Driving past Plettenberg Bay on the Garden Route means you catch a glimpse of the Keurbooms Lagoon with the bay beyond but you don’t actually get to see much of the town and surrounds. Plettenberg Bay wasn’t originally called Baia Formosa (beautiful bay) for nothing and the best spot to enjoy a scenic view of the area is from the lookout reached by driving up Main Street from the town centre and turning left on San Gonzales Street. The view point gives one a bird’s eye view of Plett with the bay on the left, part of the residential areas on the right and Robberg Peninsula in the background. The view immediately to the left of this takes in the Beacon Isle Hotel, but I’ll share that with you another time.
That entire drive is gorgeous. Imagine living with that view every day.