also the world’s highest commercial Bungy jump at 216m. After a walk at the lagoon, we washed up and had our dinner at an Italian restaurant called Mamma. Highly recommended for their homemade pastas and the thin-crusted pizza were delicious! We retired early for the night as we were tired and also we had to get up early the next day for Ocean Safari.	▼click to enlarge image ▼ The Head at Kynsna This is the where the sea flows into the Kynsna's huge and beautiful Lagoon. Nice and sunny day Standing at one of the many viewing platform overlooking the Kynsna Head. The Head Another viewing platform and the view gets better from one to another. Cliff view at the Head Took this from one platform to another. Boulkran Bungy Jump About 30 mins drive from Plattenberg Bay. Bloukrans is located within the Tsitsikama National Park. The Jump The Bloukrans Bridge. The highest in South Africa and also the highest Bungy jumping in the world. Fair Acres Guest House Back to our Guesthouse located at the top of the Kynsna town. Kynsna Lagoon can be seen at the background. Fair Acres Our Guesthouse and swimming pool. Kynsna Lagoon Evening walk around the lagoon at low tide. Kynsna Head can be seen at the background. Day 7 ►

Jan & Yew Meng South Africa Escapade

22^nd to 30^th December ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2002

▼click link to access page ▼

Traveling Route Map

Day 1
Stellenbosch
Gordon's Bay

Day 2
Stellenbosch
Cape Town

V&A Waterfront

Topless Bus

Day 3
Robben Island
Green Market Square
Table Mountain
Camps Bay

Day 4
Hermanus
Fernkloof Natures Reserve

Day 5

Boetliekop Game Reserve

Kynsna

Day 6

Kynsna

Tsitsikamma

Boulkran Bridge

Day 7

Plattenberg Bay

Storms River

(Tsitsikamma)

Oudtshoorn

Route 62

Mama Africa

Day 8

Cape Peninsula Drive

Cape Point

Day 9

On the way home

Useful Links

___________

Tourist Information

Cape Town Tourism

Cape Town & Western Cape

Garden Route Accommodation

South Africa Self Tour

___________

Town Information

___________

Places of Interest

Table Mountain

Robben Island

Cape Point

Botlierskop Game Reserve

Ocean Safari

Cape Peninsula National Park

Two Ocean Aquarium

South Africa National Park

Fernkloof Nature Reserve

Storms River (Tsitsikamma)

____________

Guest House we stayed in

Knorhoek (Stellenbosch)

Bergzicht (Cape Town)

Baleia de Hermanus (Hermanus)

Black Waters River Lodge (Kynsna)

Recommended Vineyards

____________

__________

Recommended Restaurant

Eating out at South Africa

Fishmonger@Stellenbosch

Bientang's Cave Restaurant

___________

Day 6

Knysna

This town has superb natural beauty and the main road reveals art galleries, coffee shops, furniture shops, etc. The morning was spent visiting Knysna Head, which mark the mouth of the Knysna Lagoon. The lagoon is popular for bird watching, fishing and diving. In the evening, the tide was low and we were able to walk from one tip to the other tip of the lagoon.

We drove to Plettenberg Bay and this is one of the Garden’s Route most alluring coastal resorts. The rugged Outeniqua and Tsitsikama Mountains form the backdrop and the beauty was beyond description. Lookout Beach was a paradise with while sandy beaches. We explored a little further to see the impressive 450-m long Bloukrans Bridge, the longest concrete bridge in Africa.. Bungy-jumping at Boulkran Bridge is also the world’s highest commercial Bungy jump at 216m.

After a walk at the lagoon, we washed up and had our dinner at an Italian restaurant called Mamma. Highly recommended for their homemade pastas and the thin-crusted pizza were delicious! We retired early for the night as we were tired and also we had to get up early the next day for Ocean Safari.

▼click to enlarge image ▼

The Head at Kynsna
This is the where the sea flows into the Kynsna's huge and beautiful Lagoon.

Nice and sunny day

Standing at one of the many viewing platform overlooking the Kynsna Head.

The Head
Another viewing platform and the view gets better from one to another.

Cliff view at the Head
Took this from one platform to another.

Boulkran Bungy Jump
About 30 mins drive from Plattenberg Bay. Bloukrans is located within the Tsitsikama National Park.

The Jump
The Bloukrans Bridge. The highest in South Africa and also the highest Bungy jumping in the world.

Fair Acres Guest House
Back to our Guesthouse located at the top of the Kynsna town. Kynsna Lagoon can be seen at the background.

Fair Acres
Our Guesthouse and swimming pool.

Kynsna Lagoon
Evening walk around the lagoon at low tide. Kynsna Head can be seen at the background.

Day 7 ►

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