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Whales frequently visit
Still Bay during the months of June and October. The tranquil
bay is a famous nursery ground for large numbers of southern right
whale and humpback whales.
Southern Right Whales
spend the summer months in the far Southern Ocean feeding, probably
close to Antarctica. They migrate north in winter for breeding and can
be seen around the coasts of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile,
Mozambique, New Zealand and South Africa. The total population is
estimated to be between seven and eight thousand |
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Stilbaai sports one of
only 20 Blue Flag Beaches in the country.
The award of a Blue Flag
beach is based on compliance with 29 criteria covering the aspects of:
1 Environmental Education and Information
2 Water Quality
3 Environmental Management
4 Safety and Services
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Still Bay golf club
offers the following:
- 9 Hole Golf Course
with practice and chipping green as well as a practice bunker and
driving range.
- 17 Different tees
- Golf carts and
trolleys for hire at the clubhouse
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The Pauline Bohnen Nature
Reserve is a worthwhile area to visit, especially during Spring time
to see the breath taking floral display. |
Visit the Stilbaai
Tourism Bureau, where you will have the rare opportunity of viewing
the only tame eels in South Africa fed in the fountain adjacent to the
Bureau. The environment at the Palinggat Fountain seems to be ideal
for the eels.
Nowhere else in the
country are so many eels concentrated in one secluded environment and
as tame as the "Palinggat" eels. They are pampered and cherished by
the staff of the Tourism Bureau. They are hand-fed daily on chicken
livers at 11:00, excluding Sundays.
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