 The Garden Route is a popular and scenic stretch of the southern coast of South Africa. It stretches from Hermanus in the Western Cape to Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape.. It includes towns such as Mossel Bay, George, Knysna and Plettenberg Bay. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Hermanus is a beautiful South African coastal town that is famous for its whale watching. ...
Capital Cape Town Largest city Cape Town Area - Total Ranked 4th 129,370 km² Premier Ebrahim Rasool (ANC) Population - 2001 - 1996 - Density Ranked 5th 4,524,335 3,956,875 35/km² (2001) Languages Afrikaans (55. ...
Port Elizabeth is a city in South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province, at 33°58′ S 25°36′ E. The city is located on Algoa Bay, and is one of the major seaports in South Africa. ...
The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. ...
Mossel Bay, South Africa (spelt Mosselbaai in Afrikaans) lies along the Indian Ocean, east of the Cape of Good Hope and west of Humansdorp. ...
George is a town in Western Cape, South Africa, situated on the Garden Route between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. ...
View over the lagoon, showing the Heads guarding the entrance to the sea Knysna (pronounced NIZE-nuh or NACE-nuh) is a town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Plettenberg Bay is a town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
It has a Mediterranean maritime climate, with moderately hot summers, and mild to chilly winters. It is one of the richest rainfall areas in South Africa, most of which occurs in the winter months, brought by the humid sea-winds from the Indian Ocean.
The Route is sandwiched between the Outeniqua and Tsitsikamma mountains and the Indian Ocean. The Outeniqua and Tsitsikamma indigenous forests are a unique mixture of Cape Fynbos and temperate forest and offer hiking trails and eco-tourism activities. Nearly 300 species of birdlife are to be found in a variety of habitats ranging from fynbos to forest to wetlands. Jump to: navigation, search The Outeniqua Mountain Range is a mountain range located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Fynbos (Afrikaans for fine bush) is the natural vegetation occurring in a small belt of South Africa, mainly in the South-western Cape. ...
Ecotourism essentially means ecological tourism, where ecological has both environmental and social connotations. ...
A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ...
Ten nature reserves embrace the varied ecosystems of the area as well as unique marine reserves, home to soft coral reefs, dolphins, seals and a host of other marine life. Various bays along the Garden Route are nurseries to the endangered Southern Right Whale which come there to calve in the winter and spring (July to December). Species Balaena mysticetus Eubalaena australis Eubalaena glacialis Eubalaena japonica Northern Right Whale range Southern Right Whale range The right whales are marine mammals belonging to the family Balaenidae. ...
Although the most popular exploration of the Garden Route is by car, it is also site of Africa's last remaining passenger steam train, the Outeniqua Choo Tjoe. Central African Republic Children At Risk Cordillera Administrative Region Cost Accrual Ratio Computer-assisted reporting Cumulative average return This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Great Western Railway No. ...
The Outeniqua Choo Tjoe is the last remaining continually-operated passenger steam train in Africa, still running six days of the week. ...
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- Map of the garden route, with links to key towns
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Capital Cape Town Largest city Cape Town Area - Total Ranked 4th 129,370 km² Premier Ebrahim Rasool (ANC) Population - 2001 - 1996 - Density Ranked 5th 4,524,335 3,956,875 35/km² (2001) Languages Afrikaans (55. ...
| | Capital: | Cape Town The following is a list of the capitals of the provinces of South Africa. ...
City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Province Western Cape Mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo Area - % water 1,644 km² 0. ...
| | Regions: | Cape Peninsula | Cape Winelands | Garden Route | Little Karoo The Cape Peninsula, also known as the Peninsula of the Cape of Good Hope, is a 75 km peninsula jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean. ...
Jump to: navigation, search The Cape Winelands is a region of the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
The Karoo is a semi-desert region of South Africa. ...
| | Largest cities: | Cape Town | George | Knysna | Oudtshoorn | Paarl | Robertson | Stellenbosch | Swellendam | Worcester City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Province Western Cape Mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo Area - % water 1,644 km² 0. ...
George is a town in Western Cape, South Africa, situated on the Garden Route between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. ...
Knysna (pronounced NACE-nuh) is a town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Oudtshoorn is the largest town in in the Little Karoo region of South Africa. ...
Paarl is one of the three oldest European settlements in South Africa and forms part of the Western Cape Province. ...
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Stellenbosch is the second oldest European settlement in South Africa after Cape Town, and is located in the Western Cape Province. ...
Swellendam Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Worcester, South Africa is a town situated about 120 km from Cape Town, in the Breede River Valley. ...
| | Municipalities: | Beaufort West | Bergrivier | Breede River | Breede River/Winelands | Breede Valley | Cape Agulhas | Cederberg | Central Karoo | City of Cape Town | Drakenstein | George | Kannaland | Knysna | Laingsburg | Langeberg | Matzikama | Mossel Bay | Oudtshoorn | Overberg | Overstrand | Plettenberg Bay | Prince Albert | Saldanha Bay | South Cape | Stellenbosch | Swartland | Swellendam | Theewaterskloof | West Coast | Witzenberg | Beaufort West Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Bergrivier Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Breede River Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Breede River/Winelands Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Breede Valley Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Cape Agulhas Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Cederberg Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Central Karoo Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Province Western Cape Mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo Area - % water 1,644 km² 0. ...
Drakenstein Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
George Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Kannaland Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Knysna Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Laingsburg Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Langeberg Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Matzikama Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Mossel Bay Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Oudtshoorn Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Overberg Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Overstrand Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Plettenberg Bay Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Prince Albert Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Saldanha Bay Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
South Cape Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Stellenbosch Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Swartland Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Swellendam Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Theewaterskloof Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
West Coast Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Witzenberg Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
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