Geographical Beauty of Tsitsikamma National Park
Tsitsikamma Forest
In the magical Tsitsikamma Forest, trees cling on to cliffs and grow in tumbles down hillsides. From the forest of trees, some of South biggest yellowwoods, stinkwoods and ironwoods poke their tops and underneath the canopy cycads, ferns and creepers thrive.
Nature's Valley Beach
The wide, pristine beach at Nature's Valley is flanked by the Indian Ocean, a placid lagoon and mountain slopes and engulfed in the Tsitsikamma National Park. While the beach is a wonderful place to relax, it's the lagoon that delights children. Here, they can paddle for hours and play on boogie boards and not worry about sea currents and the tides.
Kranshoek Picnic Site
You can get a glimpse of the grandeur — and ruggedness — of the Otter and Harkerville coastal hiking trails by taking a short walk from the Kranshoek picnic site near Harkerville in the Tsitsikamma section of the Garden Route. You don't need a permit or anything — just park and walk, either down to the rocky shore or along the forest paths flanking the picnic site. The view site has wooden railings and an information board.
Kranshoek view, Garden Route.
By
David Bristow
