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Wilderness
Surf and kayak town · South Africa
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68 places to stay within 2 km, 1 of them campsites.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£45 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£55 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£70 a night
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 68 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 42 places in 2 sports
Surf · this week
Wilderness Beach · about 5 min by car
53 out of 100Vic Bay (Beachbreak) · about 5 min by car
50 out of 100Victoria Bay · about 5 min by car
50 out of 100Wilderness Rivermouth · about 5 min by car
50 out of 100A Frames · about 15 min by car
49 out of 100Kleinkrans Beach · about 15 min by car
49 out of 100Glentana · about 50 min by car · stays in Glentana
48 out of 100Grootbrak · about 1h by car · stays in The Island
47 out of 100
All 41 surf spots
Herolds Bay · about 35 min by car · stays in Herolds Bay
45 out of 100Lourie Reef · about 30 min by car · stays in Herolds Bay
44 out of 100Brak River · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Hartenbos
42 out of 100Gerickes Point (Left) · about 35 min by car · stays in Sedgefield
35 out of 100Gerickes back reef · about 30 min by car · stays in Sedgefield
34 out of 100Sandpoep Shorey · about 35 min by car · stays in Sedgefield
34 out of 100Buffalo Bay (Oyster Banks) · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Knysna
33 out of 100Fish Boma · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Knysna
33 out of 100Wild Side · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Knysna
33 out of 100Brenton On Sea · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Brenton on Sea
32 out of 100Buffalo Bay (Bert rock) · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Knysna
32 out of 100Goukamma Rivermouth · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Brenton on Sea
32 out of 100Yonders · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Knysna
32 out of 100Buffalo Bay (Opies) · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Knysna
31 out of 100Buffalo Bay (Reef) · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Knysna
31 out of 100Buffalo Bay (Wildside Shorey) · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Knysna
31 out of 100Buffalo Bay (Rock) · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Knysna
30 out of 100The Heads · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Knysna
30 out of 100Lagoon Wedge · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Knysna
29 out of 100The Heads (Back Reef) · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Knysna
29 out of 100The Heads (Rock spot) · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Knysna
29 out of 100Vallies Doom Shorey · about 40 min by car · stays in Sedgefield
29 out of 100Gerickes (Scar reef) · about 35 min by car · stays in Sedgefield
27 out of 100Buffalo Bay · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Knysna
25 out of 100Buffalo Bay (Bowls) · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Knysna · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreBuffalo Bay (Murpheys) · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Knysna · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreBuffalo Bay beachbreak · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Knysna · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreDe Bakke · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Mossel Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreDias Beach · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Mossel Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreDing-Dangs · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Mossel Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreHartenbos · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Hartenbos · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreInner Pool · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Mossel Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreSantos Reef · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Mossel Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Kayak · this week
Touw · 2.9 km · stays here
97 out of 100
Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Wilderness.
Places to eat
6 near Wilderness
Places to eat near Wilderness
- Blue Olive RestaurantMediterranean · 0.3 km from the centre
- Bongo'sPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
- Pomodoro RestaurantItalian · 0.3 km from the centre
- Salinas Beach RestaurantSeafood · 0.5 km from the centre
- Serendipity Guest House & RestaurantAfrican · 1.3 km from the centre
- The Girls on the Square0.1 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits
Map
the town and every place near it
Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 50 km from Wilderness.
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About Wilderness
where it is, what is near
Wilderness is a town in Western Cape, South Africa.
From Wilderness you can reach 41 surf spots and 1 kayak spot.
The nearest is Wilderness Beach, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre.
Overture lists 68 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is George Airport (GRJ), 18 km away.
In Western Cape · South Africa
- 68 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: George Airport (GRJ), 18 km
Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).