Tsitsikamma Nature Reserve
People search “Tsitsikamma Nature Reserve” for the Storms River Mouth gate inside Garden Route National Park. The trail-by-trail split is on Tsitsikamma hiking trails.
Official day walks
From the SANParks Garden Route hikes page:
- Mouth Trail — 2km, about one hour
- Waterfall Trail — 6km, about three hours
- Otter Trail — 42km, five days, booked. See the Otter Trail guide.
Conservation fees sit on SANParks’ Garden Route rates page. Hikeza does not paste a rand amount that will be wrong next season. No dogs.
Not the same as
Robberg is CapeNature at Plettenberg Bay. Knysna’s SANParks walks are a different section of the same park. Featherbed is a private Knysna cruise-and-walk.
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- Is Tsitsikamma Nature Reserve the same as Garden Route National Park?
- Yes for hikers. SANParks lists the Storms River Mouth walks under the Tsitsikamma section of Garden Route National Park. There is not a separate municipal “Tsitsikamma Nature Reserve” gate next door.
- What can you hike at Tsitsikamma Nature Reserve without booking the Otter?
- SANParks’ official list: Mouth Trail 2km (about one hour) to the suspension bridges, and Waterfall Trail 6km (about three hours). Day visitors pay the Garden Route conservation fee at Storms River Mouth — check the live SANParks rates page.
- Are dogs allowed in Tsitsikamma Nature Reserve?
- No. These are SANParks park walks. Dogs are not allowed.