Wilderness · Garden Route · South Africa
A small eco resort on the ridge right beside the Map of Africa. Forest behind, ocean in front, and a paragliding launch next door.
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Ecoresort Wilderness is a privately owned eco resort on 21 hectares in Wilderness, on South Africa’s Garden Route.
We sit on the ridge above the Kaaimans River gorge, right beside the Map of Africa viewpoint and one of the country’s best-known paragliding launches. Below us: Wilderness Beach. Behind us: the Outeniqua Mountains.
The land was a working farm. We are returning it to indigenous forest and fynbos and build only on ground that was already cleared. Three places to stay are open today.
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Self-catering, private, with the sea or the mountains in front of you. Book direct and you deal with us, not a call centre.
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Two-storey cottage · sea & mountain views
A two-storey cottage on its own grounds right beside the Map of Africa. Big balcony upstairs, terrace with gas braai below, Wi-Fi and smart TV, sea and mountains all around.
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Apartment · garden & sea view
A light two-room apartment with a covered terrace and a view towards the sea. Queen bed or two singles, private shower room, open-plan kitchen and living space.
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Apartment · deck with mountain view
A warm two-room apartment with a pergola deck facing the Outeniqua Mountains. Queen bed or two singles, private shower room, open-plan kitchen and dining.
Coming next
Over the coming years a small guest house and a handful of cottages will join the three places that are open today. They go only where the ground was already disturbed and are designed to disappear into the landscape, while the rest of the land returns to forest and fynbos.
The Estate
Below us the Kaaimans River bends into the loop that gave the Map of Africa its name. Bushbuck graze the forest edge at dusk, Knysna turacos call from the milkwoods, and on summer afternoons the paragliders hang above the beach.
A botanist has mapped the indigenous cover. Every building footprint sits on terrain that was already disturbed, so nothing indigenous is cleared for us to be here.
The Magazine
21 guides to Wilderness and the Garden Route, from paragliding launches to oyster bars. Updated every season by the people who live here.
AdventureWilderness is one of the most flown stretches of coast in Africa. Here is where people launch, what the wind needs to do, and how to get in the air if you have never flown before.
WildernessEverything you need to know about Wilderness on the Garden Route: beaches, lakes, the national park, where to eat, when to come and how to get there.
Garden RouteThe 25 best things to do on the Garden Route: kayaking, paragliding, Robberg, whales, the Bloukrans bungee, Knysna oysters and the Cango Caves.
Food & CultureWhere to eat on the Garden Route in 2026: fine dining in Wilderness, oysters in Knysna, wine farms in Plett, Karoo lamb in George and seafood in Mossel Bay.
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Same places as on the big platforms, a better rate and a person on the other end who actually lives on the property.
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On the ridge at 381 Remskoen Street, Wilderness 6560, on South Africa's Garden Route, right beside the Map of Africa viewpoint. George Airport is about 20 minutes away by car and Cape Town about five hours.
Yes. Three places are open today: the Nature Retreat cottage and two studios, one with a sea view and one with a mountain view. More will follow on the ridge over the coming years.
The Map of Africa launch is right next to our land, about 220 metres from the cottage. Tandem flights with local pilots need no experience and land on Wilderness Beach. Read our paragliding guide.
The land is being returned to indigenous forest and fynbos, and every building goes only on ground that was already disturbed.
Yes. The last stretch is a well-maintained gravel road, fine for normal cars but not for very low ones, and there is no public transport. Beach and village are about 5 km away.