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Best Things to Do
Top 10 Best Things to Do in South Cape DC [2025]
Knysna River
4.5
/5
17 reviews
7.0
98.3 km from downtown
Address: Knysna, 6571, South Africa
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-3 hours
Highlights:
Dockside sightseeing & shopping experience
Clear lake & beautiful mountain scenery
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South Africa tour group, came to Nesna to take a boat tour of the Coral Lake, overlooking the cape where the lake and the sea meet the Indian Ocean and the lake. This is a saltwater lake formed by the backflow of seawater at high tide. Its lake area is the size of West Lake in Hangzhou, China. The boat tour takes about an hour.
[Scenery] Calm and peaceful, with golden light.
[Cost-effective] High
Knysna Coral Lake is the estuary of the Ness River in Cape Town. It is a large lagoon formed by changes in the siltation terrain. The entire lake is about five kilometers in size and the water is clear. Because the lakeside is full of reed swamps and the natural environment is good, it has become a paradise for migratory birds to reproduce. In the green mountains and clear waters, the Coral Lake is like a dazzling pearl that is intoxicating.
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Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex
4.4
/5
20 reviews
6.9
53.7 km from downtown
Phone +27446911067
Address: 1 Market St, Mossel Bay Central, Mossel Bay, 6500, South Africa
Recommended sightseeing time: 2 hours
No.1 of Family-Friendly Attractions in South Cape DC
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South Africa tour group, from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth, on the way to the Dias Museum, visit the museum, the postal tree, and a shellfish museum.
This is the first place where the Portuguese explorer Dias landed in South Africa in 1488. It was built to commemorate Dias's rounding of the Cape of Good Hope to reach Poso Bay and landing in Mossel Bay. Learn about the origin and hardship of the first Europeans to discover the route to the East.
South Africa tour group, from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth, on the way to the Dias Museum,
This is the place where the Portuguese explorer Dias first landed in South Africa in 1488. It was built to commemorate Dias's rounding of the Cape of Good Hope to reach Poso Bay and landing in Mossel Bay. Learn about the origin and hardship of the first Europeans to explore the route to the East.
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The Garden Route
4.9
/5
24 reviews
6.3
Based on 139 reviews
>100 km from downtown
Address: 18 Eagles Way, Knysna 6571
Recommended sightseeing time: 1 hour
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Take a group tour in South Africa, starting from Cape Town along the Garden Route, drive to Mose Bay, visit the Dias Museum, the world's oldest postal system - the Postal Tree, and tour the Xhosa Caves in Mose Bay.
South Africa tour group, starting from Cape Town, the bus travels on African Highway 1, also known as the Garden Route in South Africa. It is a road composed of various towns and beautiful farms. Visit the French town and Dias Museum.
[Scenery] Beautiful farms, towns with unique characteristics
[Fun] Tours and sightseeing,
[Cost-effective] High
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4
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Garden Route National Park
4.8
/5
39 reviews
5.8
Based on 1,255 reviews
>100 km from downtown
Phone +27448770046
Address: South Africa
Recommended sightseeing time: 6-7 hours
40% positive reviews
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We traveled with a group to South Africa from Cape Town along the famous Garden Route National Park, visited Tsitsikamma National Park, Knysna Coral Lake, Moss Bay, Bloukrans Bridge and other attractions, and arrived in Port Elizabeth, where we took a flight back to Johannesburg.
South Africa tour group, departing from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth, after visiting Tsitsikamma National Park in South Africa, take a meal at KFC chain store in the highway service area during the ride, and then go to the Kelway Hotel in Port Elizabeth, including breakfast the next day.
[Scenery] Beautiful scenery along the way, sea, mountains,
[Cost-effective] High
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5
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Highgate Ostrich Show Farm
4.8
/5
19 reviews
5.6
9.6 km from downtown
Phone +27442727115
Address: R328, Oudtshoorn, 6620, South Africa
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
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The Ostrich Farm in Oudtshoorn is a place where ostriches are professionally raised. Here you can see groups of ostriches. You can feed them, ride ostriches or take photos with ostriches accompanied by breeders. It is really interesting. However, the smell of ostrich is too strong.
The Ostrich Farm in Oudtshoorn is a large farm that specializes in breeding ostriches. Ostrich is a delicacy on the tables of people here. There are about thousands of large ostriches raised here. The small ones are about 1.45 meters tall, and the big ones are up to 2 meters tall. They will run over to ask you for food, which is really a bit scary.
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