SCUBA DIVING AND KNYSNA
Scuba diving and snorkeling along the Garden Route are
excellent. Sailing is available through local boat clubs and
canoes are available for rental. Particularly popular are
canoeing/bird-watching trips along the Bitou River. Golfing is
available at the 18-hole course at the Plettenberg Bay
Country Club, which is also a Nature Reserve, boasting a wide
variety of birds and small wildlife. Or visit the 18-hole
Gary Player signatured course at Goose Valley.
Plettenberg Bay also boasts a very popular Art and Craft
Route. There are a great many local artists and crafters in
the area, and they are well-worth visiting. Pottery, batiks,
paintings, weavings and much, much more. Knysna is a
unique, quaint town 25 kms from Plettenberg Bay, set on
an extensive lagoon which opens to the sea through soaring
sandstone cliffs known as "The Heads". Unique marine and bird species abound, including the Knysna Loerie and the
rare Knysna seahorse. Galleries, flea-markets and festivals keep the visitor entertained in Knysna. It is also the
home to the famous Knysna oysters, served at many of the local restaurants.
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