Beach Farm Camping

You don’t have to move very far to take surf lessons – they’re available just down on the beach 200 metres away, where you can also hire boards, go horse riding in the waves and join pilates or yoga classes on the sands. You can often see shy impala in Kap River Conservancy (15 minutes’ drive), where you may also like to paddle along the namesake river by canoe, or climb up to observation decks for far-reaching views over unspoilt forest. For more stunning vistas, this time over the Indian Ocean, head for Great Fish Point (25 minutes), where you can clamber to the top of the landmark lighthouse dating from 1868. Within about two hours’ drive, you can join night-time safaris to (hopefully) catch sight of elephant herds in Addo Elephant National Park, where endangered black rhinos are also occasionally spotted. About 2.5 hours away is Algoa Bay, where you might get lucky and tick penguins, dolphins and several species of whale off your wildlife-spotting bucket list.