So today is the Highlight! The highlight after the three week build up towards today’s Open Day at the DarkFEST sponsored by Monster Energy. The buzz had been going since last year already, when profession free ride mountain biker Sam Reynolds first came to the Garden Route to do some insane tricks on his bike. I call them insane, and I’m sure once you’ve seen the pictures and the little…
Open Air Movies at Blackwaters River Lodge Looking for some child-friendly outdoor entertainment during these balmy summer evenings this holiday season? Make your way to Blackwaters River Lodge near Knysna, were you can view old movie classics under a blanket of stars. Skyview Open Air Cinema will be setting up their outdoor theater on Blackwaters’ manicured lawns, situated on the banks of the pretty, cola-coloured Goukamma River and surrounded by…
Our trip to the Featherbed Nature Reserve On the list of ‘must-do-when-in-Knysna’ the trip to the Featherbed Nature Reserve should not be left out. We were very fortunate for the day we choose was a magnificent, sunny, almost windless day. Good old ”Three Legs” was waiting for us, docked outside Cruise Café just off Waterfront Drive, to take us on the Featherbed Eco Experience, as it is officially called. As…
SPECIAL KNYSNA ACCOMMODATION: Green Season Special 20% discount for any direct bookings through our own website for Minimum of 2 night stay. Terms & Conditions: Rate based on Bed & complimentary Breakfast; Valid until September 30, 2016; NOT VALID during the Knysna Oyster Festival (July 1 – 10, 2016); 50% deposit secures the booking; direct bookings only. How to claim your 20% discount? Phone the Knysna Wayside Inn on…
Expedition Africa is an Adventure Race of note! You don’t know what an Adventure Race is? Neither did I… Until they brought it to the Garden Route. Our home playground. Nowadays known as the #HomeOfAdventure (by the way, are you following us on Twitter yet? @KnysnaWayside 🙂 ). What is an Adventure Race? An Adventure Race is a race without directions, in this case over a length of over 500km,…
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Darkness was approaching as we met at the upper parking of Pledge Nature Reserve. The glow of the rising moon behind the ridge added an almost mysterious feeling to the excitement of going into the forest at night. We were met by Mervyn, the manager and very knowledgeable host of the evening, together with Stan Davies, Trustee and member of the Management Committee of the Pledge Nature Reserve Trust and…
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Read the first part about one of the lesser known Garden Route mountain bike trails, the Homtini Cycle Trail here and find out how to get there… Homtini Mountain Bike Trail And apparently that is where it starts! A 4km uphill battle, over a rather rocky forest terrain. As said before, I am not a mountain biker, but even Erik said he had to get off his bike. On more than…
