The Beach House guidebook
Restaurants
This very special restaurant serves some of the best South African dishes! Pricier than most restaurants, but well worth it for a special occasion. Fantastic wine selection, cosy interiors and great service!
74 locals recommend
Transkaroo Restaurant
1 Morrison RdThis very special restaurant serves some of the best South African dishes! Pricier than most restaurants, but well worth it for a special occasion. Fantastic wine selection, cosy interiors and great service!
Jakkalsvlei Wine Farm is quite a drive from Glentana (direction Mosselbay), but it is well worth the trip. Their unique wine pairings are a great experience and the setting is beautiful! Bookings are essential.
70 locals recommend
Jakkalsvlei
Jakkalsvlei Wine Farm is quite a drive from Glentana (direction Mosselbay), but it is well worth the trip. Their unique wine pairings are a great experience and the setting is beautiful! Bookings are essential.
This restaurant on the beach provides the ultimate seafood experience! Lunch starts at 12:00/dinner at 18:30 and for a price per person you are fed many courses of delicious fresh seafood straight off the coals. Tip: do not eat too much of the delicious homemade bread and jam!
48 locals recommend
De Vette Mossel Grootbrak
This restaurant on the beach provides the ultimate seafood experience! Lunch starts at 12:00/dinner at 18:30 and for a price per person you are fed many courses of delicious fresh seafood straight off the coals. Tip: do not eat too much of the delicious homemade bread and jam!
Seeplaas
A fantastic breakfast or lunch spot with the most exquisite views!
A lovely breakfast/lunch spot in Grootbrak from which to explore the rest of the town.
Twin Trees Waffle House
29 Lang StreetA lovely breakfast/lunch spot in Grootbrak from which to explore the rest of the town.
Delicious seafood made in a kitchen on a bus! You can sit upstairs on the roof of the bus and enjoy beautiful views over Mosselbay and Hartenbos. Get a combo: hake, calamari and chips!
8 locals recommend
london bus fish and chips company
1971 Church StDelicious seafood made in a kitchen on a bus! You can sit upstairs on the roof of the bus and enjoy beautiful views over Mosselbay and Hartenbos. Get a combo: hake, calamari and chips!
Coffee shops
Lovely "padstal" as you leave the airport on the way to Glentana. Pop in for delicious coffee and local snacks.
16 locals recommend
Elvis Brew Co
R404Lovely "padstal" as you leave the airport on the way to Glentana. Pop in for delicious coffee and local snacks.
The Blue Shed Coffee Roastry
33 Bland StLovely little coffee shop in the heart of Mosselbay.
Sightseeing
Chug back in time aboard the Outeniqua Power Van. This trip is ideal for train lovers of all ages and offers an unbeatable insight into the region’s fascinating rail heritage. Climb aboard the vintage rail inspection trolley and relax as it sways and winds up the Outeniqua Mountains. The front bench offers panoramic views of sheer mountain slopes, dripping forests, cascading waterfalls and colourful fynbos. The Power Van departs daily from the Transnet Transport Museum. Pack a picnic. Bookings are essential.
17 locals recommend
Outeniqua Power Vans
Mission StreetChug back in time aboard the Outeniqua Power Van. This trip is ideal for train lovers of all ages and offers an unbeatable insight into the region’s fascinating rail heritage. Climb aboard the vintage rail inspection trolley and relax as it sways and winds up the Outeniqua Mountains. The front bench offers panoramic views of sheer mountain slopes, dripping forests, cascading waterfalls and colourful fynbos. The Power Van departs daily from the Transnet Transport Museum. Pack a picnic. Bookings are essential.
A fun day out where you can pick your own strawberries and immerse yourself in farm life. I would recommend doing the maze, having a strawberry milkshake, filling a holder with strawberries and taking a ride on the mini train.
117 locals recommend
Redberry Farm
A fun day out where you can pick your own strawberries and immerse yourself in farm life. I would recommend doing the maze, having a strawberry milkshake, filling a holder with strawberries and taking a ride on the mini train.
A lovely Saturday morning market (08:00 - 14:00) with wonderful fresh produce and food options. Do not miss "The Cheeseman" store!
60 locals recommend
Outeniqua Family Market
N2A lovely Saturday morning market (08:00 - 14:00) with wonderful fresh produce and food options. Do not miss "The Cheeseman" store!
Herold's Bay is a lovely small beach with food trucks selling everything from soft-serve ice-creams to 'Chip and Dip' in the parking lot. There is a lovely tidal pool that is a well-known swimming spot for locals.
52 locals recommend
Herolds Bay
Herold's Bay is a lovely small beach with food trucks selling everything from soft-serve ice-creams to 'Chip and Dip' in the parking lot. There is a lovely tidal pool that is a well-known swimming spot for locals.
A fun rail experience for the whole family run on the existing Transnet rail network in the Garden Route region of South Africa, between George and the seaside resort of Mossel Bay.
Hartenbos, a popular tourist destination, serves as the main point of departure with excursions to a variety of attractions including the ever popular Great Brak River, Glentana and Maalgate.
All excursions have lovely views over the Indian Ocean (with a ringside seat for whale watching during the season), river estuaries and the indigenous plant life of the Cape Floral Kingdom. Bookings essential.
12 locals recommend
Diaz Express
Port Natal AvenueA fun rail experience for the whole family run on the existing Transnet rail network in the Garden Route region of South Africa, between George and the seaside resort of Mossel Bay.
Hartenbos, a popular tourist destination, serves as the main point of departure with excursions to a variety of attractions including the ever popular Great Brak River, Glentana and Maalgate.
All excursions have lovely views over the Indian Ocean (with a ringside seat for whale watching during the season), river estuaries and the indigenous plant life of the Cape Floral Kingdom. Bookings essential.
A lovely museum perched on a hill overlooking the ocean in Mosselbay. A fantastic replica of the ship that Bartolomeu Dias used is also housed here.
54 locals recommend
Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex
1 Market StA lovely museum perched on a hill overlooking the ocean in Mosselbay. A fantastic replica of the ship that Bartolomeu Dias used is also housed here.
For the thrill-seekers: the longest over-ocean zipline in the world!
49 locals recommend
Zipline Mossel Bay
6 Point RoadFor the thrill-seekers: the longest over-ocean zipline in the world!