Knysna Travel Forum

can you tell me how long it takes to travel down from johannesburg to knysna, and is it safe?? and where are the best places to see

hi, depends where you want to stay over or if you want to travel down in one day,average time from johannesburg with stops in one day should take you approx 12 to 14 hours and yes Knysna is safe lovely town, have a wonderful stay and enjoy,there is lots to do.

Yes ,no problems Stop over at Colesberg at the dam and sleep over .

I felt very safe in Knysna. It is a lovely, peaceful place and was one of the highlights of my trip to RSA. If you like birdlife it is a great place to spot all kinds of exotic species including the rare Knysna Lourie.
I can thoroughly recommend Pumula Lodge if you are looking for accommodation. It is a wonderful place and the owner, Peter Ellis, is a very nice guy. Details on my Knysna page which, unfortunately, doesn't have a lot of info at the moment.
Something else you might like to do is take a ride on the Outeniqua Choo Tjoe steam train that runs between Knysna and George. I wanted to do this but unfortunately ran out of time.
(www.explore-southafrica.co.za/explore/tours/gr_steam_train.htm)

Knysna is as Phil said a very nice place, visit the lagoon, take a trip on the train and do some hiking. There are a few nice campsites too. The food is great. We had no problems what so ever. Seemed very safe to us.