Eco-Tourism Opportunities Project

The Knysna municipal area is a hub for eco-tourism and adventure activities, such as boat tours, whale watching, charters, safaris, hiking tours, the Knysna Marathon and Oyster Festival and Simola Hillclimb (a premier motorsport lifestyle event) and a number of mountain-biking competitions. Increased tourism investment opportunities exist over a broad spectrum of established as well as new eco-tourism ventures in the area.

Other tourism opportunities include festivals, such as the Knysna Speed Festival, the Timber Festival and Motor Show. Knysna also boasts some world-class golf courses (Simola Golf Course, Pezula Champion Golf Course and Knysna Golf Course), gourmet restaurants, boutique vineyards, markets, farm visits and a variety of art and craft rambles, retreats and spas add to the choice of entertainment. Up close and personal animal encounters in dedicated wildlife sanctuaries include the Elephant Sanctuary and Knysna Elephant Park, Birds of Eden and the Brenton Blue Butterfly Reserve.