Maplin Manor

Situated in a quiet residential area of Plettenberg Bay, heart of South Africas renowned Garden Route, Maplin Manor is a mere 10 minute walk to the beach, a short drive to the centre of town and 4 kilometres from Plettenberg Bay Airport.

Originally christened Bahia Formosa beautiful bay by early Portuguese explorers, Plettenberg Bay is accessible by national roads, or by scheduled air flights.

Any season is a great time to visit Plettenberg Bay, and depending on which you prefer, can be enjoyed as a peaceful retreat during the winter months or a bustling coastal resort town during the summer months.

Lush forests lie at the bases of the beautiful Outeniqua and Tsitsikamma mountains which are the doorway to the unique and indigenous African landscape of Plettenberg Bay The spectacular southern coast stretches 210 kms from Port Elizabeth and /- 600 km from Cape Town.

The indigenous forests offer a wide range of Cape Fynbos and many other species of flora, affording nature lovers world-renowned hiking trails and various interesting ways to glimpse the remaining forest elephants of South Africa.

The entire area teems with birdlife Nearly 300 species are to be found in the great variety of habitats ranging from fynbos to forest to wetlands.

Ten important nature reserves are home to the varied ecotems of the area, with unique marine reserves protecting soft coral reefs, dolphins, seals and a host of other marine life.

Plettenberg Bay is a scheduled migratory stop for the endangered Southern Right Whale which visits our waters to calve in the winter and spring July to December.