Information on Tsitsikamma, Eastern Cape, South Africa

The Tsitsikamma National Park is a coastal reserve on the Garden Route in the Eastern Cape. It is well known for dramatic coastline, indigenous forests and the Otter Trail. It was amalgamated with the Wilderness National Park and various other areas of land to form the Garden Route National Park.

Nature's Valley is at the western end of the park, and the main accommodation is at Storms River Mouth. Near the park is the Bloukrans Bridge, the world's highest bungee jump at 216m. The word tsitsikamma is a Khoisan phrase meaning place of abundant water.

There are various amenities including chalets, a restaurant, shop, caravan park and camp site, information centre, the Agulhas lookout platform, underwater trails and trees marked with their national tree list numbers.

The Otter Trail starts at the Storms River camp, and the South African National Parks has laid out some short trails for day visitors. Set in the Garden Route, the trails lead through forest and coastal scenes, as well as various waterfalls, rivers and streams. The Blue Duiker Trail continues through the forest, crossing a stream below a delightful waterfall.