Best Beaches In & Near George

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Contents
  1. Wilderness Beach
  2. Santos Beach
  3. Buffalo Bay
  4. Brenton-on-Sea
  5. George beaches map
Map featuring George beaches. Click on pins to view beach details

  • 1. Wilderness Beach

    Wilderness Beach
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    Travel time from George: approx 0.5 hrs

    Wide, wild, and unspoilt, Wilderness Beach has pet-friendly sands coloured a rich golden hue which continue on for more than a kilometre in length.

    Located along the Garden Route coast of South Africa's Western Cape province, the beach is backed onto by vegetation-clad dunes topped with homes looking out across the ocean blue.

    A short distance from the city of George, it is the Indian Ocean that laps the sands of Wilderness… read more »

  • 2. Santos Beach

    Santos Beach
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    Travel time from George: approx 1 hr

    Santos Beach is located in Mossel Bay, around 100 miles east of Cape Town. It is one of the most popular spots on the south coast for locals and holiday travelers alike. Besides hanging out on the beach there plenty of activities to enjoy, from checking out the harbour, dolphin and whale watching, snorkeling, swimming, and fishing.

    The golden sands make up wide beaches with plenty of room for walking… read more »

  • 3. Buffalo Bay

    Buffalo Bay
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    Travel time from George: approx 1 hr

    Buffalo Bay, or Buffelsbaai, is found in the Goukamma Nature Reserve in the Western Cape. Stretching for 14 kilometers this vast beach has incredible white sand and dunes which contrast with the beautiful blue waters of the ocean. With a backdrop of coastal forest the beach here really can feel like a lost paradise.

    The beach has plenty of activities to choose from making it a firm favorite with both… read more »

  • 4. Brenton-on-Sea

    Brenton-on-Sea
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    Travel time from George: approx 1 hr

    Situated on the Garden Route some 15 kilometres west of Knysna in Western Cape province, Brenton-on-Sea Beach extends its light sands for approximately three kilometres.

    Largely undeveloped due to official protection afforded to the endangered Brenton Blue butterfly (most easily sighted from the end of October until December), the sound of the warm Indian Ocean waves is likely to be all you'll hear if you decide to pay this idyllic stretch… read more »

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