Knysna Events

Come and experience the vast magnitude of sports and cultural events hosted in Knysna itself and the surrounding Garden Route area. Our centrally located Knysna accommodation is a perfect venue during any of the Knysna festivals as we are within walking distance to all amenities. Our Bed and Breakfast has a safe area for sports enthusiasts to keep their equipment. Knysna hosts various festivals throughout the year, from the main event The Knysna Oyster Festival, to the Pink Lourie Mardis Gras.

Knysna Oyster Festival

Our Knysna accommodation / B&B is centrally located, and is within walking distance to all Oyster Festival activities. We thoroughly enjoyed having a home full of guests during the 2010 Oyster Festival, and look forward to 2012.

This annual festival has two main sport events, the Knysna Forest Half Marathon and Knysna Cycle Tour, give participants the unique opportunity to run and cycle through the mysterious indigenous forests surrounding the town. The guest house / B&B has a secure area for all sports equipment.

The annual Oyster Festival is held over the first two weekends in July.

Oyster Festival raises more than R1 million for charity

http://www.oysterfestival.co.za/

Pink Loerie Mardi Gras

Knysna Manor House is a centrally located accommodation provider (guesthouse / B&B) and is within walking distance to all Knysna festival events. The Pink Loerie Mardi Gras was an idea born in Knysna, to promote Knysna as a destination. The first Pink Loerie Mardi Gras, in May 2001, was a huge success. Since them the Pink Loerie Mardi Gras has grown to be ever more popular with huge support from the gay and lesbian community.

This is annual event held over the 1st weekend of May.  

Golf Tours

Knysna Manor House, your choice for golfing accommodation on the Garden Route.  Knysna and the Garden Route area is paradise for Golfers with Knysna being home to the Jack Nicklaus Simola Golf Estate, Pezula Golf Estate and Knysna Golf Course. Further afield you will find the Ernie Els designed Oubaai, Course, Pinnacle Point, Goose Valley and of course Fancourt. Our centrally located Knysna guesthouse / B&B accommodation is perfect for golf tours, as we are within an hour and a half of the furthest course. Anthony will gladly assist you with bookings at any of these magnificent courses.

Eating out in Kynsna

This centrally located Knysna accommodation provider (guest house / B&B) is within walking distance to all restaurants and the Knysna Waterfront. This is perfect during the peak season, when walking is faster than driving.  Knysna Manor House guest house has a wide selection of menus from many of Knysna’s world-class restaurants. The choice is yours - from Italian and Greek to Knysna’s local delicacy – Knysna Oysters. The staff at the guesthouse will gladly make a booking at your restaurant of choice.

Tsitsikamma Canopy Tours

Our Knysna guest house is about an hours drive from the Tsitsikamma forest, making it the ideal base to tour the picturesque Garden Route. The Tsitsikamma Canopy Tour is the first of its kind in Africa.

The tour takes place in the magnificent Tsitsikamma Forest with most of the platforms built around giant Outeniqua Yellowwoods up to 700 years old. Standing within the crown of these giants and looking down at the lush forest floor thirty metres below is an unforgettable experience. Hold your breath as you slide from tree to tree through the forest, stopping at each new platform while your guides tell you a little more about the surrounding ecology. If you are fortunate you will spot a pair of Knysna Loeries or the brilliant red plumage of the elusive Narina Trogon. Whatever happens, we’re quite sure you’ll want to do it all over again!

Bungee Jumping

Experience every emotion whilst plunging 216 m off the worlds highest bungee jump. This centrally located Knysna B&B is the perfect base for thrill seekers.  Knysna Manor House accommodation is situated on the Garden Route, Western Cape.  This is the ultimate thrill!  This IS the highest commercially operated Bungy Jump in the world. We secure you in a full body harness and proceed to walk along a specially designed catwalk (216m long), which is suspended beneath the road surface, which will then lead you to the top of the arch - 216 meters above the Bloukrans River. Here you will be given final instructions by highly experienced staff, a countdown and off you go! Bloukrans utilizes pendulum bungy technology ensuring you the smoothest, most comfortable bungy jump possible.

Mountain Biking

For even more adventure, a mountain bike tour will test you to the extreme. If you love cycling and have always wanted to come to South Africa - we'll take you for a ride on the wild side! All our tours depart from a little town in the heart of the Garden Route called Knysna (pronounced nize-na). This stunning town has been voted South Africa's "Favourite town of the Year" for two consecutive years and tourists from all over the globe visit Knysna and are always impressed with its beauty.