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There's also excellent diving and snorkeling on the Eastern Head and at Thesen's Jetty, either on your own or preferably with a professional.

The Estuary, which is known as the Knysna National Lake Area, is managed and protected by South African National Parks Board. It is biologically rich and fascinating body of water, with salt marshes and deep-water channels that are home to such animals as the endangered Knysna Seahorse, an unusual fish that's found only in Knysna, Plettenberg Bay and Sedgefield - and nowhere else in the world. Species can be viewed also at the Knysna Seahorse Aquarium and at 34' South at the Knysna Quays, the National Parks offices on Thesen's Jetty or at Featherbed Nature Reserve.

I read about a problem with poachers taking seahorses and drying them to sell to all the people who hadn't heard of Viagra. I am not sure whether the the report was even about this country.
Does any one know if there was/is a problem?

The Knysna seahorse is not exploited for traditional medicines. However, according to the IUCN's red data book, they are listed as the most endangered seahorse in the world. The reason for this is primarily due to their exceptionally limited distribution range as they are endemic to a few southern Cape estuaries. A recent survey of these estuaries, conducted by the Seahorse Research Group as part of the Green Trust funded "Knysna Seahorse Project" confirmed that the Knysna seahorse is only found in three southern Cape estuaries: The Knysna, Swartvlei and Keurbooms estuaries. This means that if these estuaries are not correctly managed and conserved, South Africa's only seahorse species may be wiped out for good. Conservationist now say that it is important that funding become available to continue the monitoring of these populations.