Live it up... in comfort and style Our houseboats are fully equipped to ensure that you have a worry-free, totally pleasurable holiday. Our boats sleep either 4 (Leisure Liner) or 6 (Aqua Chalet) and we can accommodate larger groups on two or more boats. All you have to bring are groceries, clothing and towels.
We take pride in our customer Service and you will enjoy personalised orientation and equipment instructions. All this plus free undercover parking, free gas and neat, clean ablution facilities. We have a well-stocked tuck shop and also sell bait. You need to supply your own food, drinks, cleaning materials and towels. Catering can be provided.
LIVE THE DREAM ... aboard our fully equipped, 4- or 6-berth self-sail houseboats. We’ll show you how to pilot your boat and how to navigate around the Lagoon and make you Captain Of Your Own Holiday. Because, whether you choose catered or self-catered charters, you’ll be free to explore the safe, tranquil waters of the Knysna Lagoon.
Our 6-berth aluminium-hulled Aquachalets and newly-built 4-berth GRP Leisure Liners come complete with bedding, galleys (with fridges and gas stoves), ‘heads’ (shower rooms with chemical toilets) and portable barbecues. And our shore facility offers spacious ablution blocks and an indoor/outdoor conference and functions venue.
For holiday-makers, houseboating is your accommodation - and it’s your entertainment. For honeymooners, it’s romance. And for business people, it’s an unusual conference or team building opportunity. With Lightleys Holiday Houseboats you’ll enjoy all the pleasures of boating - and you’ll have the ideal base from which to explore the Garden Route.
Captain of Your Own Holiday Lightleys Holiday Houseboats South Africa offers the ultimate in houseboating fun, freedom and flexibility. Come houseboating on the Knysna Lagoon in a Lightleys Holiday Houseboat and you’ll be ... Captain of Your Own Holiday.
Explore the romance of the Knysna Lagoon - a National Lake Area managed by South African National Parks. Relax, throw out a line (the fishing’s not bad!), beach your boat in a secluded cove, watch the birds, swim in the clear saltwater or take a slow cruise to nowhere, just following your mood.
And if you should ever get tired of the water (we know, it’s never going to happen, but just in case...) tie up at our jetty and explore the Garden Route. We’re five minutes drive from the cosmopolitan attractions of Knysna with its fantastic array of restaurants and excellent shopping. Or you could head out for the day to enjoy great safari game watching, mysterious evergreen forests and long, deserted beaches - or cross the mountains into the semi-arid Little Karoo to visit the ostrich farms and the underground beauty of the Cango Caves.
Captain of Your Own Holiday
Being Captain of Your Own Holiday means everything comes easy ... except when it comes to deciding what to do with all those lazy hours. Here’s a smorgasbord of just some of your options:
On Board ...
bird watching; braai (barbecue) on the boat or on the beach; exploring the lagoon; fishing; photography; sunbathing; swimming; water sports...
In the Knysna Area...
canoe hire; day boat hire; houseboat hire; luxury sailing charters; forest drives; guided or self-guided forest and beach walks; marine safaris; MTB trails; scuba diving; whale & dolphin tours...
Or a little further afield...
bridge walking tours; bridge winch rides and the flying fox; bungy jumping; caves tours; elephant tours; forest drives; glider flights; guided walks; marine safaris; MTB trails; ostrich farm tours; portered hiking trails; safari game drives; safari game walks; scuba diving; sea kayaking; township tours & township theatre; treetops canopy tours; whale & dolphin tours - and much, much more.
Lightleys Holiday Houseboats is a member of Active Garden Route and Knysna Tourism, and our office staff will gladly help with information about what to do when you’re in Knysna.
Rates & Availability
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