The privately-owned Featherbed Nature Reserve is a pristine piece of land situated on the Western Head of Knysna and is only accessible by ferry.
This 4-hour family-friendly outing departs daily including a ferry cruise, 4×4 vehicle drive a 2,2 km guided nature walk. The views are breath-taking, and the knowledgeable nature guides will share their insights of the area, fauna and flora. Once completed you will be treated to a spectacular outdoor buffet food experience included in the tour.
A must-do trip while in Knysna and suitable for young and old. Good walking shoes are recommended as well as cameras, hats, sunblock in summer and a warm jacket in winter on the ferry.
This excursion includes:
a return ferry cruise on the Knysna Lagoon to the Featherbed Nature Reserve,
a 4×4 vehicle drive up the headland on Reserve, stopping at spectacular viewpoints,
a specialist guide offering information on Knysna’s history, fauna & flora,
an optional guided 2.2 km nature walk through coastal forest and fynbos into ancient sea caves,
and finally a world renowned buffet lunch served in the Food Forest Restaurant under a canopy of Milkwood trees.
This excursion requires a minimum of 10 passengers before we can depart.
Featherbed Co
It was a wonderful day, the basic ingredients of the 4 hrs were:- boat trip to the reserve, lunch, and bus tour followed by walk. The boat trip was lovely and relaxed with lots of info from the guide on the local residencies of Knysna and who lived where, the lunch was fantastic and beautifully served in a restaurant under milkwood trees. The bus tour was nice to get us round the island and then the walk was pleasant and helped us get to the beautiful viewpoints that made the trip very special. However, this was a nature reserve and we had little or no information or demonstration of wildlife on Knysna, no info about birds and their habitat or on the specific ways Knysna is regenerating after the fire 7/8 years ago. If the walk could have been a little longer and showed a bit more of the reserve that could have been worthwhile. I'd rate the trip 7/10. Our guide was lovely but it just lacked the wow factor that a well-travelled nature guide offers. And hard to justify paying nearly PS100 for two of us. Not really worth it. - Judy
Beautiful landscape with stunning views and a relaxing skirt walk. The food buffet absolutely blew our minds and much more luxurious expected. I'd go back for the food alone. The first was knowledgeable and we heard many interesting anecdotes. What felt a bit strange was the complete lack of some more critical reflection on South Africa s "proud colonial history", when telling ask of the hero stories. Unfortunately, this is a common shortcoming of many garden route activities - Jonathan
Very nice experience! Try to believe! 10/10 - Francesca
Great experience! - Anita
Thoroughly enjoyed this experience. Excellent guide, boat captain and other staff. Reserve is beautiful. Enjoyable, easy walk and fabulous lunch afterwards. Highly recommend. - Sarah
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