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- Destinations
- Africa
- South Africa
- Garden Route
- Mossel Bay
Mossel Bay
The rather industrialised town of Mossel Bay, about 250 miles
(400km) east of Cape Town, is traditionally regarded as the gateway
to the Garden Route and is famed for being the spot where the first
European set foot in South Africa. The Portuguese explorer,
Bartholomew Dias, came ashore here seeking water after battling a
fearsome storm at sea in 1488. The town now commemorates this event
with the Bartholomew Dias Museum complex in Market Street, which
houses a Maritime Museum and a life-sized replica of the caravel in
which Dias sailed. Mossel Bay has some good beaches and all the
trappings of a seaside holiday town, with cruises available from
the small harbour to view seals, whales and dolphins, and shark
cage-diving adventures. The nearby village of Albertinia sports the
only aloe factory in South Africa, and visitors can call in to
sample medicinal and skincare products made from this indigenous
plant.
Information & Facts
Language
South Africa has 11 official languages, including
Afrikaans, English, Xhosa, Zulu and Sotho. English is widely
spoken.
Money
South Africa's currency is the Rand (ZAR), which is divided into
100 cents. Money can be exchanged at banks, bureaux de change and
the larger hotels. ATMs are widely available (there is a daily
limit for cash withdrawals) and major international credit cards
are widely accepted, except in petrol stations where cash is
required. Visitors should be vigilant when drawing cash from ATMs,
as con artists are known to operate there. Travellers cheques and
some foreign currencies are accepted at larger hotels and shops,
but commission is charged, otherwise all commercial banks will
exchange them.
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