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Author: Desiree Haakonsen
A Taste of the Constantia Wine Route
With only 10 wine estates, the Constantia Wine Route is not only the southern hemisphere’s oldest wine-making region (dating to 1685), but also the Cape’s most intimate wine route. Despite its small size, the Constantia Wine Route produces award-winning wines year after year; making it one of the biggest celebrities in the international world of […]
A Local Guide to Knysna
When you have only a short time to visit a tourism mecca like Knysna (voted the number 2 city in Africa 2012 by Condé Nast Traveler), on South Africa’s luscious Garden Route, it can be tough choosing which activities to prioritise. The best advice is to ask the locals – especially those involved with tourism […]
Oysters & Tapas at Tapas & Oysters
You can’t be in Knysna, at a restaurant called “Tapas & Oysters”, and not try one of the fresh oysters that are practically the town mascots. There is even a 10 day Knysna Oyster Festival where thousands of people pitch up in the middle of winter to get a taste of the succulent delicacy. It’s […]
A Romantic Date Night at Knysna Hollow Restaurant
With 2 little kids, eating out in our family tends to involve venues with bright colours, jungle gyms, mascots, fast food, and noise pollution. Needless to say, Kegan and I were looking forward to a quiet, unhurried, intimate dinner on our own at Knysna Hollow Restaurant. It also happened to be my last night as […]
A Visit to Birds of Eden – The World’s Largest Single Free-Flight Aviary
As part of our Knysna Weekend, the TravelGround team visited Birds of Eden, a free-flight bird sanctuary that adjoins Monkeyland in The Crags, near Plettenberg Bay. Let me just start by saying that I’ve never wanted to own a bird. Aside from undesirable bird calls echoing through the house at 4am, I fully believe that […]
Knysna’s Featherbed Eco-Experience
The first thing you notice about Knysna is its brazen natural beauty. It’s not subtle at all. No matter where you turn, Mother Nature boasts some of her finest works of art in the form of meandering waterways, golden beach sands, enchanting forests, waves of green hills, and rugged sandstone cliffs. The other thing you […]
12 Reasons why Pezula is the Best Golf Course for Non-golfers
On assignment to experience some of Knysna’s top attractions, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to visit the region’s top golf course – the Pezula Championship Golf Course. I am by no means a golfer myself, but since my husband’s only weakness in life is smacking golf balls along fairways, I have developed a fair […]
A Dream Stay at Leisure Isle Lodge
There’s only one thing I would change about my stay at Leisure Isle Lodge: stay longer! After a 5,5 hour drive from Cape Town, we arrived in Knysna after sunset; making our way through the amber glow of street lights to the pitch black expanse of lagoon and the tiny island set in the midst […]
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