Admiration in Rainbow Nation

South Africa

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African Oceans In Mossel Bay

​Inspired by the rhythmic waves rolling onto the golden sand and the majestic Outeniqua mountains, African Oceans echoes perfection. Situated in the heart of the Garden Route, virtually on the shoreline, this is the destination to create lasting memories.

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South African Museum & Planetarium

The Planetarium, which is housed in the South African Museum building in Cape Town, is a celestial theater in the round, utilizing the complex Minolta star machine and multiple projectors to transport the audience through the wonders of the universe. The ultimate in armchair travel.

Inside the domed auditorium, we can recreate the night sky, so whatever the weather outside, the Planetarium sky is always clear, an extraordinary audio-visual experience for old and young.

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Highgate Ostrich Farm

​Oudtshoorn is home to the world’s largest bird, the ostrich. It also has the largest population of ostriches and ostrich farms on this planet. A trip to an ostrich farm is one of the more popular activities in the Garden Route. Guests can even ride an ostrich just like what Tonet did or merely just observe these graceful animals

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Garden Route Game Lodge 

​Located near Albertinia, overlooking the Langeberg Mountain Range. It is surrounded by lush vegetation and various animals can often be seen.

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West Coast Fossil Park

​The West Coast Fossil Park is a fossil park near Langebaanweg, Western Cape, South Africa. The fossil sites of Langebaanweg have exceptionally well-preserved remains of fossil fauna that date to circa 5.2 million years ago. In this period sea levels were higher and many now extinct animals lived in the riverine forests, wooded savanna and along the sea coast near the present day Langebaanweg site. Phosphate mining operations at Langebaanweg uncovered these rich fossil deposits. The fossils include bones of over 200 different animal species. This represents possibly the greatest diversity of five million year-old fossils found anywhere in the world.

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Knysna Elephant Park

​The first of its kind in South Africa, the Knysna Elephant Park provides a home for orphaned elephants and offers visitors a taste of nature in an area where vast herds once roamed. The park offers a rare and exciting opportunity to get close to the gentle giants who live in a controlled, free range environment in the heart of the famous Garden Route.

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Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden

​​Situated on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, SA. It is part of the Cape Floristic Region, one of the six floral kingdoms in the world. 70% of the plant species are endemic, which means that they are found nowhere else in the world. The Cape Floristic Region was proclaimed South Africa's sixth World Heritage site by UNESCO on 6/30/04, the first time that a botanical garden has been recognized as a natural World Heritage site - a recognition of the diversity and beauty of its plant life.

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Sasol Art Museum

​Items of art, cultural history, anthropology and archaeology are on display. There are also reproductions of San rock art and examples of San household and ritual objects, clothing and weaponry.

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Hermanus

​The jewel of the Overberg. Cradled by two large estuaries, this attractive town lies betweeen the rocky coastline and gentle green mountains. Th greatest attraction is undoiubtedly the whales that migrate to the shores from the Antartic between June and December.