The
Garden Route and South
Africa offers a long list of interesting
towns with lots to do. Most of these towns are included
in a Garden Route Tour. Remember
to let us know if there is a certain town you would
like to see during your Garden Route Tour
and we will do our best to include it in the tour.
-Knysna
Knysna,
as a tourist destination, offers an eclectic mix
of attractions and activities - something for everyone.
Diverse in its mix of people and its surroundings,
this diversity is reflected in a range of choices
of eco-tourism, cultural-tourism and heritage-tourism.
Knysna
is situated on South Africa's only
National Lake, which is also the country's largest
permanent estuary. The waters of the Indian Ocean
channel through two large sandstone cliffs, The
Heads, forming the gateway to the old harbour (Thesens
Jetty) from where ships carried timber to the far
corners of the globe, into the wide lagoon basin.
The
enchanting town of Knysna is surrounded by the Outeniqua
Mountain range, engulfed by indigenous forests and
the protected 21 square kilometre marine reserve,
locally better known as the'Lagoon'.
The
Knysna Lagoon is best known for its most unique
industry, oyster farming. To the oyster lovers this
could only mean sheer self-indulgence.
Fishing,
boating, bait-collecting and all watersport activities
on the lagoon are regulated by the Parks Board,
which ensures the protection of, and creates a sanctuary
for, the threatened Seahorse (Hippocampus capensis),
which breeds in the estuary, and the rare Pansy
Shell, found along the flat sandbanks.
There
are many fabulous Scuba diving and snorkelling spots,
such as the wrecks at the Heads. Canoeing, kayaking,
a trip on a pleasure cruiser, or a ferry trip to
Featherbed Nature Reserve, can be enjoyed on the
Lagoon. Other activities include visiting Wilderness,
Sedgefield and George, or Oudtshoorn, as well as
bird-watching, with over 200 identified species,
including the famous Knysna Lourie and the evasive
Narina Trogon.
It
is a place where past, present and future merge
as one, and capture you in their web, forever. Make
sure to include this town in your Garden
Route Tour when visiting South
Africa!
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