Looking towards the Heads from Leisure Isle The Heads on our doorstep! Waiting for the tide.... Rough seas at Coney Glen Beach View from the East Head viewpoint Oysters best enjoyed with crushed black pepper, lemon juice and Tabasco! Fantastic view from East Head Cafe The Waterfront Just chilling next to the pool! Our peaceful garden... Breakfast Dinner with the Tyson family Time to eat! The Egerer family Bronwyn - Backgammon Queen! Feel free to put your feet up and relax in the Hope Villa lounge! Breakfast area looking to the kitchen Many a gin and tonic has been enjoyed around this table! Senza - the perfect sundowner spot! Lagoon at low tide Perfect conditions for kayaking Low tide Strandloper! Kayaking through the Heads Don't forget to visit Freshline Fisheries for excellent fish! Just thinking! Us gals at sunset! The day the whales came to play! Fisherman's Walk on the Sparrebosch Trail Fun with the Aussies! At Birds of Eden Chatter on the front verandah Fun in the sun! The Rossen family Kayaking on the Goukamma River A special little beach! Wild Oats Market in Sedgefield Take a cruise on the Knysna lagoon! Friedel and Tessa Mousey doing what cats do best! View from the Heads viewpoint up on the hill above Hope Villa A stroll on the lagoon at low tide Fun in the sun! Welcome to Hope Villa! Happiness is... Just perfect Ain't they sweet! Breakfast for one! Mrs P and the Silk Floss tree Pure bliss Plenty of secure off-street parking at Hope Villa No kids can resist throwing stones on this little beach The perfect spot for an afternoon nap Tree ferns in Millwood Forest Pretty colours in Millwood Forest And the tree was bigger than me! Outeniqua Yellowwood Peaceful forest scene Live entertainment at Wild Oats Market Recycling at Wild Oats Market It's also a social gathering at Wild Oats Market Farmers Breakfast stall at Wild Oats Market Rustic seating under the trees at Wild Oats Market Bicycle rack at Wild Oats Market - fantastic idea! And if you prefer cake for breakfast... Wild Oats Market Dried fruit stall at Wild Oats Market Fresh cut flowers and herbs at Wild Oats Market One of the most popular stalls at Wild Oats Market! Fresh farm veggies at Wild Oats Market Human statue at Wild Oats Market Knysna Oyster Festival 2014 - SA Navy vessel enters the lagoon through the Heads Juri and Tessa New Years Eve 2013 Donne and Tessa New Years Eve 2013 Friedel and the girls!! Us - the friendly Hope Villains! A walk with one of our young guests The "pirate ship" that was moored on the lagoon for a few weeks! Never seen such a rustic and heavy mast as the one on this boat Smiles on the lagoon! Beautiful pool at Drupkelders Robberg Nature Reserve Brenton-on-Sea to Buffalo Bay beach Coney Glen Beach looking back towards the Heads. Coney Glen Beach looking towards the West Head The Paddle Cruiser on the lagoon Elephant skeleton in the Diepwalle Forest Station museum Some of the special Hope Villa birds! A selection of pics taken on our walk to Drupkelder rock pools Knysna eateries! Circles in the Forest Walk Get those hiking boots on - it's time for a walk! The do-it-yourself ferry at Goukamma Nature Reserve. What a fun way to start! Goukamma River - heaven on earth! Forest section in the Goukamma River Reserve The beautiful unspoilt beach at Goukamme View along the coast during the Kranshoek Coastal Walk Kranshoek Coastal Trail - unspoilt rugged coastline at it's best! Nothing sandy and gentle about the beaches along the Kranshoek Coastal Trail It was a very steep climb from that little beach below... Kranshoek Coastal Trail How lucky we are to have this right on our doorstep. Sigh. The Navy Minesweeper entering the Heads during the 2015 Oyster Festival Noetzie castles. Robberg Beach looking towards Robberg Peninsula Robberg Nature Reserve. Breathtaking! Dunes. Fynbos. Sea. At Robberg Nature Reserve Unspoilt beach at Robberg Nature Reserve Robberg Nature Reserve. Swartvlei Beach with its fossilised sand dunes. A fossilised dune at Swartvlei beach in Sedgefield Swartvlei Beach looking towards Gericke's Point Treat yourself to a little something yummy at Totties Farm Kitchen along the Rheenendal Ramble Feeling peckish? Fave view at the Heads. Love the sunset lighting! Aerial view of Leisure Isle towards Knysna Couldn't resist running down this dune at Robberg Nature Reserve! Yummy fried breakfast! And there's always lots of healthy breakfast choices too! A visit to Knysna Elephant Park is a must! Senza for an ice cold beer... breakfast