Knysna Heights Travel Guide
Tourist Guide
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Where to stay in Knysna Heights
Paradise
Paradise is noteworthy for its gardens, and you can make a stop at top attractions like Knysna Lagoon and Garden Route National Park.
Overmeer Guest House
Super friendly hosts. Great facilities. All round top notch.
Reviewed on 8 Jul 2025
Guadeloupe Self Catering
The lovely host upgraded us to an apartment with a balcony and a great view over the lagoon towards thd heads. The room was spacious and clean with everything we needed for our weeks stay. only a short drive to the waterfront.
Reviewed on 5 Oct 2024
Protea Hotel by Marriott Knysna Quays
We stayed for two nights in a room with a view over the harbour. The room felt a bit dated and the walls quite thin (so much so we got a call from reception asking us to turn our tv volume down as next door found it too loud - this was before 10pm). Reasonable breakfast options. We ate dinner at ...
Reviewed on 22 Mar 2025
Brenton Haven Beachfront Resort
Very enjoyable
Reviewed on 25 Feb 2025
Brenton On Sea Cottages
It was an amazing experience and a beautiful place. The friendly staff made it even better and the businesses around was amazing. Really an amazing venue that I will recommend to anyone.
Reviewed on 28 Apr 2024
Under Milkwood Resort
Friendly staff, helpful. Well appointed units and a beautiful location
Reviewed on 4 Nov 2025
Popular places to visit
Knysna Quays
Shop for hours in sleek malls, dine with spectacular views and take a boat charter out onto a lagoon from one of the most scenic harbors on the Garden Route.
Knysna Lagoon
Sheltered from the rough sea swells by two rugged headlands, this brilliantly blue lagoon is a boating and watersports hotspot.
Buffalo Bay Beach
Why not spend a lazy afternoon at Buffalo Bay Beach during your trip to Knysna? You can seek out the golf courses while in the area.
Brenton Beach
Why not spend a care-free afternoon at Brenton Beach during your travels in Knysna? You can seek out the golf courses while in the area.
Eastern Head View Point
Enjoy spectacular views over the brilliantly blue Knysna Lagoon and the sheltering sandstone bluffs, and watch waves crash into the rocks at this cliff-top lookout.
Goukamma Nature and Marine Reserve
See some of the Western Cape’s wonderful wildlife in a coastal nature reserve that combines the flora and fauna of both the ocean and the land.
Things to do
Knysna: Downhill Forest Scootour Adventure
Tandem Paragliding Wilderness South Africa
