What Your Favourite Spring Cocktail Says About You

Along with the sunshine and rising temperatures, spring brings a new energy to the Garden Route. Suddenly, ordering cocktails by the pool at noon seems like the only logical thing to do! Which raises an important question: What does your go-to order reveal about you? We have conducted extensive research (asked a few people) and … Read more

A Runner’s Guide to the Best Knysna Trails

Has the running bug bit you yet? For those living on the Garden Route, it’s almost an inevitability. Any excuse to get out into these beautiful natural spaces, right? Every July, the Knysna Forest Marathon brings thousands of runners to town for one big weekend. The event itself is well-supported, fun and has launched many … Read more

Your Guide to the Knysna Oyster Festival 2026

There is a particular kind of excitement that settles over Knysna in late June. Our town has had its quiet months (the off-season calm that locals treasure and savvy visitors have long since discovered) and now it’s ready to wake up! Boats are being readied on the lagoon, restaurant chalkboards are being rewritten, and somewhere … Read more

A Cosy Winter Stay at The Turbine

When the weather closes in during winter, Thesen Island, usually so open to the ocean, sky and mainland, becomes its own little world on the water. Shrouded in clouds and mist, you might imagine this to be a gloomy picture, but it’s not; it’s atmospheric. South Africans are not typically creatures of winter, being accustomed, … Read more