Sun and sea
The Garden Route offers some of the best water sport activity areas along the Southern Coast of Africa.
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- 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
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Adventure holiday activities
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- Paraglide in heaven - soar above the coast and have a birds-eye view of this beautiful environment.
- Abseil down the Knysna Heads and some 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.
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Wild Life holiday activities
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- 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.
- Go to one of the many Nature Reserves in and around the Knysna area.
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Tourist Attractions
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- George offers you the opportunity to go back in time and experience the old railway history of Southern Africa at the Railway Museum.
- Indulge in fresh Oysters from the Lagoon and visit the local beer brewery.
- Take a trip through to Outshoorn and experience one of the Cango Caves.
- Visit the Post Office Tree and the Dias Caravel Museum in Mossel Bay.
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Outdoor Holiday Activities
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- 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 forests in the area.
- Hike or horse-back ride one of the excellent hiking and horse riding trails along the coast and in the forest.
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Out and About
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- Shop 'til you drop in the many unique shops in Knynsa - The Waterfront, Woodmill Lane and Main Street are just some shopping areas.
- There are a wide selection of Restaurants, Coffee shops, Pub & Grills, Pizzerias and Farm stalls in the Knysna area.
- Weekends are famous for the many markets in the area - from Sedgefeild to Harkerville and Wilderness.
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