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Old Place

Old Place

Old Place is situated in Knysna on the very famous pictureque Garden Route in South Africa. It is called Old Place as it was one of the very first suburbs to be inhabited by the early Settlers. It is divided into Upper and Lower Old Place, Lower Place being close to the Knysna Lagoon and almost at Sea Level. While Upper Place is situated above the N2 overlooking the Lagoon and Heads. The views and sunsets from Upper Old Place are breathtaking, and as it a well treed area the bird life is also glorious.The Guinea Fowl roam the streets at peace in this quiet, peaceful suburb, which is close to... see more

Margie Law
South Africa

Knysna

Travelling eastwards on the N2 you cruise downhill from Rheenendahl and cross the White Bridge straddling the Knysna River and hit the newly upgraded Lagoon Road, although, in geographical terms, Knysna has an estuary, not a lagoon. Everybody coming from the west travels along Lagoon Road. You wind gently between towering rockface on your left and fresh clean water on your right and soon reach the Red Bridge which takes you across the Salt River bringing into full uninterrupted view Knysna Heads. The rockface changed a little way back to rolling treed hills spotted with white houses on large... see more

Dawn Whales
South Africa

The Prettiest Town in South Africa

I am in love with Knysna, the prettiest town in South Africa. Knysna’s personality is the sum of many things but the most important is the warm heart of her citizens and her natural splendour. None can deny the beauty of a low-tide walk from Brenton-On-Lake to the Western Head where, along the way, you delight in storks, cormorants, Egyptian geese and small beaches with their own identities offering a unique view of the Knysna Waterfront, Thesen Island and Leisure Island. Summer sundowners at Bollard Bay, clambering the ragged rocks of Coney Glen, riding a boat on Knysna Estuary, sand in... see more

Mike Hampton
South Africa