Tsitsikamma is a nature lover’s paradise with its beautiful indigenous forests, impressive mountain ranges, unspoiled coastlines and lush forests, promising a rich marine and bird life.

The Tsitsikamma part of the Garden Route is also very well known for the Otter Trail – a hike stretching Storms River Mouth in the east to Nature's Valley in the west.

This hike is regarded as one of the finest in South Africa.

The name Tsitsikamma originates from the Khoi-Khoi language used by the Inqwa tribe that lived in the area about 1700 years ago.

Tsitsikamma means “a place of many/ sparkling/ abundant water.”

Explore the beautiful forests and Bloukrans gorge in Tsitsikamma or, for the more adventurous, stop over at the world’s highest Bungy jump at the Bloukrans Bridge.

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