Walks and treks

Garden Route and Tsitsikamma

South Africa Eastern Cape

Garden Route and Tsitsikamma
Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A scenic coastal drive between Mossel Bay and Storms River, with lagoons, forests and beaches. At Tsitsikamma, walk to the suspension bridge over Storms River Mouth. The Otter Trail is a famous 5-day hike (book a year ahead).


The world's highest bridge bungee jump is at Bloukrans.

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