Between Port Elizabeth and Cape Town on the southern coast of South Africa one finds the Garden Route. Home to indigenous forests, a sea with character and the town of Plettenburg Bay, Knysna, Wilderness, George and Mossel Bay.
It is difficult to say one specific thing for which the area is known. There are of course the forests, and awesome hikes like Otto, Harkerville, Grootvadersbos and Whale trails, as well as beautiful beaches with the surfer's legendary Jeffrey's Bay (affectionately know as J Bay), and whale spotting to be done along the whole coast with the self proclaimed whale capital being Hermanus. On the adrenalin side of things, the south coast hosts the world's highest bungee jump at Bloukrans that disappears into one of the steep ravines, characteristic of the area, and shark cage diving at Mossel Bay and Gansbaai. If all that activity gets to you, there is always the option to chill with a fine white wine and the oysters cultivated in the Knysna lagoon.
I suggest spending a few days to try take it in. We had great stays at the Tsitsikamma and Wildness National Parks. The tree-top chalet at Wildnerness is a gem!
Imagine that! On the south coast of South Africa you find the southern tip of Africa; Cape Agulhas. Known for its rough sea conditions, this is where the Indian Ocean means with the Atlantic. Cape Agulhas apparently means 'Cape of Needles', since the Portuguese navigators notice that the magnetic and true north align in this region.
It is difficult to say one specific thing for which the area is known. There are of course the forests, and awesome hikes like Otto, Harkerville, Grootvadersbos and Whale trails, as well as beautiful beaches with the surfer's legendary Jeffrey's Bay (affectionately know as J Bay), and whale spotting to be done along the whole coast with the self proclaimed whale capital being Hermanus. On the adrenalin side of things, the south coast hosts the world's highest bungee jump at Bloukrans that disappears into one of the steep ravines, characteristic of the area, and shark cage diving at Mossel Bay and Gansbaai. If all that activity gets to you, there is always the option to chill with a fine white wine and the oysters cultivated in the Knysna lagoon.
I suggest spending a few days to try take it in. We had great stays at the Tsitsikamma and Wildness National Parks. The tree-top chalet at Wildnerness is a gem!
Imagine that! On the south coast of South Africa you find the southern tip of Africa; Cape Agulhas. Known for its rough sea conditions, this is where the Indian Ocean means with the Atlantic. Cape Agulhas apparently means 'Cape of Needles', since the Portuguese navigators notice that the magnetic and true north align in this region.
Tsitsikamma River Mouth
Some indigenous forest
Some decent sea with waves
Mouth of Knysna lagoon at The Heads
Fishing at the tip of Africa, with the Cape Agulhas lighthouse below.
A view of Kleinbaai.
A beautiful region of South Africa worth exploring.
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