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Yolande Stander
Two Garden Route beaches are among the top 25 beaches in Africa.
Every year TripAdvisor, through visitor reviews, announces the best beaches in the world and the various continents and Buffalo Bay and Brenton-on-Sea in the Knysna area made the top 25 beaches in Africa list.
These two Blue Flag-status beaches came in 12th and 23rd respectively.
The only South African beach that made it onto the world's top beaches list was Camps Bay which just made the cut at number 24, but was also the third best beach in Africa.
Baia do Sancho beach in Fernando de Noronha, Brazil was voted the best beach in the world by visitors.
Buffalo Bay and Brenton-on-Sea did however face some stiff competition in the Afirca category and were up against beaches such as Praslin Island in the Seychelles - which came in first, Tamarin Bay in Mauritius and Agadir in Morocco.
"We are absolutely thrilled about the awards," Knysna Tourism spokesman Johan van Schalkwyk said.
"We have five beaches in the area and to have two of them feature on this list, just shows that our efforts to make our beaches world-class, safe and friendly are paying off."
He added showcasing the area's assets on an international platform such as TripAdvisor made a "huge impact" on the town as the "ideal tourist destination". "It is just great."
Other South African beaches in the Africa category include Clifton at number five, Simon's Town at number six, Bloubergstrand at number eight and Grotto Beach in Hermanus at number 19.
