Victoria Bay - SA

Victoria Bay - Garden Route in South Africa

Vic Bay, as most of us refer to it, is a special bay and one of the smallest bays in the Garden Route. It is 3.7km from George Caravan Park towards Wildernis.

The bay is almost enclosed by cliffs that gives it a very seclusive feeling. I remember the first time that I visited this bay the two big palm trees with its green lawn, little beach and houses along the one side made me feel as if I were on an island.

The beach is popular for swimmers, sunbathers, body boarders, surfers and fisherman. Walking along the side of the bay you get to a jetty and some rocks surrounding a tidal pool. It was at this tidal pool that I saw my first real wild life sea star. It was bigger than my hand and moving along on the rocks eating from the rocks.

 

From the jetty you can look over the ocean and on to the beach. If you pass the jetty and go on walking, you pass some houses on your right and still the bay on you left. At the end you get big rocks with a little wild garden. From here you look out over the Indian ocean and you can see Wildernis on your left.

I am sure this is one of a few places where you walk on dry ground and next to you a surfer surfs passed you towards the beach.

It is a good choice to visit Vic Bay when you visit the Garden Route.