Phantom Forest

Knysna, Garden Route, South Africa

Location:
The Phantom Forest Eco Reserve is in the Southern Cape, in the heart of the magnificent Garden Route, on the coast of South Africa.

By Air:
Cape Town (480km) is your closest international airport. If you want to land closer to Phantom Forest, take an internal flight from Cape Town or Johannesburg to George (70km), which is about an hour away. Click on the links below for a list of airlines.

From the Airport:
The drive from George Airport to Phantom Forest takes just over an hour, and follows the N2 highway west along the southern coast of South Africa.

By Car:
You will probably want to hire a car. We recommend Holiday Autos, which offers competitive prices and discounts for internet bookings.

Directions to the hotel itself will be sent when you confirm your booking.

More on getting to South Africa and getting around

Airports:

  • Cape Town International 480.0km CPT
  • George 70.0km GRJ

Other:

  • beach: 10.0 km
  • shop: 10.0 km
  • restaurant: 10.0 km
Save to favouritesPrintMailPhantom ForestBungy-jumping, sailing, surfing, canoeing, kloofing… anyone touring South Africa’s Garden Route would think that terra firma had gone out of fashion. If so, then Phantom Forest is the place to be seen (or not seen, given its camouflage), for here you sleep in a [r:SA027:wooden house] perched halfway up to the jungle canopy. Thanks to tall stilts and huge windows, you can sit face to face with a Knysna woodpecker in the comfort of an armchair or bathtub. Bathtub? Up a tree? Oh yes, just because this is the monkeyzone, don’t think it has to be primitive. Fully-equipped bathroom, spacious sitting area, sumptuous double bed - it’s all there, thanks to the ingenious design and décor of Kit Stewart, who still runs the reserve today. You’ll even find a Jacuzzi, a massage area and 2 gourmet restaurants, situated along elevated walkways. Not to mention a freshwater pool with views over the lagoons of Knysna. Tarzan never had it so good!

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