Knysna is famous for its oysters, grown in the lagoon, and cheap and delicious. Try them at the restaurants on Thesen Island, a former timber-mill island turned into a marina village with cafés, shops and boat trips, or on the Knysna Waterfront. The Knysna Oyster Festival is held in early July.
Lagoon cruises, some with oysters and wine, leave from the waterfront.
A private nature reserve on the Western Head of Knysna, reached only by ferry across the lagoon.
Two huge sandstone cliffs guarding the narrow, dangerous channel between the Indian Ocean and the Knysna lagoon.
A scenic coastal drive between Mossel Bay and Storms River, with lagoons, forests and beaches.
A long-running hostel in a converted old house on Baron van Reede Street, on the Cango Caves side of Oudtshoorn.
A park near Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) with more than 600 elephants, as well as lions, buffalo and rhinos, and a malaria-free safari option.
From June to November, southern right whales come close to shore in Walker Bay, making Hermanus one of the world's best places for land-based whale w…
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