Things to do on the Garden Route

Southern Cape Herbarium : Offering a display of local flora and is host to the annual Wild Flower Show held in October - Outeniqua Nature Reserve - Has a vast variety of vegetation and animal species - Pygmy Bonsai Nursery - This nursery has a permanent display of bonsai created to form a topographical landscape of the Garden Route. For more information click here

Hiking Trails: Doring River Wilderness Trail, Pass To Pass Trail, Keur River Bridge Nature Trail, George Peak and Craddock's Peak Trail, Dikkop Trail, Gardenroute Dam, Groene Weide Forest Walks. For more information click here

Otto Trail: The Otter Trail is undoubtedly the best known and most popular hiking trail in Africa, and ranks alongside the best trails in the world. The 42.5km trail follows the spectacular Eastern Cape coastline from Storms River Mouth to Natures Valley in the Tsitsikamma National Park. For more information click here.

Neighbouring Towns:

George: The town was established in about 1810 as a woodcutter’s outpost which supplied timber to the Cape Colony. The town is situated at the lowest point of the Garden Route coastal plateau and rests at the foot of the Outeniqua mountains. George is the economic powerhouse of the Southern Cape.

• The Montague Pass is a National Monument. It was completed in 1848 and took four years to to construct. This pass was replaced by The Outeniqua Pass, built with the help of World War two Italian prisoners is a faster and therefore the more popular pass joining George and Oudtshoorn and has several well positioned view points.

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To see these spectacular passes, book the Great Cape Roads Tour today for your family or friends (Minimum 2 Guests, Maximum 9 Guests).

The Great Cape Roads (Tour 1) follows Montagu Pass to Oudtshoorn. The tour stops for lunch at Price Albert via the Swartberg Pass before returning via Meiringspoort & Outeniqua Passes (Duration: 9-10 hrs)

Great Cape Roads (Tour 2) follows Seven Passes road, Woodville Forest walk, Map of Africa View site, Montagu Pass, Herold, Price Alfred Pass and Knysna before returning via the last section of the seven Passes road (Duration: 9 - 10hrs)

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Wilderness: The Wilderness is between Kaaimans River and Goukama Nature Reserve. The Wilderness is world famous for its beaches that go on seemingly forever. The Wilderness is surrounded by Rivers and Lakes and is an ideal location for all those water sport enthusiasts. The National Park stretches over 2 500ha with five rivers, lakes and two estuaries with an amazing 18km of coastline.

Things to Do and Places to Visit

• The Boardwalk, Dolphin Point, Wilderness National Park, Whale and Dolphin watching, Scuba Diving, Sailing, Surfing, Fishing, Boating and much more!!!

Knysna: The name Knysna is a Khoi word but the meaning seems to be unclear. There are however a few theories " place of wood", "Fern leaves", or "Straight down" (in reference to the heads). Situated on banks of the estuary , Knysnaoffers indigenous forests,historical buildings and a beautiful beach located at Buffalo Bay. Knysna is best known for its indigenous timbers and timber products. The town has an abundance of flea-markets and bistro's and a popular waterfront.

• The Knysna Forest, which is still evident in many places within the town as well as the surrounding areas. It is the largest indigenous forest in South Africa. The fauna and flora is abundant and boasts indigenous species, including yellow-wood, stinkwood,ironwood, blackwood, Cape chestnut and white alders. The forest is dense in places and almost impossible to penetrate. The forest houses the Knysna Elephant and until recently there was only one Elephant cow left.

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To experience the greater Knysna area book the Knysna Tour today for your family or friends (Minimum 2 Guests, Maximum 9 Guests.

This is a scenic tour of Knysna, Sedgfield, Buffalo Bay, Brenton on Sea, Belvidere Village and the Knysna Heads View Point. The tour stops in Knysna and includes a ferry across the Knysna Estuary to Featherbed Reserve Eco Experience (Duration: 7-8 hrs).

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