CBD Tourism Project

The Mossel Bay CBD project has shifted from being the main economic node within the larger Mossel Bay municipal area to being one of five secondary economic nodes. The aim of the project is to facilitate the re-purposing of the Mossel Bay CBD node as ‘n tourism node which is identified in the Mossel Bay SDF. The projects proposed will all contribute towards this goal.

ART / TOURISM ROUTE
The greater Mossel Bay area abounds in speciality shops and venues, such as the Mossel Bay War Museum, the Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex, the Old Post Office Tree, Munro’s Cottages and Ochre Barn where arts, crafts and a wide variety of exclusive items can be obtained.

ADVENTURE TOURISM
Adventure tourism, which includes quad biking, parachuting, hiking, bungee jumping, abseiling, surfing, sailing, deep-sea fishing, tandem skydiving, jet skiing, speed boat rides, sailboat cruises and shark cage diving.

POINT DISCOVERY CENTRE
The Municipality of Mossel Bay has set aside a piece of land next to the Cape St Blaize Cave (the site of South Africa’s first scientific archaeological dig in 1932) for the construction of The Point Discovery Centre which will include display areas, research facilities, entertainment and education facilities.

EVENTS AND FESTIVALS (INCLUDING DIAZ AND PORT FESTIVALS)
Mossel Bay hosts the annual Diaz and Port festivals with excellent entertainment for the whole family.

RAILWAY / TRAM
The Diaz Express, a fun rail experience for the whole family, run on the existing Transnet rail network in the Garden Route region between Mossel Bay, Santos Beach, Great Brak River, Glentana and Maalgate.

ST BLAIZE HIKING TRAIL
This hiking trail of 13 km, also known as the Rotary Walk, starts at the Cave, runs around the back of the promontory, hugging the edges of the high cliffs and ends at Dana Bay with a beautiful gorge, lovely fynbos and breathtaking sea and cliff views.

SEAL ISLAND
This island is about 2km from the harbour and at present, there are some 4500 to 5000 seals on the island which can be viewed from the Ramona Sailboat cruises.

REJUVENATION OF HARRY GIDDY PARK
The existing area will be upgraded to include a coffee shop, zip slide, a toboggan track, market stalls and playground.