Cathryn's escape to Mossel Bay guide
Food Scene
Restaurants, markets, Wine Farms
Easy shopping and access to ATM's, ample parking, Putt-Putt, indoor warm water swimming pool, clean, lots of places to eat with beautiful ocean views.
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Hartenbos Seafront
156 Paardekraal AveEasy shopping and access to ATM's, ample parking, Putt-Putt, indoor warm water swimming pool, clean, lots of places to eat with beautiful ocean views.
One of our areas favourite restaurants, very professional service, excellent food, award winning coffee, lots for kids to do, open space, ample parking, Gin tasting, small plant nursery on premises.
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Salt & Copper
R102One of our areas favourite restaurants, very professional service, excellent food, award winning coffee, lots for kids to do, open space, ample parking, Gin tasting, small plant nursery on premises.
Small craft market with a focus on quality hand made wares and deli type eats. Take away food and bar available. lots of activities for kids with train ride, go carts, bouncy pad, jungle gym, etc.
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HART & BOSCH VILLAGE
R102Small craft market with a focus on quality hand made wares and deli type eats. Take away food and bar available. lots of activities for kids with train ride, go carts, bouncy pad, jungle gym, etc.
Great coffee shop with good food and award winning coffee, a favourite in Hartenbos.
Around the Family Bean
37-39 Kaap De Goede Hoop AvenueGreat coffee shop with good food and award winning coffee, a favourite in Hartenbos.
Boplaas is an award winning wine farm situated in Calitzdorp, but they have this tasting room 15 kms from Hartenbos for a convenient stop to stock up on award winning wines, Brandy, Whiskey and Gin. There is also a restaurant and Salty River Beer house for the best pizzas and craft beer. Ample open space for the kids to play with a jungle gym etc.
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Boplaas Tasting room on the Garden Route
4"S 8th AveBoplaas is an award winning wine farm situated in Calitzdorp, but they have this tasting room 15 kms from Hartenbos for a convenient stop to stock up on award winning wines, Brandy, Whiskey and Gin. There is also a restaurant and Salty River Beer house for the best pizzas and craft beer. Ample open space for the kids to play with a jungle gym etc.
The most sublime Belgian chocolate treats found in this pretty little chocolate shop in Great Brak River, 15kms from Hartenbos. A must stop to stock up on all things chocolate. They also arrange chocolate and wine pairings or chocolate and coffee pairings. The Brothers Coffee Roastery pop up kiosk is right next door and they serve award winning coffee!
La Chocolaterie Rococo
105A Lang StThe most sublime Belgian chocolate treats found in this pretty little chocolate shop in Great Brak River, 15kms from Hartenbos. A must stop to stock up on all things chocolate. They also arrange chocolate and wine pairings or chocolate and coffee pairings. The Brothers Coffee Roastery pop up kiosk is right next door and they serve award winning coffee!
One of the best places to eat in a beautiful old sandstone building. Their menu is refreshing, different and the dishes are delicious and beautifully presented.
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Carola Ann's
38 Marsh StOne of the best places to eat in a beautiful old sandstone building. Their menu is refreshing, different and the dishes are delicious and beautifully presented.
Delightful coffee shop serving light cafè style dishes and superb coffee. The young owner Cherise is passionate and her friendly welcome is heart warming. The shop is situated in a bequtiful sandstone building and there is a heartwarming story behind the name Krotoa.
Krotoa
49 Marsh StDelightful coffee shop serving light cafè style dishes and superb coffee. The young owner Cherise is passionate and her friendly welcome is heart warming. The shop is situated in a bequtiful sandstone building and there is a heartwarming story behind the name Krotoa.
If you're looking for a five star dining experience and the best Seafood in Mossel Bay, this is the place to book at! Delicious food and great service. There is also a private dining room for intimate group events and special occassions. Their poolside bar overlooks the ocean and offers awesome photo opportunities.
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Cafe Gannet
1 Market StIf you're looking for a five star dining experience and the best Seafood in Mossel Bay, this is the place to book at! Delicious food and great service. There is also a private dining room for intimate group events and special occassions. Their poolside bar overlooks the ocean and offers awesome photo opportunities.
One of our favourite restaurants and if you enjoy authentic Portuguese food this is an absolute must. Eugene, the owner, is very hands on and has been in the business for many years. The best Chicken Livers and Flame grilled Peri Peri chicken and prawns in Mossel Bay! Don't leave without having a meal there. Spectacular views over the harbour and Bay. Sunset photos are sublime!
Vista Do Mar
Louis Fourie RoadOne of our favourite restaurants and if you enjoy authentic Portuguese food this is an absolute must. Eugene, the owner, is very hands on and has been in the business for many years. The best Chicken Livers and Flame grilled Peri Peri chicken and prawns in Mossel Bay! Don't leave without having a meal there. Spectacular views over the harbour and Bay. Sunset photos are sublime!
Situated at Hartenbos Seafront. Beautiful view, great food with some Banting and Gluten free options and good service.
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Pizza e Vino
Paardekraal StreetSituated at Hartenbos Seafront. Beautiful view, great food with some Banting and Gluten free options and good service.
At the Harbour, great view during the day and very pretty at night with twinkling lights on the water. Good, fresh seafood options.
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The Sea Gypsey
At the Harbour, great view during the day and very pretty at night with twinkling lights on the water. Good, fresh seafood options.
At the harbour, beautiful views, ocean air, jaw dropping sunsets, fresh Oysters and Sparkling wine!
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Oyster Bar
At the harbour, beautiful views, ocean air, jaw dropping sunsets, fresh Oysters and Sparkling wine!
Situated in the Da Nova shopping complex. Awesome view over harbour, great breakfast spot, extensive wine list with knowlegeable expert. Freshly baked breads and coffee roastery.
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Stars Restaurant
Marsh StreetSituated in the Da Nova shopping complex. Awesome view over harbour, great breakfast spot, extensive wine list with knowlegeable expert. Freshly baked breads and coffee roastery.
Situated in Great Brak River, 15kms from Hartenbos. Contemporary food, widely spoken of Booking essential.
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Transkaroo Restaurant
1 Morrison RdSituated in Great Brak River, 15kms from Hartenbos. Contemporary food, widely spoken of Booking essential.
7kms from Mossel Bay, one of the oldest farms in the area, 1826. Reed Valley hosts wine tastings and sells wine, hosts outdoor music concerts featuring famous SA arrists, there is a Barnyard theatre and their restaurant serves delicious, well prepared food. The most beautiful succullents also on offer to purchase. Great service.
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ReedValley
7kms from Mossel Bay, one of the oldest farms in the area, 1826. Reed Valley hosts wine tastings and sells wine, hosts outdoor music concerts featuring famous SA arrists, there is a Barnyard theatre and their restaurant serves delicious, well prepared food. The most beautiful succullents also on offer to purchase. Great service.
Situated 40kms from Mossel Bay at the foot of the Langeberg mountain range, Jakkalsvlei is a beautiful wine farm. Booking essential for wine tastings/pairings and delicious food.
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Jakkalsvlei
Situated 40kms from Mossel Bay at the foot of the Langeberg mountain range, Jakkalsvlei is a beautiful wine farm. Booking essential for wine tastings/pairings and delicious food.
Highly recommended for a unique dining experience in a historic, working lighthouse.
Cape Saint Blaize Restaurant - Mossel Bay Lighthouse
Highly recommended for a unique dining experience in a historic, working lighthouse.
Sightseeing
Rising from a rocky outcrop over a bustling harbour, Cape St. Blaize Lighthouse offers amazing views of the bay and the coastline. The lighthouse was built in 1864, with its elegant white, Victorian tower, still remains a favorite post of the South African light-keepers due to the proximity of the town.
You can take a short hike up the hill to reach the lighthouse and you might meet the dassies along the way.
Under the lighthouse is a cave carved in a cliff, which was once home to Khoikhoi hunter-gatherers, and exhibits some interesting historical facts and fossils found in the area.
Cape St Blaize Lighthouse is open from Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays), from 10h00 to 15h00.
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Leuchtturm-Komplex von Cape St Blaize
2 Point RdRising from a rocky outcrop over a bustling harbour, Cape St. Blaize Lighthouse offers amazing views of the bay and the coastline. The lighthouse was built in 1864, with its elegant white, Victorian tower, still remains a favorite post of the South African light-keepers due to the proximity of the town.
You can take a short hike up the hill to reach the lighthouse and you might meet the dassies along the way.
Under the lighthouse is a cave carved in a cliff, which was once home to Khoikhoi hunter-gatherers, and exhibits some interesting historical facts and fossils found in the area.
Cape St Blaize Lighthouse is open from Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays), from 10h00 to 15h00.
This hiking trail is 13.5kms long if you do the whole hike, but you can opt for shorter hikes. The views of Fynbos and the coastline are neverending and spectacular. Definitely a must do while in Mossel Bay!
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St Blaize Hiking Trail
Saint Blaize Hiking TrailThis hiking trail is 13.5kms long if you do the whole hike, but you can opt for shorter hikes. The views of Fynbos and the coastline are neverending and spectacular. Definitely a must do while in Mossel Bay!
Magnificent views in this unspoilt stretch of coastline. Offers a swimming beach and many scenic trails through the Fynbos and most interesting rock formations. Pack a picnic lunch or take some meat to barbecue at the barbecue spots, bring your own grid and wood/charcoal. there is also a Labyrinth to walk. A beautiful, unspoilt spot in nature. This is a Conservancy so all fauna and flaura is protected.
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Fransmanshoek Conservancy
Magnificent views in this unspoilt stretch of coastline. Offers a swimming beach and many scenic trails through the Fynbos and most interesting rock formations. Pack a picnic lunch or take some meat to barbecue at the barbecue spots, bring your own grid and wood/charcoal. there is also a Labyrinth to walk. A beautiful, unspoilt spot in nature. This is a Conservancy so all fauna and flaura is protected.
Scenic drive from George airport road on R404 to the Outeniqua Pass and on to Oudtshoorn, visit the Cango cabes, return via Oudtshoorn and then follow the R328 over the Robinson Pass to Ruiterbos and Mossel Bay - 200km
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Outeniqua Pass
Scenic drive from George airport road on R404 to the Outeniqua Pass and on to Oudtshoorn, visit the Cango cabes, return via Oudtshoorn and then follow the R328 over the Robinson Pass to Ruiterbos and Mossel Bay - 200km
Beautiful scenic drive through one of South Africa's majestic mountain range. Take the short hike to the water fall and marvel at the natural beauty. Stop at the little village of De Rust for plenty of historic and artistic sights and the best coffee and light meals at The Trading Post coffee shop.
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Meiringspoort Karoo
13 N12Beautiful scenic drive through one of South Africa's majestic mountain range. Take the short hike to the water fall and marvel at the natural beauty. Stop at the little village of De Rust for plenty of historic and artistic sights and the best coffee and light meals at The Trading Post coffee shop.
Montagu Pass
Scenic drive.
World first 1km over ocean zipline. A must do adventure when in Mossel Bay. Age restriction 8+ and weight restriction 120kg/265lbs, 1.9m/6.2ft. Tel: 068 022 9183
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Zipline Mossel Bay
6 Point RoadWorld first 1km over ocean zipline. A must do adventure when in Mossel Bay. Age restriction 8+ and weight restriction 120kg/265lbs, 1.9m/6.2ft. Tel: 068 022 9183
Shopping
This is our local mall, 5.5km from our guest suite. Convenient shopping, safe ample parking, all major banks and atm's, mobile phone shops and major retailers.
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Langeberg Mall
Louis Fourie RoadThis is our local mall, 5.5km from our guest suite. Convenient shopping, safe ample parking, all major banks and atm's, mobile phone shops and major retailers.
Golfing & Sport
Amazing views, world renowned golf course, lovely club house and restaurant with delicious food and delightful cocktails. Great service.
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Pinnacle Point Estate
Amazing views, world renowned golf course, lovely club house and restaurant with delicious food and delightful cocktails. Great service.