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Knysna

Welcome to Knysna, the place of huge trees, forests and artists at the heart of the Garden Route.

Situated between the impressive Outeniqua Mountains and the sea, Knysna is surrounded by both indigenous forests and plantations.

The 21 ha lagoon opens into the sea between the well-known Knysna Heads, which protect it from the sea. This tranquil water is home to many fish species, including the Knysna Sea Horse and the famous Knysna Oysters.

The heads at the mouth of the Knysna Lagoon. This entrance is deceivingly dangerous and has let to the sinking of many ships in the past.
The Heads

A view into the Knysna lagoon from the heads.
View of the Lagoon from the Heads

Many hiking trails lead from Knysna into the forests. By following these trails, one can experience nature at its fullest. You will see the majestic, huge Yellow wood trees and who knows, possibly come across a well-known Knysna Loerie or even some of the Knysna Elephants. These elephants represent the most southerly distribution of the African Elephant population.

Many artists have made Knysna their home. Here you can find painters, sculptors and a magnitude of different arts and craft stores. You also don’t need to search far for them. Most of them are conveniently situated in the main street of the town. You should however be prepared to spend a lot of time in Knysna. You are not going to browse through all the interesting little shops in only a couple of minutes. Be thus prepared to stay over.

You will find some of the nicest place to stay in Knysna. Not only do the many places of accommodation offer you warm hospitality, they also allow you to experience some of the best views in the country. This includes bed and breakfast establishments, guest houses, hotels, private homes, backpacker’s lodgings and even rooms afloat in a houseboat.

Some of them are:

36 Long Street	Knysna Heads Holiday Flats	Woodbourne	Caboose
Ashmead Resort	Lake Brenton	Laguna Grove Apartments	Hunters Country House
Hunters Rest	Gallery Guest House	Mike’s Guest House	Portland Manor
Stannards Guest House	Yellowwood Lodge	Leasure Isle Lodge	Point Lodge
Brenton-on-Sea Hotel	Knysna Protea Hotel	Stromboli’s Inn	Wayside Inn
Rest-a-while bed and breakfast	Thesen Hill	Albatross Guest House	Blackwaters River Lodge
Essendale Farm	Cranmere Stables	Breakway Vacation Rentals	Lyn Scott
Bridgewater Bed and Breakfast	Island Lodge Bed and Breakfast	Larenhill Holiday Estate	Tuscany
Acornhill	Bliss	Blue Lagoon	Birdsong Lagoon View
Cape Explorers Lodge	Ganzvlei Farm	Guadeloupe	Little Mazot
Log Cabin	Mount Jay Cottages	Mountain Rose Guest House	Protea House
Protea Wilds Eco Reserve	Sun Valey Place	Villa Del Lago	Woodcutters Forest Cottages
Knysne River Club	Under Milk Wood	Al Due Camini	Bradach House

Knoetzie, with its old world atmosphere is a must see for anyone visiting the area.
Some of the Noetzie Castles

You can visit Noetzie, about 10km east of Knysna. Be prepared to decent about 100 steps to this paradise-like small bay with a couple of unique castles overlooking the wonderful beach.

Beaufort West
Cape Agulhas
Cape Town
George
Hermanus
Jongensfontein
Knysna
Mossel Bay
Stellenbosch
Still Bay
Struisbaai
Wilderness

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