Mossel Bay

Mossel Bay has served as a port of call on South Africa’s southern coast since the late 15th century. Set on the Indian Ocean along the Garden Route, the town curves around a broad bay below Cape St Blaize, where a lighthouse has marked the headland since the 19th century. Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu Dias entered the bay in 1488, making it one of the earliest recorded European landfalls on this coast. The Post Office Tree, an ancient milkwood, recalls the practice of mariners leaving messages here from 1500. The Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex preserves this maritime story. Find related webcams in the surrounding area to build a fuller picture of Mossel Bay and the Garden Route.

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