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Location Information:
Plettenberg Bay, nicknamed Plet or
Plett, is the primary township and
CBD of a town called Bitou in the
Western Cape Province of South
Africa. As of the census of 2001,
there were 29149 population. It was
originally named Bahia Formosa
(beautiful bay) by early Portuguese
explorers and lies on South Africa's
Garden Route 210 km from Port
Elizabeth and about 600 km from Cape
Town.
Tourism is a thriving industry in
this area, starting in November when
teenage school leavers are the first
to descend upon the small town,
followed thereafter by various waves
of arrivals from abroad as well as
other parts of South Africa. The
infrastructure of the town struggles
to cope at the peak of the summer
season, with traffic congestion and
booked-out restaurants common from
November to January.
The
greater Plettenberg Bay area (known
as Bitou) is also home to Birds of
Eden, the largest free-flight bird
aviary in the world, and the
free-roaming primate sanctuary
called Monkeyland, among many other
tourist attractions. The white,
sandy beaches around the town are
very popular with tourists, who have
the following to choose from:
Robberg Beach, Central Beach (at the
Beacon Isle Hotel), Lookout Beach
(flood-ravaged in November 2007).
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