Coastal
Garden Route
Attractions
The Garden Route follows the coast through indigenous forest, lagoon towns such as Knysna and Plettenberg Bay, and the Tsitsikamma section of the Garden Route National Park.
Climate
Mild and rain year-round, without the sharp wet/dry seasonality of the interior.
Activities
Forest walks, lagoon and estuary boating, whale watching in season off Plettenberg Bay, and canopy and gorge activities around Tsitsikamma.
At a glance
LandscapeCoastal
Best timeSeptember to April, with July to November best for whale watching.
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