for the outsider inside of you
Victoria Jubilee Creek, simply known as Jubilee Creek, is the site of the original gold prospecting in Knysna. Now a beautiful picnic site with a river running through it, this peaceful and beautiful shady is soaked in nostalgia.
If you are keen to hike the Outeniqua Hiking Trail but not so keen on 7 days on the trail, break it up into sections! This hike is a 3 day option which includes Day 1 and Day 2 of the trail.
What the short Templeman Station Railway Walk lacks in distance it makes up for in a charming history lesson.
The Forest Legends Museum at Diepwalle is a must-visit for all lovers of the magical Knysna Forest. Getting there: leave
The “Rooted in Time” self-drive tour of the Knysna Forest was recently created and promoted via a neat colour brochure (available at Knysna Info office) detailing the route and its attractions.
The San Ambroso Chapel Museum is a small building in Gouna. The Chapel was built as a Roman Catholic church in 1891 for the Italian immigrants who came to establish a silk industry in South Africa based on the misinformation that Mulberry trees grew plentifully in the Knysna Forest.
The Terblans Nature Walk is an easy trail through deep indigenous forest in the Gouna area of the Knysna Forest.
If you are keen to hike the Outeniqua Hiking Trail but not so keen on 7 days on the trail, break it up into sections! This hike covers Day 1 of the trail and then uses an escape route to bring you to Karatara.
We have bumped into tired-looking hikers doing the 7 day long Outeniqua Hiking Trail whilst hiking the Harkerville Coastal Trail and other routes in the area, and have been poring over the official 1 : 50 000 map for quite some time now.
This walk follows the gentle curve of the coast between Buffalo Bay and Brenton-on-Sea. Getting there: the turn-off [-34.031570, 22.940077]
