The Adventure

Meet your Bhejane representative and community guide at the Garden of Eden on the N2 between Knysna and Plettenberg Bay.  After a meet and greet, safety briefing and distributing of two-way radios, we are on our way.  Our route takes us into the Diepwalle Forestry section, the area where the Knysna elephants are believed to frequent the most.  Please note that this route is off limits to anyone other than SANParks and forestry vehicles.  Our journey continues through tunnels of yellowwoods, Cape Chestnuts, Stinkwoods and bracken ferns as the guides share their wealth of knowledge with you.  Discover the intricacies of these forests, the lichens, fungi and pristine streams. 

Much of the intrigue of these forests lies in their history, from the early Italian settlers to elephant hunters and timber harvesters.  More current anomalies include the 7-year disappearance of a helicopter, recently discovered.

Included in the day trip is a traditional meal prepared by caterers from a local community at the Diepvalle Forestry Station.

Our trip ends in the late afternoon at the historic church museum at Gouna, just above Knysna.