Pumlani Caravan Park

Pumlani is between Margate and Uvongo, on the south coast of the KwaZulu-Natal province and 10 minutes' drive from Shelly beach. You'll likely want to spend the first part of your hols around the sands and waters of all three; after that, there's a bird park with paintball centre at Uvongo, the Pure Venom Reptile Park at Shelly, and the Riverbend Crocodile Farm 10 minutes south of Margate. Away from the coast, it's about 50 minutes' drive to the spectacular Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve, 21 kilometres inland of Port Shepstone. There are nature trails to follow around its 24-kilometre length, zipwires to zip along, abseiling to tackle and whitewater rafting along the Umzimkhulu River to plunge into. The very brave can also take the Wild Gorge Swing, a 165-metre jump off the edge of Lehr's waterfall: this is the highest swing in the world, so well worth a go if only for boasting rights. Totter along after that to Port Edward, where you can raise your heart rate (again) at the Wild Coast Sun casino, half an hour from the park.