Port Owen Marina is situated in Velddrif on the Cape West Coast. There are a few resorts that offer comfortable self-catering accommodation in cosy well equipped apartments. The Port Owen complexes are situated on the banks of the marina. The resorts offers various accommodation ranging from studios to one and two bedroom apartments, ideal for families and couples. Each apartment has a fully fitted kitchen and comfortable lounge with a TV and private en-suite bathrooms. Modern appliances include a microwave oven, washing machine, fan, tumble dryer and dishwasher are all included. A balcony or private terrace offers a private braai area with views of the marina. All apartments are serviced daily, except Sundays and public holidays.
There are many opportunities for sailing, boating and fishing, as well as a playground and open air heated pool. Relax, enjoy fun activities, discover the area, and take pleasure in an array of sporting facilities. Most apartments have access to a jetty and guests can bring their own boats and water sport equipment. Don't forget your binoculars, as the area is a birding hotspot.

Sundays River Mouth and the beach that accompanies it are awesome reflections of the beauty of the Eastern Cape. The river itself is spectacular, and the mouth’s waters are calm and warm; ideal for swimming, fishing or just cooling one’s feet.
The Sundays River Mouth is situated on the southern boundary of the world-renowned Addo Elephant National Park.
The beach boasts some of the highest dunes in the country and remains relatively untouched. The hot white sand and cool river waters are just perfect, whether you are looking to have a family day in the water, a romantic picnic for two, or a sundowner after a long day.
The double-decker Sundays River Ferry is the ideal way to experience the river, and promises awesome views and a few impressive bird sightings. It is said to be the fastest flowing river in the country.
The Sundays River flows in a general southeasterly direction, passing the town Graaff-Reinet in the Karoo before winding its way through the Zuurberg Mountains and then past Kirkwood and Addo in the fertile Sundays River Valley.

In the heart of South Africa's famous Garden Route, a captivating world of lakes, rivers, estuaries and beaches gently unfolds against a backdrop of lush forest and lofty mountains – all elements that characterise the Wilderness Section of the Garden Route National Park.
Nature trails wind through densely wooded forest and along tranquil rivers, affording you the opportunity to encounter the brilliantly coloured Knysna Lourie, or one of the five kingfisher species that occur here. During spring, a carpet of flowers, further enhance the verdant beauty of this national park.
Looking for an action packed holiday adventure? Then, Wilderness Section is your playground. Experience whales & dolphins from Dolphin Point. Hire a canoe or bicycle, go abseiling, paragliding or hang-gliding. Go boating, fishing at Island Lake or hike in and around the Ebb & Flow Rest Camp. You do not have to be super fit to enjoy the natural beauty of the area. There are activities for young, old, energetic or idle: take a stroll along a forest path or visit the bird hide and discover the wealth of bird life. Lie back in a canoe on a quiet backwater and watch the world float by. Camp under the stars alongside the river or stay in log cabins on stilts.
The Wilderness Section of the Garden Route National Park stretches from the Touw River mouth to the Swartvlei estuary and beyond, where it links with the Goukamma Nature Reserve, giving welcome protection to five lakes and the Serpentine, which is the winding strip of water joining Island Lake to the Touw River at the Ebb & Flow Rest Camp.

One of the most wonderful beaches on the Garden Route, Brenton on Sea lies just on the other side of the Knysna Western Heads. A long curved bay, the beach is ideal for walks all the way to Buffels Bay where you can enjoy lunch or just an icecream, and stroll back.

Hopefield is a town in the Western Cape province, South Africa, north of Cape Town. The town was laid out in 1852 and was named for the two Cape Colony government officials who were responsible, named Hope and Field. Municipal status was granted in 1914. Hopefield is situated in a semiarid agricultural region; wheat is the principal product, but sheep raising and honey production are also important. The town is connected with Cape Town by rail.
The archaeological site of Elandsfontein is located 13 km southwest of Hopefield, about 16 km inland from an estuary of Saldanha Bay and 100 m above sea level. In the early 1950s a large collection of fossilized bones and Paleolithic artifacts was discovered in chalky concretions exposed between high dunes by the prevailing winds. Under the direction of Ronald Singer of the University of Cape Town, more than 20 000 faunal remains and 5 000 artifacts were removed from the site. About 50 mammalian species, approximately half of them extinct, are represented among the fossil bones. The extinct species include an ancestral springbok, a sabre-toothed tiger, and very large wild pigs, lion, baboon, and buffalo; the horns of the buffalo have a span of 3 to 3.6 m. In 1953 Keith Jolly, an archaeologist working with Singer, discovered fragments of a hominin skull known as Saldanha man (formerly Hopefield man). The skull, which dates from the same period as the fauna, is very similar to those found in 1921 at Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia), and called Rhodesian man. The site appears to have been occupied between 150,000 and 60,000 years ago. Hopefield has a thriving business community and provides a wide range of goods and services to its residents as well as surrounding communities. The beautiful Hopefield Dutch Reformed Church built in 1879. (its antique organ organ still plays on Sundays). Examples of the Hartbeeshuisie or reed houses, traditional homes of the area, are all something to see. The two historic Cape Dutch homesteads, Coenradenburg and Langrietvlei, have been declared provincial heritage sites. (Langrietvlei is open to the public, but a viewing must to be booked in advance.)

Elands Bay Cave is located near the Mouth of the Verlorenvlei Estuary on the Atlantic coast of South Africa Western Cape Province. Hidden in the caves are the most beautiful cave paintings. These were done by the Bushmen who lived in this area thousands of years ago. The University of Cape Town also has an Archeological Site not far from this spot. Since the climate has continuously become drier from the time of habitation of hunter-gatherers in the Later Pleistocene, (The Pleistocene is the geological epoch that lasted from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the World's most recent period of repeated Glaciations). The archaeological remains recovered from previous excavations at Elands Bay Cave have been studied to help answer questions regarding the relationship of people and their landscape, the role of climate change that could have determined or influenced subsistence changes, and the impact of pastoralism, (Pastoralism is a form of animal husbandry, historically by nomadic people who moved with their herds). The species involved include various herding livestock, including cattle, camels, goats, yaks, llamas, reindeer, horses and sheep of agriculture on hunter-gatherer communities. History of Research by renowned archaeologist, John Parkington. Who excavated Elands Bay Cave in the 1970'' providing vast information of the cave's inhabitants. Parkington frequently used methods of comparing various characteristics in his findings in order to highlight phases of transformations at Elands Bay Cave. Other archaeologists and specialists have analyzed the findings from Parkington. Parkington, Cartwright, Cowling, Baxter, and Meadows (2000), analyzed wood charcoal and pollen data from Elands Bay Cave to explain the environmental change. Klein, in 2001 studied fossil remains and fauna data to indicate hunter-gatherer behavioral and cultural adaptations. In 1999, Cowling, Cartwright, Parkington, & Allsopp researched wood charcoal in order to explain environmental changes. Woodborne, Hart, & Parkington (1995) researched seal bones to construct the timing and the duration of hunter-gatherer coastal journeys. Orton (2006) examined raw materials to produce a lithic sequence for the Later Stone Age in Elands Bay Cave. Lastly, Matthews (1999) used taphonomy, (Taphonomy is the study of how organisms decay and become fossilized. The term taphonomy was introduced to paleontology in 1949 by Soviet scientist Ivan Efremov to describe the study of the transition of remains, parts, or products of organisms from the biosphere to the lithosphere).