Garden Route Accommodation 
Huijs te Marquette
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We are situated within walking distance of the Point of Mossel Bay, the Khoisan caves, the St. Blaize hiking trail and most restaurants. It takes only 5 minutes by car to the swimming beaches, museum and shopping areas and 30 minutes to game reserves.
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Getting there (local language)
Mossel Bay (Afrikaans: Mosselbaai) is a town with 150 000 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It lies on the southern coast of South Africa, east of the Cape of Good Hope and west of Knysna on the Indian Ocean coast and is part of the Garden Route.
Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias arrived here on February 3, 1488, thus proving to his sponsors that Africa had a southern tip; making it theoretically possible to sail from Europe to India.
Originally called by Dias Aguada de São Brás (Bay of Saint Blaise), the harbour and surrounding area was renamed Mosselbaai (Bay of Mussels) in 1601 by Dutch navigator Paulus van Caerden, as he found the bay to be abundant with mussels.
He also called a nearby bay, where he found cattle herders, Vlees Bay (Bay of Meat). On the 28th of January 1846 the British refounded the town as Aliwal South in honour of the British victory at the Battle of Aliwal in India. However this name never caught on and the town reverted to Mossel Bay;. It received municipal status in 1852.
The coast around this area has been notorious, to assist shipping the current lighthouse which is situated high above Mossel Bay was commissioned on 15 March 1864 . It is a 20.5 meter masonry tower it is still operational today.
Once into Mossel Bay itself you can enjoy the 24kilometers of beautiful sandy beaches, spectacular coastline, wonderful surf, exhilarating walks, great golf courses, restaurants with unbelievable views, excellent accommodation and a warm welcome, a great place to base yourself to explore the surrounding area under the watchful eye of the Outeniqua Mountains
Mossel Bay is now a gentle seaside town on the Garden Route of the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It's a welcoming place, not at all touristy, that loves children and families, singles and couples, backpackers and tour groups.
It is genuine, home grown, South African Coastal town. One where you will really relax, where you will quickly, slip into their "No Hurries, No Worries" frame of mind.
Getting there
Follow Marsh Street towards the Point. At the end, near the bend at Milkwood Primary School (a big stone building), we are on the left hand side of the road. We are in the long building with six arches.
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