This photo was taken just before sunrise on the beach of Danie and Bella, our Whirehair
Terrier. You do not need TV during your holiday in the Wilderness..... the Beach is
the BIG SCREEN with so many activities up and down this wonderful Beach. People
walking their dogs... fisherman.. the joggers and the sunbathers and swimmers... and
the bird watchers !

Birdlife in Wilderness
The village of Wilderness is the start of the Wilderness National Park. The park stretches
from the Touw River mouth to the Swartvlei estuary near Sedgefield and is home to numerous
types of birds from forest and mountain dwellers to water birds.
There are a series of interconnecting lakes between the Touw River and Rondevlei, which host
a variety of water birds, such as the great crested and black-necked grebe, reed cormorant,
grey and purple heron, African spoonbill, little Bittern and red-knobbed coot.

The white fronted plover can also be found on the mud banks of the Touw River, adjacent to
Ebb and Flow restcamp.

The surrounding forested hillside is home to several raptors, including; cuckoo hawk, crowned
eagle, forest buzzard, sparrow hawks and African goshawk

You may also spy the elusive Knysna Lourie or one of the many kingfisher species, such as the
malachite and giant pied kingfishers while walking along the nature trails in the unique
ecological system.

WHALES

This is our own Whales in front of our Guesthouse. So many of them have visited us during the last season. We still saw them about
two weeks ago....and can still be seen when going out with OCEAN BLUE in Plettenberg Bay
Recent singtings in the are were : Cape Fur Seal, the Humpback Whales and
the Common Dolphins as well as the Bottlenose Dolphins. Only 45min drive to Plet.
Very popular for the adventurous the Shark diving in Mosselbay.

Dead Whale

Victoria Bay only 10 min away from us and a popular surfers and swimming beach, is in the news. A dead whale was washed out on the rocks and the whole beach is under thread of pollution. Two years ago we had a similar situation with a dead whale..... and what a problem! Oil covered the whole area around the whale and the smell !!! This one was buried on the beach in front of our Guesthouse ! Whale teeth is also very valuable.... so we might start digging one of these days!

BIRDS

A few visitors in front of the Guesthouse.

Birds Paradise

This is a paradise for Bird watchers. One of our Guests counted 40 different species just while
relaxing on the deck during the few days they stayed at C Paradys. The National Park, 10 min drive from us have opened a new Bird Hide two years ago and where all the waterbirds can be observed.