Phantom Forest

Activities

• Explore your surroundings; get a lift up to Phantom Pass and cycle back down (2 mountain bikes available), or follow signed trails through the woods, e.g. from the reserve to the carpark (40 minutes)
  
  
• Canoe down the slow-moving Knysna river, upstream from the lagoons. The lodge can provide canoes free of charge
  
  
• Visit Knysna Heads, and take a boat trip to the narrow outlet between the lagoons and the Indian Ocean
  
  
• Drive the spectacular Prince Alfred’s Pass. It will take you across the Outeniqua Mountains and into the expansive Klein Karoo
  
  
• If you fancy a swim or a bit of surfing there are plenty of sandy beaches; choose from Noetzie, Brenton-on-Sea, Wilderness etc
  
  
• Hike along the rocky coast towards Plettenberg Bay, or the gentler coast in the Goukamma Nature Reserve, or along the riverine kingfisher trail (day-hike) near Wilderness
  
  
• Play golf at the 18-hole course at Sparrebosch Golf Estate, in nearby Eastern Head
  
  
• Go shopping in Knysna for wooden artefacts, fabrics, clothes, sandals, jewellery and other trinkets
  
  
• Take the steam train through wooded valleys to George (twice daily; 3 hours each way)
  
  
• Deep-sea fishing trips, sailing, paragliding, scenic flights, horse riding, canyoning and bungy-jumping can all be arranged
  
  
• If active pursuits don't appeal, you could just laze by the pool and enjoy a pampering treatment in the Body Boma