Garden Route Ziplines, Compared

Garden Route ziplines come in three very different flavours, and most guides lump them together. Mossel Bay has one long line out over the sea. Between Knysna and Plett you can cross a coastal gorge or ride six short lines through a forest. And east of Plett, in the Tsitsikamma, you zip between trees or out to the middle of the Bloukrans Bridge. Pick the wrong one and you've driven an hour for the wrong kind of thrill.

So I checked every operator on this stretch of the Garden Route against its own website on 4 October 2026: what each ride actually is, how long the longest line is, what it costs, and who it will and won't take. One zipline that keeps turning up in searches, the K3, is near Caledon, nowhere near the Garden Route, and one well-known operator's website wasn't loading. The details are below.

Garden Route ziplines at a glance

Prices and limits come from each operator's own site on 4 October 2026. Where an operator's own pages disagree with each other, I've said so.

The quick read: Mossel Bay is the biggest single ride, Kranshoek is the highest, Plett and Acrobranch suit younger riders, and the Tsitsikamma lines are the forest experience.

Mossel Bay Zipline: one long line over the sea

This is the one people mean when they say "the zipline over the ocean". It's a single 1,100m cable from the clifftop above the Point down to a landing platform, passing over a sheltered tidal inlet on the way, and the operator bills it as the longest over-the-ocean zipline in the world. That claim is the operator's own; I haven't found an independent record body behind it. It was officially launched on 25 January 2020.

Wesgro, the Western Cape's tourism agency, says you drop off a cliff 90 metres above sea level and the descent takes about 90 seconds. Mossel Bay Tourism's listing says you can reach up to 80km/h. You check in at the office on Point Road, get harnessed and briefed, and are shuttled up to the start beside the sports field.

Two things catch people out. First, you can't book online: the operator's site says rides are currently sold walk-in only, at the office. Second, the limits are strict: 8 years and up, a maximum of 120kg and a maximum height of 1.9m. It trades seven days a week, weather permitting, and wind matters. One Google reviewer noted that on a windy day the staff decide who goes up based on weight.

The price on its website is R800 per person. The zipline is at the Point itself, so it slots easily into a morning of things to do in Mossel Bay.

Knysna Ziplines at Kranshoek: the highest of the lot

Despite the name, Knysna Ziplines isn't in Knysna. The cables are strung across the gorge at the SANParks Kranshoek picnic site in the Harkerville forest, between Knysna and Plett, and the check-in office is the Yellow Shop next to the Sasol garage on the N2 at Harkerville. Everyone who has booked has to call in there before driving into the park.

This is the course for height. The operator describes "extremely long cables" crossing the gorge "with heights of +- 200 meters", which is about twice the height of the Mossel Bay start. It doesn't publish the cable lengths, but Wesgro puts them at 380 metres to just under 700 metres. So the single longest cable is still shorter than Mossel Bay's, and the total course is longer.

There are two tours: four cables for R850 per person, or six for R1,100. SANParks entrance fees are extra. Bookings are essential and the operator says it doesn't take them by phone, so book online. Its site doesn't publish age or weight limits, so ask when you book if you're bringing children.

Ziplines-In-Plett: six forest lines near the airport

Ziplines-In-Plett is a separate company from Knysna Ziplines, although booking sites mix them up all the time. It runs six lines in a valley off Airport Road in Plett, alongside an indigenous forest trail: 143m, 250m, 150m, 121m, 240m and 182m, with heights of up to 40 metres above the forest floor. The fastest is the 150m "Terminator", which the operator clocks at 49–52km/h. The whole course takes up to two hours, including an adventure walk that crosses a bridge over a river after the second line.

It's the most family-friendly of the proper zip courses. The booking page gives an age range of 5 to 70 and a maximum weight of 120kg. The minimum weight is less clear: its own pages say 25kg in one place and 40kg in another, so check if you have a light child. Groups are kept small, with a maximum of eight people per group and four tours a day at 9am, 11am, 1pm and 3pm. The website gives the hours as Monday to Saturday.

Its booking site listed the zipline tour at R716 in October 2026. At two hours it fits around a beach day, and it pairs well with the rest of the things to do in Plett.

Acrobranch Garden Route: a short zip for younger kids

If you're based in Wilderness or Sedgefield, this is your zipline, and it's a different thing from the others. Acrobranch is a treetop rope park at Timberlake Organic Village, on the N2 between Wilderness and Sedgefield, and its zipline, the Big Zip, is 130m long. Three rides cost R110. Combos with a rope course run from R260 to R360.

The Big Zip takes riders from 7 years old who are at least 1.2m tall, and there's a separate Acro-twigs course for children aged 3 to 6. The park opens Wednesday to Sunday, 9am to 6pm from September to April, with the last slot at 4pm, and it also opens on Mondays and Tuesdays during school and public holidays. It's cash-free, so pay online or bring a card. We cover the rest of what's nearby in our guide to things to do in Wilderness.

The eastern Garden Route: Tsitsikamma and Bloukrans

The Tsitsikamma Canopy Tour at Storms River Village is the classic canopy experience: nine slides, ten platforms and a treetop suspension bridge, with the platforms about thirty metres up in the forest. It takes about 1.5 to 2 hours. The operator's website lists R895 per person, but its own booking page showed R950 when I checked, so budget for the higher figure. The maximum weight is 120kg, and the operator recommends it for ages 6 to 80.

The Bloukrans Bridge Zipline & Hangout is a way onto the bridge without doing the bungy. You zip 200m out to the centre of the Bloukrans Bridge, take in the view from the hangout zone, and walk back to solid ground along the skywalk. It takes about an hour. Riders must be at least 8, children zip tandem with a guardian, and the limit is 150kg. I couldn't find a standalone price on its site, only the R2,050 full package that includes the bungy.

Then there's Tsitsikamma Falls Adventures, 8km east of the Storms River Bridge on the N2. An archived copy of its website from May 2026 describes eight slides zigzagging across the Kruis River gorge, the longest 211m and up to 50m above the water, at R750 per person. A booking site now also lists a newer, longer line there. On 4 October 2026 the operator's own website returned an error, so confirm it's running before you drive out.

Which Garden Route zipline should you pick?

• The biggest single ride: Mossel Bay. One 1,100m line, over the sea, no booking needed (or possible).
• Height and views: Knysna Ziplines at Kranshoek, with the gorge running down to the ocean. Book ahead.
• Children under 8: Ziplines-In-Plett takes riders from 5, the Tsitsikamma Canopy Tour recommends 6 and up, and Acrobranch's Big Zip starts at 7. Mossel Bay and Bloukrans both start at 8.
• Forest, not sea: the Tsitsikamma Canopy Tour, or Ziplines-In-Plett if you'd rather not drive east of Plett.
• Already stopping at Bloukrans: the Zipline & Hangout gets you onto the bridge without the jump.

Check the weight limits before you book. Mossel Bay, Plett and the Canopy Tour all cap riders at 120kg, Bloukrans at 150kg, and Knysna Ziplines doesn't publish one.

Where to stay for a Garden Route zipline day

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If you're doing more than one of these, stay in Plett. Kranshoek, Ziplines-In-Plett and the Tsitsikamma lines are all east of Knysna, and of the towns we cover, Plettenberg Bay self-catering puts you closest to all of them. For the Mossel Bay line on its own, staying in town means you can walk in early on a calm morning, before the wind picks up. And if you're mainly after the Acrobranch park, Wilderness and Sedgefield are minutes away on the N2.

Sources

• Mossel Bay Zipline — R800 per person, walk-in bookings only, seven-day trading weather permitting, and the operator's "longest over-the-ocean zipline in the world" claim.
• Mossel Bay Zipline — what to expect — age, weight and height limits, and the shuttle to the start platform beside the sports field.
• Visit Mossel Bay — Mossel Bay Zipline listing — the 1,100m length and speeds of up to 80km/h.
• Mossel Bay Advertiser — Mossel Bay boasts longest over-sea zipline — the official launch on 25 January 2020.
• Wesgro — Garden Route adventures — the 90-metre clifftop start and 90-second descent at Mossel Bay, and Kranshoek cable lengths of 380 metres to just under 700 metres.
• Knysna Ziplines — Kranshoek picnic site, heights of about 200 metres, R850 and R1,100 tours, SANParks fees excluded, Sasol check-in.
• Ziplines-In-Plett — the six line lengths and speeds, heights up to 40 metres, the adventure walk and river bridge, Airport Road address and hours.
• Ziplines-In-Plett — booking site — the R716 zipline tour price.
• Ziplines-In-Plett — zipline tour booking page — age and weight limits, group sizes and tour times.
• Acrobranch Garden Route — the 130m Big Zip, prices, age and height minimums, and seasonal hours.
• Tsitsikamma Canopy Tour — nine slides and ten platforms, platform height, duration, R895 price, weight and age guidance.
• Storms River Adventures — booking page — the R950 Canopy Tour price.
• Bloukrans Bungy — Zipline & Hangout — the 200m zipline to the bridge's centre, duration, age and weight limits.
• Bloukrans Bungy — booking page — the R2,050 full adventure package.
• Tsitsikamma Falls Adventures — archived website, May 2026 — location, eight slides, longest 211m, height above the water and the R750 rate.