| Date |
Event |
Venue |
More Details |
| 6 – 10 February |
Baviaans Mega 4 Day Tour
R4300pp (12 riders)
Rates include accommodation and meals as specified per tour. Full backup support is part of the deal. Luggage will be transported while you ride.
Unscheduled tours will be quoted on depending the size of the group and the time of the year. |
Plettenberg Bay |
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| Easter 2011 |
The Robberg Express Challenge
The Robberg Express Challenge is Plettenberg Bay’s very own multi-disciplined eco race. This iconic race takes place through the Harkerville Forest, around Robberg Peninsula and across the beautiful Plettenberg Bay. |
Plettenberg Bay |
more info |
| Easter 2011 |
The Robberg Express Challenge
The Robberg Express Challenge is Plettenberg Bay’s very own multi-disciplined eco race. This iconic race takes place through the Harkerville Forest, around Robberg Peninsula and across the beautiful Plettenberg Bay. |
Plettenberg Bay |
more info |
| 11 – 14 April |
Greg Kerr Fine Art Workshops in Drawing and Painting
Two workshops in the crags:
Drawing from 11 - 14 april & Painting from 28 nov to 1 dec |
Plettenberg Bay |
more info |
| 22 April |
Cairnbrogie Easter Trail Run
Entries will open 1 March. Limited to 100 runners p/event.
Distances: Long 10-12km, Short 4-6km, Kiddies Farmyard Easter egg Hunt 1,5km.
Cairnbrogie Farm has been owned by the Hill family since 1972 and is situated on the cliffs above the Indian Ocean between Harkerville and Kranshoek 15 minutes outside Plett. Trail running routes will follow cattle paths through Fyn bos filled kloofs and a fisherman’s path will take runners to with in a stones throw of the ocean some single track around dams and the forested sections will provide some relief from the afternoon sun. |
Plettenberg Bay |
James 0829257885
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| 16 – 20 April |
Kareedouw/Oyster/Baviaans
R6500pp (8 riders)
Rates include accommodation and meals as specified per tour. Full backup support is part of the deal. Luggage will be transported while you ride.
Unscheduled tours will be quoted on depending the size of the group and the time of the year. |
Plettenberg Bay |
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| 27 April – 2 May |
Pink Loerie Mardi Gras and Arts Festival 2011
Escape the madness but pop in for a visit… Why not stay and play in Plettenberg Bay during the Knysna Pink Loerie Mardi Gras Festival? |
Knysna |
more info |
| 29th April – 2nd May |
Elvis Festival Africa
This year’s festival will be held at the Protea Hotel Tsitsikamma Village, Storms River on the 29th April to the 2nd May 2011 and will include:
- The Almost Elvis Competition
- The Miss Marilyn Beauty Pageant
- Elvis Tribute Artists (ETA) entertainment organized with the professional help of Shaky Russel.
- The fair of local products & other stalls.
- Garden Route’s Got Talent – The ELVIS way Competition.
- The South African Elvis Fan Club will host fun activities, interesting topics and trivia games like a Teddy Bear Hunt for young and the not so young and will organise a memorabilia shop.
- Big Screen ELVIS history, movies all day long.
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Tsitsikamma, Storms River Village |
more info |
| May |
2011 Festival of Speed / Renault Knysna Hillclimb
The Renault Knysna Hillclimb usually takes place at the end of October. The event kicks off with pre-qualifying for the main event. The action then runs through with the Renault media challenge and then the first two of six timed runs for Historic cars will also be held during the day. |
Knysna |
more info |
| 8-14 May |
Baviaans Mega 5 day Tour
R6500pp (8 riders)
Rates include accommodation and meals as specified per tour. Full backup support is part of the deal. Luggage will be transported while you ride.
Unscheduled tours will be quoted on depending the size of the group and the time of the year. |
Plettenberg Bay |
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| 17 – 19 June |
The FOREST Run
Take out the chill and treat your family to a stay in sunny Plettenberg Bay during the George to Knysna Forest Trail Run… one forest, a mountain…lot’s of trees and you…a dream world to be discovered within the forests of SAN Parks, Garden Route. A trail run packed with adventure of 100km over 3 days promising to offer you hundreds of circles to be run in and around the Knysna Forest. The symbol of the event represents the old elephant that was to be seen years ago…she walked through the forest from Goudveld to Diepwalle, dawn to dusk, solo! |
George |
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| July |
The Wedge Classic 2011
The much anticipated SABA Wedge Classic is the 3rd event and final event before S.A Champs on the prestigious 2010 South African Bodyboarding Association circuit with points counting towards the crowning of the year end SABA champions. The event will be held between 5th and 11th July. |
Plettenberg Bay |
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| 1 – 10 July |
Pick N Pay Knysna Oyster Festival
Escape the crowds but enjoy the festivities…. Why not stay and play in Plettenberg Bay during this year’s Knysna Oyster Festival?
With 27 years of fun and games to celebrate next year, the ten-day annual Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival, one of the country’s longest-running festivals, will boast a jam-packed programme of sport, entertainment and 200 000 oysters! |
Knysna |
more info |
| 9 July |
Tour De Plett MTB Race
7am – 2pm |
Plettenberg Bay |
Danie Erasmus
082 923 5480 |
| 9 July |
Tour De Plett Criterium Race
4pm |
Plettenberg Bay |
Danie Erasmus
082 923 5480 |
| 10 July |
Tour De Plett Road Race
7am-2pm |
Plettenberg Bay |
Danie Erasmus
082 923 5480 |
| 10-14 September |
Baviaans-not so fit- Tour
R4500pp (12 riders)
Rates include accommodation and meals as specified per tour. Full backup support is part of the deal. Luggage will be transported while you ride.
Unscheduled tours will be quoted on depending the size of the group and the time of the year. |
Plettenberg Bay |
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| 29 September – 2 October |
The Otter-African Trail Run 2011
The Otter is a two day trail running event featuring one of the best Trail Runs on planet earth and a shorter but no less spectacular prologue the day before to determine the starting order!! The Otter is a trail run set in the breathtaking Tsitsikamma National Park traversing the full 5-day hiking route of the Otter Trail. |
Tsitsikamma |
more info |
| 7 October |
Eden to Addo Great Corridor Challenge
Eden to Addo Great Corridor CHALLANGE – a fund raising event that caters for the couragous. Funds raised from the event add to the arsenal of Eden to Addo in support of our conservation work. It is an expedition for adventure minded participants. Only 25 participants will start a journey from the home of the last remaining secretive wild elephant(s) in the Knysna Forest, traveling on mountain bike and on foot, traversing old elephant migration routes on the way through the whole length of the Eden to Addo Corridor and ending 11 days later in Addo. A total of 550km, 7 mountain ridges and 5 biomes. The Adventure consists of 8 days of mountain biking, 2 days of hiking and 1 day of hiking and mountain biking.
The event will start on the 7th of October 2011 at the Diepwalle Forest Station.
Look out for a story on the event to be published in the June/July Edition of the Do It Now Magazine!
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Plettenberg Bay |
more info |
| 9-15 October |
Baviaans Mega 5 day Tour
R4800pp (12 riders)
Rates include accommodation and meals as specified per tour. Full backup support is part of the deal. Luggage will be transported while you ride.
Unscheduled tours will be quoted on depending the size of the group and the time of the year. |
Plettenberg Bay |
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| 28 Nov – 1 Dec |
Greg Kerr Fine Art Workshops in Drawing and Painting
Two workshops in the crags:
Drawing from 11 - 14 april & Painting from 28 nov to 1 dec |
Plettenberg Bay |
more info |
| 26 – 30 November 2011 |
Baviaans-not so fit- Tour II
R4500pp (12 riders)
Rates include accommodation and meals as specified per tour. Full backup support is part of the deal. Luggage will be transported while you ride.
Unscheduled tours will be quoted on depending the size of the group and the time of the year. |
Plettenberg Bay |
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| 18 November – 10 December |
Matric Rage
Each year thousands of students descend on Plettenberg Bay to celebrate their end of year and enjoy what is the ultimate summer holiday. The Plett Rage students make the journey from across South Africa and for many it is the first holiday experience away from home. |
Plettenberg Bay |
more info |
| December |
Sabrina Love Ocean Challenge 2011
THE annual Sabrina Love Ocean Challenge is consistently lauded a great success as top international sport stars and holidaymakers compete in the multidisciplinary annual competition in Plettenberg Bay during the month of December. Sponsored by Stonehage international family wealth advisers and Discovery, the Challenge draws approximately 2000+ participants to compete in swim, paddle, mountain bike, run and fun walk events. |
Plettenberg Bay |
more info |
| Weekly Events |
Plett Market on Main
(Wednesday & Thursday Food Court, 6pm – 10pm; Sunday 8am – 3pm)
Friday Night Food Market with Live Music Entertainment
(6pm – 10pm, bring your own alcoholic beverages)
Harkerville Saturday Market
(Saturdays, 8am – 12pm)
Amazing “Bundu” breakfasts, fresh breads, organic stalls and a wide selection of alternative foods and beverages. Interesting and creative crafts. Gentle music and all the ingredients for a most relaxing morning.
Ample parking.
Sunday – Kurland Food Market (9am – 2pm)
Entertainment for the entire family while enjoying wholesome farm-fresh foods, located at The Mill in The Crags. Competitions and prizes to be won every week and a series of lectures and talks with the exerience and knowledge from local community members.
Exciting foods include jacket potatoes with an assortment of fillings, buttery corn off the cob, scooped with a spoon or a healthy vegetarian wrap will take your fancy. For a little indulgence, gluwein, freshly baked bread, smooth creamy cheeses, colourful candies, raw chocolate truffels(sugar free!) cakes and cookies to take home. Wholesome soups and ready made home cooked meals to keep in the freezer for that emergency meal with no fuss. Fresh produce, organic products, olives, jam, preserves and caught-in- the- morning fish from our own waters.
All this & beautifully crafted luxuries, gifts, art and clothing to satisfy your retail therapy needs! If you’re looking for a day out with the family, friends and guests, we are open every Sunday.
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