Enjoy and relax on a wonderful cruise up the Klein River on the African Queen. Choose a sundown cruise or a breakfast cruise. The African Queen has a catering service to attend to all your needs and accommodate up to forty people and a minimum of sixteen people.

Klein River Cruises offer boats to suit your requirements and guided trips upon request.

Salmonsdam Nature Reserve is a 17 km drive from Stanford. The 834 ha Reserve is an Eden of magnificent mountain scenery and fynbos. 'Fynbos is the name for the rich variety of plants characteristic of the Cape Floral Kingdom, one of the world's six recognized botanical regions. Fynbos is well represented in this reserve and in spring the mountain slopes blaze with colour.

Walker Bay 4 x 4 Resort is the ideal way to enjoy a half day drive or full day picnic/braai or overnight stay to the barking of baboons, with or without your 4 x 4. View the remains of a limestone quarry and fresh water crayfish farm or explore the Klein River Mountains and discover the fynbos, ferns and water pools.

Coastal Kayak Trails offers various trails along Walker Bay. Visitors can choose from 2 hour, half day, full moon, sunrise/set trips or kayak rentals. One of the exciting trails takes you along the Klein River into the Lagoon at Hermanus. No rapids, No white water, just incredible scenery and excellent bird life.

Salmonsdam Nature Reserve lies 20 km east of Stanford, at the foot of the Perdeberg Mountains. This reserve is renowned for its bird life, mountain fynbos and beautiful waterfalls and attracks bird watchers, hikers and other nature enthusiasts. There are 3 hiking trails: Mountain Trail ~ leads to a look-out with vies of Walker Bay, Caledon and Bredasdorp (± 4 km, 2 hours) Ravine Trail ~ leads past interesting rock formations and caves and small patches of indigenous forest (± 3 km, 1,5 hours) and the Waterfall Trails ~ leads through thick fynbos to the waterfall. Indigenous trees such as Cape beech and spoonwood will be seen (± 2 km, 1 hour). The reserve has 3 simple huts and six camping sites.

Walker Bay Nature Reserve consists of five coastal areas. The main section stretches from the Klein River estuary to De Kelders at Gansbaai. Visitors are welcome to enjoy hikes along the coast. Angling, swimming and pickinicking are permitted. Fires and overnight camping are not allowed.

Witvoetskloof Farm is a working mountain fynbos farm and visitors may see fynbos growing in the wild, and then observing packshed activities. Here you will see how beautifully the natural product is prepared for export. Small fynbos bouquets for sale.

Visit nearby Gansbaai and experience Great White shark-cage diving.