5 Best Things to do in Wilderness South Africa

After spending unique 24 hours of its kind in Oudtshoorn, we started our way directly to Wilderness which is a seaside town falling under garden route SAN park itself. The direct drive took us almost 1 and half hour to reach Wilderness from Outdshoorn. This small town Wilderness provides a mixture of exhilarating camping sites, nature and adventure activities and also least explored Wilderness beach which is perfect for relaxation at the same time. We would definitely recommend adding a night or two in Wilderness to your Garden Route itinerary to enjoy the beauty and elegance of this town. Read through to know about things to do in Wilderness, things to do in Garden Route South Africa and Wilderness Accommodation.

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How to reach Wilderness : Things to do in Wilderness

The best way to reach Wilderness from Capetown is by car which would take approximately 5-6 hrs via Bellville or N1. We directly drove from Outdshoorn and it took us 1 and half hour to reach without any breaks.

Why to visit Wilderness : Things to do in Wilderness

Wilderness is a picturesque town and it can easily seduce you with its natural beauty and who doesn’t want some extra adventures with a perfect place for relaxation at the same time, against a backdrop of lush forest and lofty mountains.

Where to stay in Wilderness : Things to do in Wilderness

We booked our stay at Ebb & Flow which is no ordinary lodge and we are still obsessing over it. Ebb-and-Flow Rest Camp comes under SANPark in Wilderness which passes through the beautiful Touw river setting with abundant bird life and lush coastal forests. It is also a perfect place for camping which also offers activities like forest walks, canoeing, fishing and field games too. Staying inside SAN Park becomes hassle free and more cost effective if you have a Wild Card. Click here to get your Wild Card.

We booked our cottage along the river’s edge and canoed until the sun went down and even started the next day with the same. We experienced an amazing time staying here and would definitely recommend this place if you are visiting Wilderness, its absolutely stunning and peaceful.

Where to eat in Wilderness?

Note if you are staying with Ebb & Flow rest camp, it has a fully equipped kitchen where you can prepare food of your own. You can also find a lot of good restaurants outside : Kaaimans, Salinas, Blue Olive to name few with a view.

List of things to do in Wilderness

Go for Canoeing at Touw River
Go for Half Collared Kingfisher Hiking Trail
Visit Wilderness beach
Visit Buffelsbaai
Visit the map of Africa view point

Canoeing at Touw River

Canoeing along the waterways of the area is very popular here all year round. We rented our canoe from the camp office itself which costed us 73R per person for an hour. Ahh we wouldn’t have missed it for anything, definitely one of the best time we spent in Wilderness.

Hike the Half Collared Kingfisher Trail

The trail starts on Waterside road 3 1⁄2 km NE from Wilderness, just before you reach a bridge over the Touw river which is a 7.2 km trail (out & back) takes approximately 3-4 hrs depending on your speed . We had to pay 52R per person at the reception before entering.
It is mostly a leisurely walk through forest along a stream leads up to a waterfall, however we could not finish it till the end because of Riju’s knee injury, sadly!

Wilderness Beach

From Ebb & Flow camp to the Wilderness beach it would take less than 5min of driving, you can say this beach just lies on the opposite side to the camp. This Wilderness beach stretches almost 9 km all the way to Kleinkrantz.

We didn’t see much of activities happening around, however it is a clean and isolated beach where you can sun lounge and can also go for a swim. It was awfully windy while we went making the weather very unpleasant for us to go for a swim. We sat there for an hour almost until the sun said goodbye.

Buffelsbaai

From Ebb & Flow camp we drove for another 20min and reached Buffelsbaai which is perfect for swimming and surfing. It also has a restaurant there which helps if you want to spend the afternoon there after a good sunbath and swim.
This is a lovely beach to walk on and its really surprising there are so few people enjoying this great beach. Do visit this place if you have enough time we are sure you gonna love spending some quality time here.

Map of Africa View Point

Gaze at the misty cliffs of the N2 garden route with an unbelievable sight of map of Africa. This is an extraordinary view point situated at Wilderness Heights which lies between the towns of Knysna and George and approximately takes 10 min of drive from Wilderness.

Envisioning the lovely end to this amazing time at Wilderness and now we would head towards our next destination “PLETTENBERG”

And yeah that’s all about it, things you can do in Wilderness. So guys hope you find this blog helpful planning yours, and if you have any queries please write it down in the comment section below. We would try to help with the best of our knowledge.

5 Best Things to do in Wilderness South Africa

How to reach Wilderness : Things to do in Wilderness

Why to visit Wilderness : Things to do in Wilderness

Where to stay in Wilderness : Things to do in Wilderness

Where to eat in Wilderness?