The Tsitsikamma (Khoisan word meaning “Place of many waters”) is the official start of the Garden Route. The Garden Route is one of South Africa’s most popular tourist routes and follow the south coast from the Tsitsikamma to Mossel Bay. For travel and tourist purposes a Garden Route tour will take you from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town or the other way around..The Tsitsikamma forest is a indigenous forest which are highly protected by law. It consist of indigenous trees like the Outeniqua and Real Yellowwoods and other hard wood trees. Some of the Yellowwoods in the forest is over 800 years old. One of these is The Big Tree which can be reached by following a boardwalk path through the forest.
I love forests and and for me the Tsitsikamma forest is a magical place, both literally and figuratively. Walking through it you can feel the old magic of the forest and it always feels like a mythical creature can appear from behind the next tree. Maybe its just me. As long as I have my camera on hand when it does happen.
Beautiful photos and very interesting blog! I really like it!Greetings from Poland!m_m
I remember stopping by the side of the N2 as a kid and going to see the Big Tree. No boardwalks then, just a well-trodden path through the trees until you got to the tree and took the obligatory photo of somebody trying to hug the trunk 🙂
This is a beautiful image all that texture, all that colour. Very restrained of you, I would have gone over the top with HDR.
Lovely photo! So peaceful and calming! Wouldn't it be nice just to sit there for a while … clear the head of all thoughts and just be with nature!!!
Me again! I often have difficulty commenting on your PE Daily Photo – like today! Love your ice cream man! We have that irritating musical combi often driving slowly past. I never ever buy from them!! Love your horse memorial photo – must show Elaine – she has a passion for horses and now doesn't go riding anymore .. misses it terribly!
How I love the Tsitsikamma Forest. To walk in nature like that must be one of the best things! I like the reflections in the water – almost look like the face of a sundial / clock on the left hand side. And the colours on that rock! Lovely!
Love the yellows and golds in the rocks here. I would never be able to pronounce the name of that forest 🙂