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Category: Family
Monkeyland Primate Sanctuary: An Overview
A heartfelt chorus of ‘welcome to Monkeyland’ was given to us by a group of international volunteers who were waiting outdoors for our group. Though we’d been there for less than a minute, they made us feel instantly at home with their warm smiles, guiding us past stone water features and indoors to the reception […]
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 […]
Plett Puzzle Park
The Plett Puzzle Park is a fun-filled gem located just off of the N2 about 10 km from Plettenberg Bay. The park is an enriching old-school family experience that the age of iPads and DVDs too often neglects. We had the pleasure of meeting the ever-friendly Colin and Wilane McLeod who have lived on the […]
Mitchell’s Brewery Brews Beer. Naturally
To start off our work weekend, we visited the renowned Mitchell’s Brewery in Knysna for a tour and craft beer tasting. In hindsight, this was probably one of the best moves we could have made for the beginning of our trip as the delicious beer tastings (and several others we had afterwards) helped to break […]
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 […]
Whale Watching and Eco Tours with Springtide Charters
The beautiful Knysna lagoon, featured on almost every Garden Route postcard, is a truly fascinating place, and I’m not just talking about what can be seen above the water. As is the case with most beautiful things, Knysna lagoon has hidden depths and is considered to be one of the most dangerous harbours in the […]
Phantom River View Self-catering Cabins
Phantom River View is a large estate nestled within a fairy tale forest setting just 9km before the town of Knysna, in the Western Cape. It offers a collection of private self-catering wooden cabins that don’t leave a stone unturned when it comes to insatiable luxury. Located along a long gravel road within Knysna Forest, […]
Knysna Hollow Country Estate
Framed by timeless oak and pecan trees, Knysna Hollow Country Estate is beautifully laid out on a secluded country estate on the edge of Knysna. Although we didn’t stay there, my husband and I enjoyed a romantic dinner at the cosy Knysna Hollow Restaurant to celebrate #1 being in Knysna, #2 being in Knysna without […]
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