Things To Do

Things To Do and Activities - Wilderness in the Garden Route

Lying in the foothills of the Outeniqua Mountains in a region of incomparable beauty, Wilderness is an attractive holiday resort with beautiful beaches and numerous vantage points from which to watch the whales and dolphins. As far back as the late 1800's the reputation of Wilderness with its natural bounty of rivers and lakes and intrinsic peace and tranquillity, ideal for seaside holidays, was established in a little stone farmhouse. A seaside boarding house was established in the old homestead - and so began the tradition of hospitality which has made this small resort town famous all over the world. The romantic resort of Wilderness lies 15 km east of George, between the Kaaimans River in the West and the Goukamma Nature Reserve in the east, bordered by the Outeniqua Mountains in the north and the Indian Ocean in the south. Wilderness is renowned for its vast stretches of beach and its peace and tranquillity.

Wilderness

Wilderness in the Garden RouteWilderness is set between the Kaaimans River and the Goukama Nature Reserve, whilst being bordered by the Outeniqua Mountains. Renowned for… Continue reading

Cloudbase Paragliding

ParaglidingAt Cloud Base we offer paragliding tuition, license courses, powered paragliding tuition, tours, and equipment sales and rental. We are based in the Garden Route… Continue reading

Eden Adventures

Eden Adventures If you love the outdoors, Wilderness is a fantastic place to spend a holiday. It is in the heart of the South Africa’s… Continue reading

Garden Route Horse Trails

Garden Route Horse Trails Garden Route Horse Trails offer remarkable horse trails into the stunning indigenous forest of the Garden Route National Park where you… Continue reading

Golf

Golf in the Garden RouteSituated in the heart of the Garden Route, near Knysna, George, Mossel Bay and Plettenberg Bay (see Google Map below for our… Continue reading

Herold Wines

Herold Wines VineyardOn the sunlit north facing slope of Cradock Peak, the highest crest of the Outeniqua Mountain range running parallel to the Southern Cape… Continue reading

Horse Riding

Horse Riding at Black Horse Trails Black Horse Trails - Spectacular Horse riding trails through the indigenous forest in the new Garden Route National Park.… Continue reading

Swartberg Pass

The Swartberg Pass is for many South Africans, the rubicon of gravel road passes. There is an allure and a mystique around this old pass,… Continue reading

The Wilderness Picnic Company

Discover the hidden gems Wilderness has to offer with an eco-friendly, innovative, home-made, preservative free picnic. Conveniently delivered to your door (Hildesheim Guest House) free… Continue reading

Wilderness not only overlooks the sea, but also the placid lagoon (Touw River Estuary), the Serpentine, which meanders between the Touw River, Island Lake and Rondevlei. This is a favourite venue for waterskiing and attracts enthusiasts from far and wide. Recreational things to do and activities in Wilderness include hiking, mountain-biking, bird- and whale-watching, hang- and paragliding, horseriding, scenic drives, day tours, angling, boating and other water sports.

Excellent viewpoints are Map of Africa with breathtaking scenery of forests, lakes, mountains and coastline and Dolphin's Point, an excellent vantage point from which to study whales and dolphins.
Woodville Big Tree, over 800 years old, creates shaded areas with its massive branches, making it a great picnic spot.
The winter climate is splendid with sunshine days and daytime temperatures that rarely drop below 18º C. The annual rainfall averages around 700 mm.