coastal drive
Garden Route
A 300-kilometer stretch along South Africa's southeastern coast through forests, lagoons, and charming seaside towns.
38 km · about 45 min drive
Western Cape, South Africa · Africa
Mossel Bay sits on the route: 30 minutes from Brandwag, 38km from Garden Route.
Mossel Bay is a town located in Western Cape, South Africa. With a population of 78,940, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Mossel Bay sits in South Africa, where you drive on the left. It's in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Mossel Bay to your route.
Mossel Bay (Afrikaans: Mosselbaai) is a harbour town of about 170,000 people on the Garden Route of South Africa. It is an important tourism and farming region of the Western Cape Province. Mossel Bay lies 400 kilometres east of the country's seat of parliament, Cape Town (which is also the capital city of the WesternRead more
Cape), and 400 km west of Gqeberha, the largest city in the Eastern Cape. The older parts of the town occupy the north-facing side of the Cape St Blaize Peninsula, whilst the newer suburbs straddle the Peninsula and have spread eastwards along the sandy shore of the Bay.
The town's economy relied heavily on farming, fishing and its commercial harbour (the smallest in the Transnet Port Authority's stable of South African commercial harbours), until the 1969 discovery of natural offshore gas fields led to the development of the gas-to-liquids refinery operated by PetroSA. Tourism is another important driver of Mossel Bay's economy.
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Mossel Bay is located in Western Cape, South Africa, Africa. The coordinates are -34.1831 latitude, 22.1460 longitude.
Mossel Bay has a population of approximately 78,940 people, making it a town in South Africa.
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Full driving guide for South Africa3 notable places within an hour's drive.
coastal drive
A 300-kilometer stretch along South Africa's southeastern coast through forests, lagoons, and charming seaside towns.
38 km · about 45 min drive
mountain pass
The modern N9 climb from George to the Little Karoo, opened in 1951, with wide sweeping curves and a summit lay-by looking back over the Garden Route coast to the Indian Ocean. Often shrouded in fast-moving cloud.
40 km · about 45 min drive
historic highway
An 1848 gravel pass over the Outeniqua Mountains, hand-built with dry-stone retaining walls that still stand, running parallel to the modern N9. Declared a national monument, it is drivable in a normal car in dry weather.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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