RuviaThings to do in Mossel Bay
Where the Garden Route begins: history, a cliff-top trail and warm, calm beaches.
About 45 minutes west of George
Mossel Bay is the western start of the Garden Route. Bartolomeu Dias landed here in 1488, the first European known to have come ashore on this coast, and the town still tells that story.
The bay is sheltered from the west, so its beaches are often calmer than the rest of the coast, and the cliffs at the Point make for one of the best coastal walks around.
Places worth your time in Mossel Bay
Dias Museum Complex
Museum
A full-size replica of Dias's caravel, with a shell museum and the town's history.
Post Office Tree
History
The milkwood tree where sailors left letters in the 1500s. You can still post one there.
St Blaize Trail
Hike
A cliff path west from the Point, with the sea right below you. Walk part of it or the whole way.
Cape St Blaize Lighthouse
Viewpoint
The lighthouse above the Point and the cave below it, at the start of the trail.
Santos Beach
Beach
A sheltered, north-facing beach close to town, good for swimming.
Seal Island
Boat trip
Boat trips out to the seal colony in the bay, and whales in season.
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