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Brackenburn Nature Reserve

Brackenburn Private Nature Reserve…

Brackenburn private estate offers our hiking enthusiasts a couple of choices for guided walks and hikes.  Visitors will enjoy some amazing scenery in the Crags area.  Firstly, there is a  one way hike from Brackenburn to Enrico’s restaurant at Keurbooms…

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Cairnbrogie

Cairnbrogie hiking trails offer…

INTRODUCTION This hike is on Cairnbrogie farm which offers spectacular views on various activities including hiking trails and is an easy 10 minute drive from Bayside  Lodge and is located along the airport road west of Robberg Nature Reserve.  It…

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hiking holidays amphitheatre

The Amphitheatre hike –…

The amphitheatre hike starts at Robberg Nature Reserve entrance. You leave your car and turn right at the boom and head down to the coast.  Our guide explained that this amazing trail was developed by the Robberg Coastal Corridor team…

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hiking holidays

Bayside now offering hiking…

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yQrVXe3iYmU Bayside Lodge is now offering hiking holidays with a “base camp” style of slackpacking trail with twenty different day hike options to suit all levels of fitness. Slackpacking and hiking are gaining in popularity as people seek outdoor activities…

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Terblans walk

Terblans walk at Goana,…

The Terblans Walk is an easy and beautiful walk through the indigenous Knysna forest. It starts and ends at the Grootdraai picnic site which is ideal for a picnic before or after the hike. Introduction to the Terblans walk From…

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Natures Valley Kalenderkloof hiking…

The Kalander Kloof hiking trail extends for some 4.8 kilometres and begins just opposite the entrance of the camping site of de Vasselot. The trail takes hikers up the Kalanderkloof Mountain, but is not too difficult, requiring only relative fitness…

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Perdekop hiking trail in…

The Perdekop hiking trail and nature Walk, or Horse’s head in English, is an easy leisurely walk through the indigenous Harkerville forest with gentle forest stream falling into a pool, a great picnic spot halfway along the route. It is…

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Knysna forest Diepwalle Elephant…

Diepwalle Elephant Hiking Trails If you visit the Garden Route and do not enough time for a multi-day hike,  do head to the Diepwalle Forestry Station and go lose yourself in the Knysna forest on one of the Elephant hiking…

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Covid vaccines make travel easier to consider

Covid-19 vaccines arrives in…

COVID-19 Coronavirus vaccines have just arrived in South Africa this week! Access to COVID-19 vaccines is our highest priority. South Africa will receive 1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in January and 500 000 doses in February of the…

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Plett’s award winning beaches…

  Thank you to Showme Plett for ths lovely article from Plett Tourism News about our award winning beaches and wines. Plett has long been known for its sun-kissed beaches which are a favourte with locals and foreigners alike. Just…

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