A first in Africa. Enjoy the unequaled beauty of the indigenous forest high up on ten treetop platforms. Gently glide along in a harness, on steel cables 30 meters above the forest floor. Birdlife is abundant (including Knysna Loeries and the elusive Narina Trojan), and your guides will explain the ecology of the lush primeval forest. Safety is paramount, and the system has been built to the highest civil engineering standards. Guides are fully-trained professionals.
Maximum Weight Limit: 120kg / Pregnant ladies not allowed to take part in excursion.
Tours are conducted in all weather conditions, but can be cancelled in the interest of safety.
Woodcutters Journey
Journey with us down the old Stormsriver Pass, and experience the indigenous forest from the comfort of a specially-designed vehicle. Follow the elephant trail, passing yellowwoods and stinkwoods, while hearing about the history of the area and the indigenous flora and fauna. Enjoy a delicious lunch or tea at a beautiful picnic site next to the Stormsriver, where wagons outspanned more than a century ago.
Guided Hikes
Fully Guided
(Woodcutter’s Journey on foot in the Plaatbos Nature Reserve)
Qualified FGASA Field guides provide an informative experience of forest ecology and bird life.