Sun and sea

The Garden Route offers some of the best water sport areas along the Southern Coast of Africa.

• Hire a boat, or bring your own, and cruise our beautiful lagoon, streams and rivers
• Take a ferry across to Featherbed Nature Reserve or to the Knysna Heads - enjoy a romantic sunset, or leisurely lunchtime cruise.
• For an adrenalin rush in the water, go shark cage diving at Mossel Bay or Blackwater Tubing at Stormsriver.
• Watch the dolphins and whales play along our coastline.

Adventure activities

• Paraglide in heaven - soar above the coast and have a birds-eye view of this beautiful environment.
• Abseil down the Knysna Heads and other cliffs on the coastline
• Rock climb in some unique and beautiful areas
• Explore the area by quad bike (biking on the beach is not allowed due to the fragile eco-system).
• Experience the thrill of hanging from a cable and gliding from one tree top to another in the dense Tsitsikamma Forest.

Wild Life

• Visit a Game farm just a few minutes outside of George and watch the crocodiles feed.
• Visit one or more of the world-famous ostrich farms in Oudtshoorn
• Touch leopards at a wildlife ranch.
• Get up close and personal with the inhabitants of Monkey Land.
• Visit the Cheetah farm, the Knysna Elephant Park and see the Knysna Seahorses in the Knysna Lagoon.
• Enjoy one of the many Nature Reserves in and around the Knysna area.

Tourist Attractions

• George offers you the opportunity to go back in time and experience the old railway history of Southern Africa at the Railway Museum.
• Take the Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe steam train from George to Knysna and travel through the most scenic coastal areas.
• Indulge in fresh Oysters from the Lagoon and visit the local brewery.
• Take a trip through to Oudtshoorn and experience the Cango Caves.
• Visit the Post Office Tree and the Dias Caravel Museum in Mossel Bay.

Outdoor Activities

• This area is a golfer's paradise. Visit one of the various PGA registered golf-courses along our beautiful coastline.
• Cycle on the many biking trails through the local forests.
• Hike or horse-back ride one of the excellent hiking and horse riding trails along the coast and in the forest.

• Shop till you drop in the many unique shops in Knynsa - The Waterfront, Woodmill Lane and Main Street are just some shopping venues.
• There is a wide selection of Restaurants, Coffee shops, Pubs & Grills, Pizzerias and Farm stalls in and around Knysna.
• Weekends are famous for the many markets in the area - from Sedgefield to Harkerville and Wilderness.