Worth a DetourNatureNational parksHiking

Tsitsikamma

A wild coastal park of forest and cliffs, where a suspension bridge crosses the Storms River Mouth and the Otter Trail begins.

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Best Time to Go
Oct–Apr
Our full guide to Tsitsikamma is being written. It's on the Cape Town and the Garden Route list as Worth a Detour.

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Beaches · Whales

Plettenberg Bay

Western Cape
About 30 miles away

The Garden Route's favorite beach town, with long sandy bays, dolphins and whales offshore, and the seal-dotted Robberg peninsula hike.

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Nature · Lagoons

Knysna

Western Cape
About 48 miles away

A lagoon town on the Garden Route, guarded by sandstone cliffs called the Heads, with oysters, forest walks and a busy waterfront.

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Western Cape
About 288 miles away

Dutch gables and very good wine.

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Cape Town and the Garden Route

Table Mountain, winelands and whale watching.

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