A trip to Knysna is not complete without a cruise on the pristine Knysna Lagoon, home to the world famous Knysna Heads and many species of bird and marine life. Join us onboard the “Oyster Boat” for a memorable, leisurely 75 minute long cruise to the famous Knysna Heads and back. Sit back and relax, enjoy the feeling of our African sun on your face, the wind in your hair, while viewing Knysna from a unique vantage. Enjoy hearing all about one of SA’s favourite coastal towns, Knysna, from a local, homegrown perspective!
Cruises depart daily from our Activity Desk at TH23, Heads Up Coffee & Co. Please remember your camera, sunblock, sunhat and wind breaker (just in case!). Drinks and snacks are not provided on this cruise, but guests are welcome to purchase drinks from the cafe and bring them onboard. And remember – our boat is perfect for families and children of all ages are welcome.
Drinks and snacks are not provided on this cruise, but guests are welcome to purchase drinks from our cafe and bring them onboard.
Additional Snack Platters (Mediterranean Style with a little South African flavour) are available at extra charge on the booking page. Extra wine and oyster options are also available for purchase on the bookings page.
Please note: Guests are required to be at the boat 30 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time. We are based at our Activity Desk at TH23,Heads Up Coffee & Co. Thesen Island Harbour Town, Sawtooth, Knysna.
Please honour your reservation. If you can no longer make the date and time, kindly call us to change your booking or cancel via the links in your confirmation email.
I enjoyed the boat trip immensely. The twins Ryan and Justin was absolutely great. Appreciate the info given during the trip, most informative. Will definitely do it again and hope I will be able to book Ryan and Justin again. They were so sweet and polite. - Ricky
Enjoyed a very pleasant comfortable cruise recently, our pilot/guide Gabriel was friendly and told us lots about the surroundings and history , thank you. - Wendy
We were lucky enough to be the only passengers on our trip to the Heads. Jake was a fund of information and the trip on the water was very enjoyable and we would recommend this outing to any visitors to Knysna. - Nigel
Lekker cruise,young guide was knowledgeable and friendly.Would recommend to anyone it's a lovely experience. Guides imput got me to best pizza ever had. at Pizza e Vino Knysna - Justino
We had a lovely trip with our skipper Gabriel. He provided a lot of interesting background information and encouraged us to ask as many questions as we liked. The boat trip was very relaxing and we learned a lot about the region and its people. Thank you!!! - Andrea
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