South Africa · BOAT TOURS IN THE GARDEN ROUTE
Every trip has one free day too few. These 12 boat tours in the Garden Route justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Cruise Knysna Lagoon to the Heads for 75 minutes of scenery, local history, marine life, and friendly guiding from Thesen Island.
“Great value for money. Good overall experience; Highly recommended. The boat itself is quite basic (not fancy), but clean and operated by professional and friendly crew.”
Ride a 400-horsepower cat-style boat from Plettenberg Bay for whale, dolphin, seal, and seabird sightings from June to November.
“Loved the entire experience. We got what we paid for and I would definitely recommend doing the whale watching tour”
Watch sunset over Knysna Lagoon and the Heads on a small-group cruise with a skipper, optional oysters, drinks, and relaxed local insight.
“Our skipper was friendly and made the whole trip feel like a warm family gathering. A deffies must when visiting knysna. She gave a lot of interesting facts about the lagoon and had blankets available for incase it got cold.”
Cruise from Knysna through the Heads to spot humpback whales, dolphins, seals, and more on a small-group two-hour ocean tour.
“So much fun. The captains were great and even though we had rough water it was so much fun and we quickly saw a group of whales and followed them. Such a great experience! Highly recommend visiting”
Cruise Knysna Lagoon aboard 102-year-old Coquette, with local stories, Knysna Heads views, drinks, and a relaxed 75-minute round trip.
“Great trip and excellent guide! The trip was so smooth and the small history stories was really interesting!”
Watch the Knysna sunset from a comfortable lounge boat with South African wine, fresh oysters, local history, and views of the Heads.
“The oysters and wine activity was more pleasurable than expected and provided an excellent to the day. The boat was very comfortable and allowed excellent viewing. The Skipper/Guide was engaging, informative and cheerful.”
Cruise from Gansbaai along De Kelders to see southern right whales, dolphins, seals and more on a small, uncrowded boat.
“Once in a lifetime experience 😍 Had a great guide, perfect communication before the tour and was so blessed to see the incredible whales! Thanks for this opportunity 😍”
Sail Knysna’s lagoon and Heads on a 55-foot catamaran with bubbly, snacks, sunset views, and a Captain’s barbeque for $111.
“The boat trip was very nice, the crew was very friendly and absolutely professional. We felt very safe in the catamaran on the ocean. Dinner and drinks were very good. Very happy to go again, highly recommended. Thank you very much. Michael B. from L./Germany”
Review of Knysna’s intimate sunset sail aboard the 50-foot Outeniqua, with Knysna Heads views, Cap Classique, snacks, and ocean sailing when conditions allow.
“A great trip, the staff made us feel very welcome. Easton and Nigel took good care of us! Lovely snacks and bubbly made the experience even better.”
Cruise Knysna Lagoon to the Heads, learn about local oysters, and taste six fresh oysters with white wine in 90 minutes.
“We were the only two people on the boat. Keith the captain was most informative about everything. The wildfowl, the properties and of course the oysters. A very enjoyable way to spend 90 minutes.”
Search for whales, dolphins, seals, and seasonal sharks on a thrilling 90-minute surf launch cruise from Plettenberg Bay.
“It was a very exciting experience The guide was great. He explained a lot, and it showed a lot. it was a really great experience”
Cruise Knysna Lagoon aboard the BellaVita for 80 minutes, with Knysna Heads views, birdlife, optional champagne and oysters, and a personal guide.
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