Walk across the suspension bridge at Storms River Mouth

Tsitsikamma is wild, green and often demanding – but this short hike shows you the beauty of the national park without any effort. The Storms River Mouth Trail starts right at the visitor centre and leads you along a well-built wooden boardwalk through lush vegetation, following steep rocky coastline to the famous suspension bridge over the river mouth. The 77 metre bridge itself is the heart of the tour: it sways gently above the roaring water as the Storms River flows into the Indian Ocean beneath you. From here you can see where dense forest meets rugged rock, waves break and light dances on the water. If you like, you can continue a little further to a small viewing platform.

This hike is ideal as an introduction to the park – easy, varied and still full of nature experiences. It is also very manageable with children. To access the trail you need to pay the entrance fee for Tsitsikamma National Park.