Looking for somewhere stunning to get married ? Somewhere not only you, but your guests, will remember for a lifetime ?

Then why not consider celebrating your special day by hosting your wedding ceremony at the luxurious Kurland Country Hotel, located near Plettenberg Bay on the famous Garden Route .

Situated on a beautiful country estate, Kurland are happy to cater for any size of wedding up to a maximum of 30 guests, and you can hire the entire hotel purely for your own use.

You can have your actual wedding ceremony in the gorgeous hotel gardens, and then enjoy your wedding breakfast with your guests in the elegant restaurant, alfresco Courtyard or The Homestead Verandah.

Kurland also offers brides-to-be the services of their in-house wedding planner Marius Barnard, who will ensure everything runs smoothly and is completely stress-free.

Dolphin’s Playground offers you luxury beachfront B&B accommodation, situated just a 50m stroll to the magnificent Robberg Beach in Plettenberg Bay. It is an ideal setting from which to explore the beauty of the Garden Route.

All the rooms are spacious and en-suite, and each one opens onto a magnificent sun deck, which looks down onto the beach.

Enjoy delicious home-cooked breakfasts while dolphins play in the waves below you, or even look out for whales during the whale watching season.

Aquavit is a charming guest house situated in Plettenberg Bay, offering stunning panoramic views of the Tsitsikamma and Outeniqua Mountains and the coastal beaches lapped by the Indian Ocean.

For the real romantics, Aquavit are offering a 3 night special package, including a private helicopter trip to a deserted beach, and overflowing picnic basket.

Click here to read more about this and to ask us to make a booking for you !

Kurland Country Hotel, near Plettenberg Bay on the Garden Route, has introduced guided walks to their wide and varied range of activities already on offer.

Experienced guides will accompany guests and children on eco-walks through the estate focusing on birdlife, plant life and small game.

Furthermore guided beach walks, at the spectacular Natures Valley, can also be arranged, and gourmet picnics are provided by the Kurland kitchen.

It’s whale-watching season in South Africa!

Every year, around September, Southern Right whales gather along South Africa’s coast to mate and thousands of tourists flock to watch them.

South Africa’s whale route stretches for nearly 2,000 km from Doringbaai, south of Cape Town, to Durban. Popular viewing spots include Lambert’s Bay, the Cape Peninsula, False Bay, Hermanus and its surrounds, Mossel Bay, Wilderness, Sedgefield, Knysna and Plettenberg Bay.

Tourists can also visit coastal nature reserves, such as the De Hoop Nature Reserve and Tsitsikamma National Park.

Humpback whales also make an appearance around this time of year, joined by Bottlenose dolphins, and occasionally, Brydes whales and Orcas.

Whale-watching season ends in November.

We have just revamped the Garden Route section on our website, to hopefully make it more ‘user friendly’. 

 We now include more general information about what there is to see and do, including a comprehensive guide to family fun, golf courses and beaches, as well as the ability to search on accommodation in the major towns (Knysna, Plett, Wilderness, Tsitsikamma). 

We have also included a short section on the scenic Route 62, which is the alternative way of driving to / from Cape Town to this popular tourist destination.