What is special about Tsitsikamma's marine area?

It is Africa's oldest marine protected area

It is closed to all boats forever

Tsitsikamma Quiz: Garden Route Forests and Storms River Mouth

This Tsitsikamma quiz walks the forests and cliffs of South Africa's Garden Route, where rivers cut gorges to the sea. Play 10 interactive questions on the place of much water, the Storms River Mouth suspension bridge, the Otter Trail, giant yellowwood trees, the Knysna turaco, Africa's oldest marine protected area and the Bloukrans Bridge bungee.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Country
Which country is Tsitsikamma in?
Name
What does Tsitsikamma roughly mean?
Bridge
What crosses the mouth of the Storms River?
Trail
Which famous multi-day hike follows the coast?
Tree
Which tree is the giant of the forest?
Bird
Which green forest bird is a local highlight?
Sea
What is special about Tsitsikamma's marine area?
Park
Which national park includes Tsitsikamma today?
Jump
What adventure is famous at Bloukrans Bridge?
Coast
Which ocean washes the Tsitsikamma coast?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which country is Tsitsikamma in?
Answer: South Africa
It lies on the Garden Route.
Q2: What does Tsitsikamma roughly mean?
Answer: Place of much water
The name comes from Khoekhoe.
Q3: What crosses the mouth of the Storms River?
Answer: A suspension bridge
It sways above the river mouth.
Q4: Which famous multi-day hike follows the coast?
Answer: The Otter Trail
It takes five days.
Q5: Which tree is the giant of the forest?
Answer: Outeniqua yellowwood
Some are many centuries old.
Q6: Which green forest bird is a local highlight?
Answer: Knysna turaco
It flashes red wing feathers.
Q7: What is special about Tsitsikamma's marine area?
Answer: It is Africa's oldest marine protected area
Protection began in 1964.
Q8: Which national park includes Tsitsikamma today?
Answer: Garden Route National Park
Parks merged in 2009.
Q9: What adventure is famous at Bloukrans Bridge?
Answer: Bungee jumping
The drop is over 200 m.
Q10: Which ocean washes the Tsitsikamma coast?
Answer: Indian Ocean
Waves crash on rocky cliffs.

Old Forests and a Wild Coast

Tsitsikamma lies on South Africa's Garden Route between Plettenberg Bay and Jeffreys Bay. Its name, from Khoekhoe, is often said to mean place of much water, and rivers cut deep gorges through forests to the Indian Ocean. It is now part of Garden Route National Park, formed in 2009.

The Storms River Mouth suspension bridge sways above the river where it meets the sea. The Otter Trail, opened in 1968, is a famous five-day coastal hike. Inland, giant Outeniqua yellowwood trees grow for centuries, and the Knysna turaco flashes red wings in the canopy.

Tsitsikamma's marine area, protected since 1964, is Africa's oldest marine protected area, sheltering fish, dolphins and seals. Nearby, the Bloukrans Bridge hosts one of the world's highest commercial bridge bungee jumps, over 200 m.

What This Quiz Teaches

Outdoor fans will enjoy these questions.

What the name means
Which bridges stand out
Which trails are famous
Which trees and birds live there
How the sea is protected

Did You Know?

Whales pass the coast in winter.
Canopy tours zip through the trees.
Kayaks paddle up the Storms River gorge.
Hikers book the Otter Trail far ahead.
Cape clawless otters live on the shore.