Keurbooms River Ferries
Established in ’96
We like to think of ourselves as a family rather than a company. We are a passionate group of individuals who love both what we do and the beautiful places we live in. We make it our personal endeavour to make all our guests feel like family.
We have been operating for over 20 years. We are a dynamic company who’s main purpose is to show the rest of the world the beauty that lies within the garden route. We take a slow ride up the Keurbooms River, admiring the sights that lie between the Outeniqua and Tsitsikamma mountains. We welcome all ages, there is something up the river for everyone.
With so much to explore in Plettenberg, a boat trip on the Keurbooms River is a fun day activity. Your guide will take you on an exciting adventure, As you go, you’ll learn all about this fascinating ecosystem that is unlike any other in the garden route. Our qualified skippers and guides will point out and identify the rich diversity of bird life occurring along the river, the ‘nursery’ areas for many fish species, the specific habitats of the land mammals, and the intricate workings of the indigenous forest. Once our 5km destination has been reached, we stop on a natural formed river banks where you are able to explore the forest up close by strolling through pristine canopies of towering Yellowwoods and other indigenous trees, where after you can relax by tranquil amber waters in which you can refresh yourself before our return to civilization. enjoy a picnic and walk whitin the pristine forest. You’ll find yourself right in the midst of what makes this water world completely unique, surrounded by a vast diversity of plants, birds, animals and marine life.