Vaalkom

Vaalkom is a bay in Western Cape, South Africa. Vaalkom is situated nearby to the village Brenton-on-Sea, as well as near the suburb The Heads.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Featherbed Nature Reserve and Leisure Island.

Featherbed Nature Reserve

Nature reserve

Featherbed Nature Reserve is a privately owned nature reserve on the Western Headland of the Knysna River Estuary on South Africa’s Garden Route. It was founded by South African television teacher, William Smith, on land that was bought in the 1950s by his…

Leisure Island

Island

Photo: Rooiratel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brenton-on-Sea and Knysna.

Brenton-on-Sea

Village

Photo: Meraj Chhaya, CC BY 2.0.

Brenton-on-Sea is a settlement and seaside resort town 15km west of Knysna in Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Knysna

Photo: Andresdewet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Knysna, pearl of the scenic Garden Route, sits between George and Plettenberg Bay. Perennially green thanks to a Mediterranean Maritime climate with rain falling throughout the year, Knysna is mantled by indigenous forests extending into the Tsitsikamma National Park area.