Dana Bay Property

Dana Bay Property is a small coastal village on the Garden Route and for all practical reasons a suburb of Mossel Bay. As a real hidden gem for visitors, Dana Bay is often overlooked by the huge crowds. The residential area slopes gently around the long beaches providing residents with amazing sea views. Dana Bay boasts long sandy unspoilt beaches, where anglers, sunbathers, hikers and the nature lover can enjoy the outdoors.

Dana Bay is situated approximately 8 km westwards from MosselBay. It is proud of its official conservancy status. The Fynbos, a beautiful, natural shrub or heathland vegetation that can only be found in a very small belt of the Western Cape Province of South Africa, is indigenous to the area. All of this means your private garden could very well be visited by bush buck, steenbuck, mongoose, cape francolins. The prolific bird life, which consist of over 85 species, (the most famous being the endangered black oyster catcher), adds to the beauty and tranquillity of Dana Bay.

Dana Bay's long sandy beaches offer safe swimming and angling. Fishermen will often catch cob or elf and in the colder season or land a mussel cracker or two. Whales visit the shores of Dana Bay to calve and schools of dolphins can often be seen at play.

The local community strives to conserve and protect the wildlife and vegetation of Dana Bay, and, consequently, it is an attraction and wonderful part of the Garden Route. In Dana Bay animals have right of way at all times!

History

Dana Bay began as farmland for livestock in 1821. In 1972 the land was acquired for a retirement village that would only provide 2000 plots for the future residents, but has since outgrown this. All town planning was done with conservation in mind, street names were given botanical names and the road planning was done so to minimize erosion.

Dana Bay received its official conservation status on 27^th May 1998 when it was also declared as the first Urban Conservancy in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Dana Bay residents take pride in the conservation of animals, endemic plants and participate in projects that raise conservation awareness. The layouts of the buildings were designed around the dispersion of Fynbos seeds and the movement of animals, so as not to infringe or disrupt nature. Green belt zones and interlinking corridors facilitate this.

All the animals in the conservancy are protected; visitors and residents are requested to take extra care when driving in Dana Bay, to ensure they do not injure any animals accidentally.

What to Do.

Enjoy Dana Bay's long sandy beaches - take a walk, sunbathe, have a dip, watch a sunrise or have a picnic with sundowners. Go deep sea fishing, scuba diving, shark cage diving or learn to surf. Enjoy the big variety of seafood at the many restaurants in the village. Take a game drive at one of the many game reserves in the area or visit the world famous Jukani Big Cat Park where all the big cats can be seen... and heard!

Travel on the Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe stream train to George and Back. Helicopter flips over Dana Bay's bays are just as popular!

Take a hike!  The St. Blaize hiking trail is a wonderful cliff walk which stretches from/to the Bats Cave in Mossel Bay to/from Dana Bay for a wonderful, scenic 15 kilometre walk. The hiker can expect to see scenic coastal views, caves, rock formations and unique flora and small game and perhaps a whale or school of dolphins. The trail is prone to high winds and waves so please check the weather conditions and make a booking at the information bureau.

Dana Bay is only 10 minutes' drive from Hartenbos, which offers many forms of entertainment for the whole family during the holiday seasons such as flea markets, live performances, water sports and organised beach activities.

Shopping malls, flea markets, local shops, beauty salons and spas are available for those who require retail therapy.

Explore the unique coastal towns along the Eden District of the Garden Route region of the Western Cape Province of South Africa.  Some of the other attractions include horse riding, fishing, 4 x 4 & quad bike tracks, bird watching, the Garden Route Casino, wild life resorts and an aquarium.

Out & About

Within 35 minutes scenic drive:

• George airport
• Golfing at the world famous Fancourt Golf Course or at Mossel Bay Golf Course and Pinnacle Point where every tee has an ocean view.
• Restaurants which serve everything from sea food to ostrich steaks
• Boat trips
• Historic sites - Diaz Museum, 500year old Post Office Tree.
• Bungee jumping and bridge swings
• Casino - Garden Route Casino - gambling, restaurants and special shows over the holiday period.
• Scuba diving
• Arts & crafts workshops
• Craft & flea markets

Within 1 hour scenic drive of Dana Bay Property:

• Groot Brak Rivier (Great Brak River), the shoe factory and well known fresh produce, flea and craft market
• George, home to the train museum and stop over for the Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe stream train.
• Gouritzmond, a quaint little town at the mouth of the Gouritz river
• Fransmans Hoek, a nature reserve and picnic area overlooking the sea.
• Albertinia, take a guided tour of the Aloe factories and stock up on the versatile and healthy products produced.
• Riversdale, home to the "sleeping beauty mountain peak, a landmark of the Langeberg Mountain Range.
• Wildernis,
• Calitzdorp, with its well known wine cellars, Boplaas, De Krans and also known as the Port Capital.
• Oudtshoorn, well known for their ostrich and cheetah wild life farm, the Cango caves, crocodile cage diving and the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (KKNK and the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival in English).

• Residential Sale Property Ranging from R265,000 to R3,200,000

• Residential Let Property Ranging from R800 to R8,525

• Developments Sale Property Ranging from R298,000 to R298,000

• Commercial Sale Property Ranging from R715,000 to R715,000