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Stairway

The circular walk of the Robberg Hiking Trail will take you around the Robberg peninsula. You’ll be treated to views over the bay and the Tsitsikamma mountains in the distance, and see exceptional botanical gems and geological profiles. You’ll pass the Cape Fur seal colony en route to the halfway point, and upon return, you’ll cross over to an island with a pristine sandy beach perfect for swimming. You’ll also see a Cape Gull colony here. Between May and November, look out for the many Southern Right and Humpback whales that will breach and lobtail on both sides of the peninsula.
Highlights:
* Over 100 species of birds, including the Black Oystercatcher
* Dassies, seals, whales and dolphins are common sightings, but you may be lucky enough to see other wildlife, including grysbok, duiker, bushbuck, Cape clawless otters and mongooses.
Info source: https://showme.co.za/plett/tourism/robberg-hiking-trail/
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The photo was taken during October 2016 at Robberg, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

Stairway

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Inviting

The oceanfront Beacon Island Resort Plettenberg Bay is a stylish seaside hotel that has been a hot favourite with visitors for many years, who flock to its superb location, comfortable amenities, and family-friendly hospitality. The resort boasts panoramic seascape views, spacious rooms and a range of activities on-site or nearby that is the envy of many a hotel. The holiday town of Plettenberg Bay is on the most magnificent Garden Route, ranks as the most popular seaside towns in the country with visitors drawn by its’ scenic beauty, small-town charm, and pleasant climate. There are exciting attractions in the area, particularly numerous Eco-adventures; plentiful restaurants; shops and miles of beach. The Beacon Island Hotel rooms have an incredible seafront position of the hotel and the comfortable, well-appointed rooms. This beach hotel in South Africa has 192 rooms that are stylishly decorated, with the majority boasting stunning views of the ocean and beachfront.
Info source: https://www.south-african-hotels.com/hotels/beacon-island-resort/
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The photo was taken during October 2016 at Beacon Isle Hotel, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

Inviting

Picture of the day, Travel

Dense

Described best by local author Dalene Matthee in her series of books set in the forest, Knysna Forest is beautiful, bestrewn with forest walks and hiking trails that allow visitors to explore its perimeters. Knysna Forest, in some places so dense it borders on impenetrable, is a marvellous mix of ancient trees, both local and exotic. Tree ferns, creepers, flowers and the elusive Knysna lourie, its call heard more often than it is seen, are also part of the forest. The thick canopy of ironwood, stinkwood, Outeniqua yellowwood, real yellowwood, Cape holly, white pear, wild fig, milkwood, Cape beech, bastard saffron, assegai and kamassi trees covers 568 square kilometres between the Krom River and Mossel Bay, sprawling across the southern slopes of the Outeniqua Mountains. Together with the Amatole forests, further inland, it makes up Africa’s southernmost Afromontane forest. Today this thick, sweeping forest rich with birdlife and a collection of animals that include the endemic Knysna dwarf chameleon is protected.
Info source: https://www.sa-venues.com/attractionsgr/knysna-forest.php
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The photo was taken during October 2016 at Garden of Eden, Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa.

Dense

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