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Discover the wonders of Walker Bay's nature, culture, and heritage.

Diversity Trail
Join Us for the Birkenhead Commemoration

Join Us For The Birkenhead Com...

Step aboard for a special boat trip at sunrise, honouring the historic Birkenhead Commemoration!

Gansbaai se 1ste SAPD Stasiebevelvoerder - André Moolman Vier 80ste

Gansbaai Se 1ste SAPD Stasiebe...

Andries Johannes Moolman, beter bekend as André wat met sy dikwiel-fiets Gansbaai se hawe-gebied al platgery het...

Gans-Berg Nuus / News
Memory Project: The Crystal Set

Memory Project: The Crystal Se...

A crystal radio receiver, also called a crystal set, is a simple radio receiver popular in the early days of radio.

Memory Project: Beira

Memory Project: Beira

In landlocked Rhodesia the nearest destination for a seaside holiday was Beira, the second biggest town in Mozambique. My father persuaded my mother that it would be good for all of us to take a two-w...

DOW Veterans Request

DOW Veterans Request

Dogs Of War are requesting assistance from the public for donations of any wheelchairs, crutches, and or walkers that you may have laying around.

Dogs Of War Overberg
Overstrand Tourism Diary 30 March - 9 April 2023

Overstrand Tourism Diary 30 Ma...

Here is a list of activities to keep the whole family entertained during the Easter school holidays in the Overstrand.

Beware of Cattle

Beware Of Cattle

Have you heard the joke about a warning sign near the brink of a dangerous cliff? They took the sign down because no one ever fell over the edge.

The Last Outpost

The Last Outpost

When I first started coming to Pearly Beach in the 1970s, access was on a gravel road that went through Baardskeerdersbos and then turned right and headed in an almost straight line for the sea. ...

Join the Diversity Trail in February!

Join the Diversity Trail in February!

Diversity Trail

Discover the wonders of Walker Bay's nature, culture, and heritage.

Join Us for the Birkenhead Commemoration

Join Us for the Birkenhead Commemoration

Gansbaai Tourism Bureau

Step aboard for a special boat trip at sunrise, honouring the historic Birkenhead Commemoration!

Gansbaai se 1ste SAPD Stasiebevelvoerder - André Moolman Vier 80ste

Gansbaai se 1ste SAPD Stasiebevelvoerder -...

Gans-Berg Nuus / News

Andries Johannes Moolman, beter bekend as André wat met sy dikwiel-fiets Gansbaai se hawe-gebied al platgery het...

Memory Project: The Crystal Set

Memory Project: The Crystal Set

Ian Martin in Pearly Beach

A crystal radio receiver, also called a crystal set, is a simple radio receiver popular in the early days of radio.

Memory Project: Beira

Memory Project: Beira

Ian Martin in Pearly Beach

In landlocked Rhodesia the nearest destination for a seaside holiday was Beira, the second biggest town in Mozambique. My father persuaded m...

DOW Veterans Request

DOW Veterans Request

Dogs Of War Overberg

Dogs Of War are requesting assistance from the public for donations of any wheelchairs, crutches, and or walkers that you may have layi...

Overstrand Tourism Diary 30 March - 9 April 2023

Overstrand Tourism Diary 30 March - 9 Apri...

Rest and Sea Self-catering

Here is a list of activities to keep the whole family entertained during the Easter school holidays in the Overstrand.

Beware of Cattle

Beware of Cattle

Ian Martin in Pearly Beach

Have you heard the joke about a warning sign near the brink of a dangerous cliff? They took the sign down because no one ever fell over the ...

The Last Outpost

The Last Outpost

Ian Martin in Pearly Beach

When I first started coming to Pearly Beach in the 1970s, access was on a gravel road that went through Baardskeerdersbos and then turned ri...