"Experiences" - Outdoor Activities

Outeniqua Farmer’s Market

The Outeniqua Farmer’s Market have over 125 different food and craft stalls that have the beautiful Outeniqua mountain range as a backdrop. The perfect place to get your farm fresh fix.

Hops Valley Farm Stall

On the road from George to Oudtshoorn, this classic country farm stall is stocked with locally made chutneys, jams and pickled vegetables. Every South African knows a road trip isn’t complete without a stop at a quirky little roadside farm stall. This one also happens to serve delicious pizza, so you can order and browse the shop while you wait, having Pizza and home-made lemonade or ginger beer for lunch.

Silver Lily Cheese Farm

Situated on the Geelhoutboom Road on the rural outskirts of George, easily accessible from all main roads, Silver Lily Cheese Farm invites you on an aromatic cheese tasting adventure. Enjoy handmade Dutch style farm cheese (10 flavours), watch the interesting process of cheese making then sample some in the form of a cheese platter lunch accompanied by a glass of wine or fruit juice in the tranquil surroundings of the Outeniqua Mountains.

Zucchini Restaurant

At the Timberlake Farm Stall and Organic Food Centre, just outside Wilderness, there is a great little restaurant that has a menu completely inspired by organic local farm fresh produce. Try their stinging nettle pesto chicken salad or a craft beer platter set in a quaint peaceful garden.

Outeniqua Hop Route

This route from Herold’s Bay to Oudtshoorn takes you on a winding tour through what is also known as the land of milk and honey. Weaving your way through lush farmlands and picturesque mountain passes, this is the best way to experience all the activities and farm fresh stops along the way.

Over the Mountain Guest Farm

With George being the premier hop growing region in South Africa, no farm fresh experience would be complete without visiting a hop farm and having the opportunity to wander through the hop fields under the full moon on a warm summer’s evening. This hop farm also offers accommodation and their guests the opportunity to learn about this very interesting method of farming. Hops being one of the main ingredients in beer, you’ll certainly feel as though you’ve earned your cold one after walking around all evening.

An enthralling tasting room showcasing our visionary range of wine and craft beer. Situated on the Redberry Farm.

From bumble ball, to mini train rides and bumper boats. Redberry Farm is the first beacon that greets tourists along the beautiful Outeniqua Hop Route, and while you are there why not pick your own strawberries, at the largest hedge maze in the Southern Hemisphere.

A 1 hour Segway Tour Experience

The Wilderness Segway tours operates within the Ebb and Flow National Park which forms part of the Garden Route National Park – Wilderness section of SANParks. Stunning views of local indigenous Fynbos and of the Touws River that flows through the Park. Included in the 1-hour Segway tour is a 15-20-minute training session on a training course as part of the 1-hour Segway experience. After the training you will go on a journey through the Kingfisher Trail where you will marvel at the fynbos and Wetlands surroundings. A small access fee is applicable to enter the park, so spend the day. You can take your own picnic lunch and enjoy time swimming in the river next to the offices at the day visitor’s area of the park.

The main tours include canoeing, kloofing and abseiling, but for those who would like to explore the area in their own time, Eden Adventures has an affordable range of canoes for hire.

Canyon Adventures offers three different 3hr – half day experiences in Wilderness: The Dry Canyon Abseil Adventure, The Full Canyon Trip and the River Adventure

Offering some of the most scenic horse riding in the Garden Route

This is a nice shady walk through the forest, you are likely to see most of our birds e.g. the Knysna Loerie, Giant Kingfisher and the Fish Eagle. You will also see the Yellow Wood Trees.

Hold on tight for a safe ride on the unique Knysna RIB* adventure power boat that offers a unique combination eco adventure tour. Apart from the pristine estuary, an adventure through the infamous Knysna Heads will be the ultimate boating experience. Once out to sea the world is our oyster, where one can experience a vast array of bird and marine life as well as breath-taking scenery.

This is a fun rail experience for the whole family running on the existing Transnet rail network, between George and Mossel Bay. Mossel Bay serves as the main point of departure with excursions to a variety of attractions including the ever-popular Santos Beach, Great Brak River, Glentana and Maalgate. All excursions have lovely views over the Indian Ocean (with a ringside seat for whale watching during the season), river estuaries and the indigenous plant life of the Cape Floral Kingdom.

Scenic coastal flight including Klein Brak which is a long stretch of pristine white sand where you can possibly see whales breaching during whale season but mostly sharks and dolphins.

Offering guided safari game drives, horseback safaris, horseback outrides, guided bush walks and more.

The waterfall is hidden among the bracken-clad heights; therefore, a walk over little bridges are required along the mountain trail. You are inspired by the beautiful wild flowers that bloom in great profusion alongside the path while far below amidst ferns and undergrowth, a powerful river ripples over rocky edges.