Lazy Island  Verified Listing

A luxury self catering three bedroom house on Thesen Island in the Knysna lagoon. The clear water is full of marine life and the harbor town is drumming with activity. Thesen Island is an award winning lifestyle island with six kilometer walkways (great for jogging); bird watching hides; three beaches; magnificent water with marine life (lots of seahorses). Canoe from Lazy Island into the vast open Knysna lagoon or paddle to Featherbed Bay or moor at the bustling harbor town. It is also very easy to explore the surrounding Knysna forests, lakes and beaches from Lazy Island.

Lazy Island has three units. If you book all three units, Lazy Island becomes a self-catering house which sleeps 6.

Beach Unit:
Beach is the largest and most luxurious room at Lazy Island, with a fully equipped kitchen for creative cooking. En-suite bedroom with a queen size luxury bed (100% cotton linen). The bathroom has a spa bath and an open rain shower. The bathroom is equipped with soft white towels and foam bath. Underfloor heating for extra comfort! Comfy lounge furniture with a large LCD flat panel TV with DSTV (PVR) decoder (includes subscription). A DVD player is included. There is also a cozy fireplace with firewood supplied.

Driftwood Unit:
Driftwood is a very romantic room with an open plan layout and has coffee making facilities with a bar fridge, a fireplace, a beautiful queen sized bed and DSTV (HD) all in one room. En-suite bedroom with a queen size luxury bed (100% cotton linen). The en-suite bathroom has a spa bath and an open rain shower. The ambiance is relaxed island-living in luxury! The bathroom is equipped with soft white towels and a foam bath. The underfloor heating is for extra comfort! Comfy furniture with a large LCD flat panel TV with DSTV hi-definition (PVR) decoder (includes subscription). A DVD player is included. There is also a cozy fireplace with firewood supplied. The en-suite bedroom with 100% cotton linen. The outside area has two loungers and a Weber braai with a lovely view onto the water.

Pebble:
Pebble is an ideal room for two people traveling together. There are two single beds, coffee making facilities with a bar fridge and a private bathroom with a large rain shower. The bathroom is equipped with soft white towels. Underfloor heating for extra comfort! Comfy furniture with an LCD flat panel TV with DSTV (PVR) decoder (includes subscription). A DVD player is included. The en-suite bedroom with 100% cotton linen.

Lazy Island offers an array of activites:

Canoeing on the lagoon (from private jetty)
9-hole mashie golf course
Swimming
Bird watching
Sunset cruises
Fishing from the jetty
Cycle routes
Walking through communal orchards
Walking or jogging along one of the island routes
Lazing on Thesen's beach area
Trying out local cuisine at one of the many surrounding restuarants
Pampering yourself to a spa treatment at the next door Turbine Hotel

A 15 min drive will take you to:

Buffalo Bay
The Heads
Coney Glen
Garden of Eden
Knysna Elephant Park
Rheenendal Art Route
Millwood Museum
Ferry boats to Featherbed Nature Reserve
Pledge Park Nature Reserve
Oyster tasting at the Waterfront
Forest horse rides

A 30-45 min drive will take you to:
Jubilee Creek and the Millwood Goldmines

Monkeyland
Birds of Eden
Garden of Eden
Leopard Sanctuary
Wolf Sancutary
Plettenberg Bay
Knysna Lake Area
Fresh water fishing