nysna is at the heart of the Garden Route and offers the perfect stopover between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. Boat trips across the Lagoon and around the Heads offer a unique insight into this spectacular region and access to the Featherbed Nature Reserve on the western head. Knysna also has its own Waterfront, Knysna Quays, with a wide variety of shops, restaurants and delicatessens.

There is a wide variety of golf courses nearby – some of the best golfing on the continent - and Bradach will be happy to make bookings on your behalf

round Knysna are many spectacular drives, the Swartberg Pass, the Seweweekspoort Pass and Meiringspoort, offering access to the dry interior of the Little Karoo. Oudtshoorn, an easy drive from Knysna, is the capital of the ostrich farming industry and the Cango Caves – a series of underground caverns - are nearby.

nysna offers so much. Walks, horse-rides and mountain bikes in the Knysna Forest (where the rare Knysna elephant is still to be found), sunswept beaches, bungee-jumping, animal sanctuaries and, last, but not least, the Outeniqua Tjoe Choo – a spectacular steam-train journey through the Kaaimans River Gorge from Knysna to George.

(Unfortunately the George / Knysna line is closed after heavy rain caused severe damage to the railway infrastructure during August 2006 and again in November 2007. In the meantime service continues between George and Mossel Bay, a scenic route traversing the farmlands outside George with the Outeniqua Mountains in the background before descending down to the Indian Ocean all the way to the Dias Museum Complex.)

Bradach Manor has a preferred operator who will escort you to these various sights and offer you a guide with in-depth knowledge of the area.

GOLF
Some of the best golf courses on the continent are to be found on the Garden Route. A selection of websites is given below to allow the avid golfer to plan his or her golf during a stay at Bradach Manor.

Sparrebosch / Pezula
http://www.sparrebosch.co.za/

Simola Estate
http://www.simolaestate.co.za/

Oubaai Golf Estate
http://www.oubaai.co.za/

Goose Valley Golf Estate
http://www.goosevalleygolf.com/about goose valley.htm

Fancourt Golf Estate
http://www.fancourt.co.za/

George Golf Club
http://www.georgegolfclub.co.za/