Kathy’s Travels

Well here I am staying with family in Plettenberg bay. At first I was kind of wary about coming here. All I had heard was that it was pretty, touristy and where all the matric / 12th grade highschoolers came for end of year parties.

 Didn’t sound like the kind of place I would enjoy or that it would have much character. I was mistaken! Even though there is tons of construction going on which equals too much traffic, Plett has a wonderful seaside village feel. There are all the advantages to bigger places but still lots of old charm.

 My aunt and I visited Monkeyland. By the sounds of it, you expect another corny old tourist trap. But here you find 12 species of monkeys ranging from the tiny squirrel monkey to the larger languars. They are all rescued from labs, circuses, pets….. and there are about 300+ roaming free in a forest the size of 24 rugby fields. For R100 you get and hour long guided trail through the forest to meet all these wonderful creatures. We saw 8 of the 12: vervet monkeys, squirrel monkeys, 2 kinds of lemurs. gibbon, howler, languar and capuchin. Truly a great experience. If you don’t want to pay for the tour you can sit on the deck and try keep your possesions away from the very mischevious vervets.

In the same area you can go to Birdland, also all rescued and Elephant sanctuary. A great place to spend a whole day.

Another interesting place is the Global Village, where you will find products from all over Asia and Africa. Be sure to bring your wallet to this little stop.

Then there is also the sea and beach. With scuba diving, surfing and whale watching activities, not to mention sun-baking…. I mean bathing…..

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