But before we get to that....
Proving the versatility of both the place and the residents, Portfolio’s Knysna-based assessor Wendy sent in these images – she takes her furry friend "Cubby" out on the Lagoon regularly.
Note the purr-fectly sized kitty life jacket.
Who says cats don''t like water?
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Cute huh?
Now back to that that Knysna Top 10 List we promised...
1. Be captain of your own holiday! Charter a houseboat from Lightley''s Holiday Houseboats and enjoy a holiday with a difference. Their fully equipped, 4- or 6-berth self-drive houseboats are easy to pilot (and you''ll be given a lesson to get you going). Catered or self-catered, you’ll be free to explore the safe, tranquil waters of Knysna’s Lagoon.
2. Enjoy living on the edge? Risk life and limb for a really special picnic spot: Ask locals for directions to Coney Glen, a gorgeous, sheltered cove near the Knysna Heads with a shady, grassed picnic site. Braai (BBQ) snorkel in the rock pools and play on the sandy beach.
3. Get aphrodisiac’d - eat oysters. The town is so famous for these slippery suckers they have their own Oyster Festival each year!
4. Run! (in the forest) Run! Participate in the Knysna marathon around the same time as the above mentioned festival. Contact these chaps for more info.
5. Go fish. Conditions in Knysna are ideal for this popular pastime, whether you fish in the lagoon or off the rocks on the coast. You’ll need to buy a fishing permit at the Knysna Post Office.
6. Love Pachyderms? You could go elephant-spotting in the hope to see one of (or the only?) remaining Knysna elephant/s. Or head to the Knysna Elephant Park and hand-feed a baby elephant. The park is situated off the N2, Knysna and Plettenberg Bay.
7. Support local micro-breweries. Mitchell’s holds beer tastings in Knysna Monday to Saturday. Call 044-382-4685 to book.
8. Twitchers Unite! Knysna is a birder’s paradise with its variety of habitats. The Woodbourne Marsh and wetlands around the lagoon are especially bird-rich.
9. Birds leave you cold? How about tree-spotting? Unlike birding your subjects can’t fly away! In the
10. Make like Tom and Cruise. Take a Knysna sunset cruise along the lagoon or out through the Knysna Heads, enhanced with a glass of bubbly or even a turn at the helm.
Accommodation in Knysna
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(Knysna Heads Image: toothbrush666. Creative Commons License.)