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Keurbooms River Ferries

52 Reviews

#5 of 23 Tours in Plettenberg Bay

Tours, Sightseeing Tours

N 2 at Keurboom Creek, Plettenberg Bay 6600, South Africa

Open today: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Review Highlights

“Peaceful trip down river”

My family thoroughly enjoyed this experience and would recommend to everyone. Russel is a... read more

Reviewed March 28, 2018

kirkmans2016

Cape Town, South Africa

“Great way to spend time cruising on the Keurbooms”

The trip up the Keurbooms river into the nature reserve is a great way to see the reserve. Russel... read more

Reviewed January 17, 2018

GustavWdeBeer

Edenvale, South Africa

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4.5 52 reviews

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Average3%
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“fauna and flora”(3 reviews)

“rock formations”(3 reviews)

“bird life”(4 reviews)

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N 2 at Keurboom Creek, Plettenberg Bay 6600, South Africa

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kirkmans2016

Cape Town, South Africa

149

Reviewed March 28, 2018

Peaceful trip down river

My family thoroughly enjoyed this experience and would recommend to everyone. Russel is a wonderful source of information with wealth of knowledge. His humour was enjoyed by all of us from all parts of the world. Thank you Russell for a wonderful day - morning...More

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GustavWdeBeer

Edenvale, South Africa

135

Reviewed January 17, 2018

Great way to spend time cruising on the Keurbooms

The trip up the Keurbooms river into the nature reserve is a great way to see the reserve. Russel the skipper is very informative with interesting facts on the area.

Thank GustavWdeBeer

Penny B

2814

Reviewed January 11, 2018 via mobile

Excellent experience

We have just spent a wonderful morning on the Keurbooms River on the ferry. The skipper, Russell, is very knowledgeable with regards to the forna and flora, history and rock formations of the area. He engages with the whole group making it a very special...More

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LubbeLou

135

Reviewed July 3, 2017 via mobile

Tranquility & Beauty

How nice to expect less & then have such a wonderful experience. Russell is knowledgeable, great with the kids & the scenery is truly beautiful. We loved it, including the teenagers. Clear water made watching the seals & unique jelly fish easy. Birdlife abounds &...More

Thank LubbeLou

arpegiator

Pretoria, South Africa

280254

Reviewed May 8, 2017

Keurboom Ferries

Its best to phone ahead to make sure what days the ferry will be going as it does not go every day. You can get the tickets for a little less from the plettenberg bay tourist centre at plettenberg bay market square shopping centre. There...More

2 Thank arpegiator

Martin N

Bellville, South Africa

18431

Reviewed April 12, 2017 via mobile

Relaxing with the family

We booked the 11h00 time slot and it took 2h30 to complete. Russel supplied the group with plenty of information wrt the area, fauna and flora. The boat cruise was very relaxing in a perfect setting. What a blast.

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Keegan L

6717

Reviewed April 11, 2017 via mobile

Relaxing lagoon cruises

An incredible day out on the lagoon. Rent the little speedboat for three hours and cruise up slowly enjoying the towering green hills and Forrest type retrain. Stop on the sandy banks and make use of the braai areas or just have a picnic and...More

1 Thank Keegan L

SteMar247

706199

Reviewed March 16, 2017 via mobile

Very relaxing

We enjoyed a river cruise and lunch on this boat and enjoyed the informative commentary. The beaches along the way are only accessible from the river and are lovely places for families to stop and enjoy a barbecue or swim. We saw two types of...More

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Darka M

Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

11945

Reviewed February 21, 2017

Not to be missed

It's a must to see, our guide Russell was very knowledgable and made the trip very interesting and pointed out the birds and about the forest Such a beautiful place,the boat can only go so far, but was worth it. Part of the Keurboom reserve...More

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suyenneb

Knysna

10827

Reviewed January 15, 2017 via mobile

Awesome!

Never knew how beautiful and long this river is. Need to spend more time more often. We enjoyed the cruise and all the valuable information. Loved the fact that we could have our own drinks and snacks. A very nice swim and the fish nibbling...More