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The Mount Knysna
The 5 star Mount Knysna offers true class in all its facilities. Tastefully furnished and decorated, the public facilities and luxury rooms offer all the services and luxury that make any stay become an unforgettable experience. Mount Knysna has five luxury appointed rooms.
Area Info
Knysna is a natural paradise of lush, indigenous forests, tranquil lakes and golden beaches. She nestles on the banks of a breathtakingly pretty lagoon, now a protected marine reserve that is home to the extraordinary sea horse and over 200 species of fish.
Area Information
List of Events in Knysna: 1. Pink Loerie Mardi Gras: April/May 2. Knysna Literary Festival: April 3. Knysna Speed Festival / Hill climb: May 4. Knysna Oyster Festival: July 5. Knysna Cycle Tour: July 6. Knysna Forest Marathon: July 7. Talisman Herald Karoo to Coast 100km mountain bike challenge: September 8. Naturally Knysna Festival: October 9. Christmas Concepts: November 10. Knysna Beach Festival: December
Beaches, lakes, mountains and rivers provide endless opportunity for leisure and outdoor adventure. Within the town, craft shops, flea-markets and cosy cafés beckon with small-town charm and hospitality. The area around Knysna is a veritable Garden of Eden. This is home of the only forest elephant in South Africa, the rare Pansy Shell, the brilliantly coloured, and elusive, Knysna Loerie, a plethora of waterfowl and forest birds, dolphins and visiting whales.
The indigenous forests in Knysna constitute the largest complex of closed-canopy forest in southern Africa, whilst the remarkable richness of the Fynbos vegetation contributes over 8000 plant species to the Cape floral kingdom. Exploring the Knysna forests, along demarcated walks, with the occasional call of the Loerie, provides a complete escape into a former time when many elephants trod these paths, particularly if you’ve read Dalene Matthee’s ‘Circles in a forest’.
Today a mere three elephants are reputed to still roam the forest. The Knysna Elephant Park has brought the elephant back to Knysna and all the elephants are former orphans rescued from culling operations in the Kruger National Park, except for Thandi who was born in the park.
A visit to Knysna would be incomplete without a trip to the heads - a striking geological feature made up of a pair of huge, brightly coloured cliffs lying at the mouth of the lagoon, flanking a channel of potentially treacherous water that flows into Knysna’s lagoon. The eastern head houses a lookout with spectacular views of the lagoon, Leisure Isle and Knysna whilst the western head is a privately owned nature reserve called Featherbed Nature Reserve. Visitors can get to the reserve via ferry.
Units and Rooms
Presidential Suite
Guests: 4
2 Rooms. 1 x King size bed (extra length); 2 x ¾ beds, bathroom with 2nd separate toilet, bath, shower, bidet, Molton Brown amenities, dedicated DSTV, 42 inch TV, Wi-Fi, air-conditioning, automation, minibar, in room safe, Lavazza coffee machine.
Luxury Suite
Guests: 4
Max Adults: 2
1 x King size extra length bed, bathroom with toilet, bath, shower, bidet, Molton Brown amenities, dedicated DSTV, 42 inch TV, Wi-Fi, air-conditioning, automation, minibar, in room safe, Lavazza coffee machine and fold out sleeper couch should it be req.
Deluxe Suite
Guests: 4
Max Adults: 2
1 x King size extra length bed, bathroom with toilet, shower, bidet, Molton Brown amenities, dedicated DSTV, 42 inch TV, Wi-Fi, air-conditioning, automation, minibar, in room safe, Lavazza coffee machine and fold out sleeper couch should it be required.
Deluxe Twin
Guests: 2
2 x ¾ beds, bathroom with toilet, bath, shower, bidet, Molton Brown amenities, dedicated DSTV, 42 inch TV, Wi-Fi, air-conditioning, automation, minibar, in room safe, Lavazza coffee machine.
