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Cultural centre planned for Plettenberg Bay

PLANS are afoot by a group called Cultural Bridge to develop a cultural centre in Plettenberg Bay which, if approved, could attract between 500000 and one million tourists a year.

Cultural centre planned for Plettenberg Bay

PLANS are afoot by a group called Cultural Bridge to develop a cultural centre in Plettenberg Bay which, if approved, could attract between 500000 and one million tourists a year.

Crunch sees Garden Route lose out on overseas visitors

THE Garden Route, long hailed as the tourism mecca of the country, was not among the top performers compared to other Western Cape areas when it came to attracting international tourists last year, although it did receive a massive 91% of local visitors.

Heavy blow to hopes of World Cup bookings

HOPES that Garden Route guesthouses and hotels would be overflowing during the soccer World Cup have been dashed after Fifa drastically cut back on official accommodation.

Bitou vetoes beach horse-riding

THE Bitou mayoral committee has rejected an application for horse rides on Keurbooms beach following complaints from local residents who are concerned about the environmental impact of the tourism venture on the sensitive coastal habitat.

Time to ‘roll up sleeves’ after holidays bonanza

TOURISM bodies on the Garden Route have expressed satisfaction with the holiday season, saying visitors flocked to seaside towns despite the recession and prolonged drought in the Southern Cape.

Three teams opt for Garden Route bases

The Garden Route will be hosting only three teams for the Fifa World Cup, not four as initially expected.
And Eden District acting municipal manager Morne Hoogbaard said yesterday: “At this stage, Paraguay have not confirmed that Mossel Bay is their first choice.”

Bitou Welcomes Holiday Makers

Bitou Tourism in conjunction with Cape Town Routes Unlimited will be kicking off their annual Welcome Campaign in Tsitsikamma on Friday, 18 December 2009, at the Storms River Total Petro Port filling station.

Spectacular start to summer with Plett Street Carnival

Bitou Tourism in Plettenberg Bay is kicking off their annual Spectacular Summer campaign Love Plett Love Summer with a scintillating Switching on of the festive lights and Street Carnival on Wednesday, 16 December.

Matrics muster to celebrate in full force at Plett Rage

HUNDREDS of matrics from across the country are expected to start arriving in Plettenberg Bay this weekend for the annual Matric Rage post-exams party.

Plett’s countdown to Season

So the news in Plett is that we are looking forward to the Season with all our visitors, hectic traffic to the beaches, queues in the supermarkets and price hikes. Ahh but seriously Plett thrives this time of year…

Plett joins forces with Port St Johns

THE Bitou and Port St Johns municipalities on Friday signed a twinning agreement that will see the two towns co-operating in a host of areas.

Soplett Poll: Robberg Blue Flag

We recently posted a story about Robberg Beach getting Blue Flag status. Seems there are some mixed feelings about this. We’ve decided to run a Poll right here on soplett.com

Cast your vote and let us know what you think in the comments. We would love to hear why you think the “Flag” is good… or bad (vote after the jump).

Sabrina Love Foundation – Corporate Challenge

Is your company looking for a year end function with a difference? Businesses located on the Garden Route and surrounds have the opportunity to get involved in a very novel and exciting year end activity that not only supports a most worthwhile cause, but at the same time guarantees heaps of summer fun.

Sabrina Doubles the Love !

Plett is fast becoming the Sport and Nature capital of South Africa and with it the Festive Season again introduces the most popular sporting event on the Plettenberg Bay calendar – The Sabrina Love Ocean Challenge brought to you by Stonehage & Discovery.

Blue Flag flies over Robberg at last

THE prestigious Blue Flag has been hoisted on Plettenberg Bay’s Robberg Five beach by Bitou Mayor Lulama Mvimbi.