Noetzie Beach voted 3rd Best Beach on GoTravel24.com poll
08. Dec, 2009
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Noetzie Beach in Knysna has been voted 3rd best beach in South Africa in a national poll conducted by the popular travel website GoTravel24.com.
Cape Town’s Camps Bay was voted 2nd best and the well known Clifton Beach, also in Cape Town, came out tops. A total of 15 beaches were nominated, including Long Beach and Boulders Beach in Cape Town, North and South Beaches in Durban, and Robberg Beach in Plettenberg Bay.
Noetzie Beach is a pristine, secluded beach which lies in a hidden bay bordered by the lush forest of the Sinclair Nature Reserve on one side and the fynbos landscapes of Pezula Resort Estate on the other. It owes its seclusion to the fact that it is accessed along a gravel road from Knysna’s N2 and a steep climb from the parking area down a narrow path and a flight of stairs hewn into the cliff. It boasts a beautiful lagoon formed by the mouth of the Noetzie River which meanders through the Knysna forest.
The beach is famous for the Noetzie Castles built in the 1930s, two of which have been restored by the Pezula Group. It is a small beach with an expanse of golden sand protected on the north and south sides by rocky outcrops. From June to November whale sightings are common as the Southern Right and Humpback whales migrate into the coastal waters of the Western Cape to calve and nurse their young.
Noetzie Beach falls under the protection of CapeNature having been declared a conservancy in 1999.
Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa provides a shuttle to the beach for hotel guests who also have access to Montrose Castle and can order a gourmet picnic to enjoy on the beach.
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