Knysna Life

12 minutes away by car or boat on the opposite shore of the estuary lies Knysna town – stylish, vibrant and cosmopolitan with an eclectic mix of artists, crafters, professionals, academics, boutique and restaurant owners, sports enthusiasts, nature lovers and tourists.

A thriving cultural and social center, the town hosts a number of festivals where local residents and visitors meet and share. Five hours drive from Cape Town and two and a half hours from Port Elizabeth Knysna sets its own style at the center of the Garden Route, one of the most beautiful stretches of coast in the world.

Breakers on the bar and the sea-gulls crying,
Yachts on the river and the salt spray flying,
Duikers in the sunlight, with wet wings drying,
Colours of the veld with the rainbow vying,
Splendour of the sunset as the day is dying,
Moonlight a-shimmer where the boats are lying,
Flash of the water and the long oars plying,
Murmur of the wind on the tree-tops sighing,
Whistle of the cuckoo to its mate replying,
Knysna calls, with a voice theres no denying.

Knysna Calls by Ave Duthie