Magic Lagoon Charters Knysna

We operate cruises aboard vintage wooden vessels on the Knysna River Estuary. 

WILDLIFE ON THE KNYSNA RIVER ESTUARY
The Knysna River Estuary is home to 42% of all South African estuarine species and the only endemic seahorse in South Africa is found here making it a truly unique body of water!

Amongst the waterbirds you might spot on your cruise are Fish Eagle, Osprey, Egyptian Goose, African Oystercatcher, Grey Heron, African Spoonbill, Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Black Winged Stilt, Avocet, Red Knobbed Coot, Reed Cormorant, Three Banded Plover, Blacksmith Lapwing, Little Egret, African Sacred Ibis, Cape Gannet, Swift Tern, White-chinned petrels, Sub-Antarctic Skua, Black-bowed Albatross, Antarctic Tern, Sooty Shearwater & Storm Petrel.

At times larger mammals such as Dolphins, Seals and Cape Clawless Otters are sighted in the mouth and bays of the Estuary.