Mountain biking has become a very popular pastime of late and something I'd like to find the time for to try out. Time and the money for a proper mountain bike. I really wouldn't mind a proper off road bike to travel with. You know, one of those big BMW ones. But I can barely … Continue reading Gliding around the Wilderness lakes on a segway
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Driving between Wilderness and George along the back roads
Last Thursday morning I did a presentation at a tourism stakeholder workshop in the Tsitsikamma and after lunch moved on to George for a weekend exhibit. Having had some time on my hands I decided to veer off the main road and pick up a few Geocaches along Bo-Langvlei Road, the dirt road running behind … Continue reading Driving between Wilderness and George along the back roads
Sunny day in Wilderness
Ahhh, a sunny autumn's day in the Wilderness section of the Garden Route National Park. What more is there to say?
The Map of Africa at Wilderness
One of the most extraordinary scenic view points on the Garden Route must be the one above Wilderness of the Kaaimans River flowing below. As the river makes it's way through the valley towards the sea it forms the outline of the map of Africa. In the photo part of the Kaaimans Pass can be … Continue reading The Map of Africa at Wilderness
Wilderness Beach from Dolphin Point
The Garden Route has some stunning scenic view points. Storms River Bridge, Bloukrans Bridge, Natures Valley, Plettenberg Bay looking to Beacon Isle and Robberg, Kranshoek and the Knysna Heads just to name a few. Heck, the Garden Route is one continuous scenic view. Right up there with the best amongst them is the view from Dolphin Point looking east along … Continue reading Wilderness Beach from Dolphin Point
Dolphin Point at Wilderness
One of the most popular lookout points on the Garden Route is Dolphin Point just outside Wilderness on the way to George. Most tour buses as well as holiday makers tend to pull over here to both stretch their legs and enjoy the magnificent views. Looking east you can see Wilderness itself with its long … Continue reading Dolphin Point at Wilderness
Fairy Garden
About halfway between the towns of Sedgefield and Wilderness on the Garden Route is a spot called Timbervillage. Having never stopped there before, I decided to pull over and check it out. It consists of a number of shops and eateries housed in timber buildings similar to those the woodcutters and gold miners in the area used to live … Continue reading Fairy Garden
Wilderness
I have always said that if my boat had to come in I would one day retire in Wilderness on the Garden Route. Somewhere against the hillside from where I can see the ocean, mountains, lakes and beaches of this beautiful area. Wilderness is a nice central base from where visitors can explore the Southern … Continue reading Wilderness
Garden Route
The area between Port Elizabeth and Cape Town is known as the Garden Route. The specific area stretches from Mossel Bay to the Tsitsikamma, but PE and CT are seen as the two gateways to the area. The reason it is called the Garden Route is not because of fancy manicured gardens but because the … Continue reading Garden Route
Firefly the Travel Guy 