Visit Knysna, Knysna Tourism, Garden Route, South Africa

Bird Watcher

Guided birding tours for general and more advanced birding.

Parkes Manor Tours

We offer day tours in the Garden Route (Knysna & surroundings, Oudtshoorn, Tsitsikamma National Park). Animal encounters, coastal and forest hikes as well as transfers.

Circles in the forest hiking trail

Following an old mining path along the Forest Creek, the Circles in a Forest Hiking Trail beckons hikers to explore the loveliness of the Goudveld Forest.

The Water Club

The Turbine Water Club based at Thesen Island in Knysna offers a wide variety of activities on both land and the Knysna lagoon

Harkerville hiking trails

Access to the facilities is gratis by means of self-issue permits at various unmanned access points. Certain access points are however manned at times, when entry fees will be levied.

Drupkelders hiking trail

This magnificent indigenous forest trail leads down to enormous rock pools. Pack your rucksack with a picnic and swimming costume. 

Goukamma Nature Reserve

Goukamma Nature Reserve is a lovely coastal sand dune and fresh-water lake complex lying between Knysna and Sedgefield.