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Knysna - Garden Route
NATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY IN AUGUST wine regions in South Africa, it still promises STAY AHEAD OF THE PACK IN
Celebrate the special ladies in your life – or a diverse selection of wonderful wines, and DECEMBER
yourself – this Women’s Day on the Garden lots of breath-taking scenery, including the Take a break just before Christmas and put in
Route. Since the public holiday falls on a towering Tsitsikamma Mountains. Be sure for leave on Friday, 17 December, to make a
Monday, you can request Tuesday, 10 August to sample a glass of Méthode Cap Classique long weekend of the Day of Reconciliation.
off (and possibly the next day, too) and savour (MCC) – the region’s specialty. Recommended: Christmas Markets and
a well-deserved long weekend. Carols by Candlelight. Summer’s long lazy
STRAWBERRY PICKING AT REDBERRY days and warm evenings lend themselves to
Recommended: How about some indulgent FARM IN SEPTEMBER Christmas gift markets, famer’s markets, craft
wine tasting in the Plettenberg Bay wine Strawberry picking is a fantastic, family- beer, local food and festivities! Spend some
region? While it is indeed one of the youngest friendly springtime activity. Purchase a Festive Season time on the Garden Route
container at the farm stall and take your and put the Outeniqua Farmer’s Market,
time strolling through the flourishing fields Milkwood Evening Market and Carols by
in search of red, ripe, ready-to-eat berries Candlelight in the very special Garden Route
to tuck into back at your accommodation. Botanical Garden at the top of your list!
Redberry Farm is also home to a quaint tea
garden, a pizzeria, deli, and a coffee bar. These are just a small selection of the many
You’ll have the chance to sample a selection activities on offer along the Garden Route.
of wines and craft beer inside the Houtbosch With its wide range of ecosystems including
tasting room, too. mountain, lake, forest and fynbos, enjoying
nature and unwinding on the Garden Route
is hard to beat! BV

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