The Terblans Walk is an easy and beautiful walk through the indigenous Knysna forest. It starts and ends at the Grootdraai picnic site which is ideal for a picnic before or after the hike. Introduction to the Terblans walk From…

COVID-19 Coronavirus vaccines have just arrived in South Africa this week! Access to COVID-19 vaccines is our highest priority. South Africa will receive 1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in January and 500 000 doses in February of the…

Robberg Nature Reserve island beach is open!

COVID-19 PROTOCOLS AT BAYSIDE LODGE Welcome to Plettenberg Bay! At Bayside Lodge we have responded to the current Covid-19 situation by taking the following responsible measures to keep our guests safe without limiting the enjoyment of your stay. We hope…

BREAKING TRAVEL NEWS: PLETTENBERG BAY BEACHES ANNOUNCED AS WINNER AT 2020 WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS™ 9 NOVEMBER 2020 – World Travel Awards™ is the global initiative that recognizes and rewards excellence in travel and tourism, and they have announced Africa’s 2020 winners. Winners…

SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES OFFICIAL LIST OF HIGH-RISK COUNTRIES FOR INBOUND  LEISURE TRAVEL TO SOUTH AFRICA With hours to go before the reopening of some borders following the easing of lockdown restrictions, South Africa has released a list of countries from…

International travel makes a return under alert level 1 South Africa will reopen its international borders for leisure travel  on 1 October 2020, under alert level 1 of lockdown. Image source: Gallo/Getty President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement during a televised…

Bayside Lodge is a Travel & Hospitality Award Winner for 2020 The judging panel began the selection process last week and the winners for Western Cape have now been finalised. Bayside Lodge has been selected as our winner for  Elegant Lodge of…

We have been following the excitement on facebook of the Jerusalema dance challenge event planned for this last Saturday in Plett.  Over 700 people have been practicing the dance moves for weeks and the support was amazing.  Plett even made…

July Plett news all about flamingos, sunfish and Robberg thanks to various publications.  Today’s post on our instagram page has some beautiful photos of flamingos. https://www.instagram.com/p/CDQY0Mip5-R/ The flamingos are back – Plett news Date: July 23, 2020 | Posted in Garden…