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Over the past two years of living full-time on the road, we have stayed in many campsites across South Africa and want to share some of our favourites! I’ll break it down provincially to make it easier to navigate.
Rocky Bay Caravan Park is a perfect summer camping spot set right on the beach! The campsite offers sea views, a games room, swimming pools and a small shop.
Although our stay was brief, Areena Riverside Resort quickly stole our hearts due to the location and Abby the giraffe. Areena offers beautiful campsites set along the river with kayaking, fishing and swimming. There is so much on offer but the absolute highlight of the visit is Abby the very friendly giraffe who has no problem befriending anyone and everyone he can.
We spent a month parked next to the Keurboomsriver at Plettenberg Bay, A Forever Resort. This campsite fast became one of our favourites due to the beautifully maintained grounds, friendly staff, clean ablutions, and loads of fun activities available.
Although we had a wild month’s stay here due to heavy rains and struggling to work with the terrible signal it’s still worth mentioning this little campsite. Klipspruit River Resort is a good campsite option if you want a rustic river campsite that offers fishing, waterslides and swimming pools, a small tuck shop, a bar and a few recreational activities.
One of our best campsites in Gauteng is Nkwe Pleasure Resort in Pretoria. There are a couple of campsite options and we stayed at the main campsite which was lovely. The highlight of our stay here was the beautiful wild swimming waterfalls that run through the property. We swam most days in the summer and braai’d at the waterfall picnic site most evenings.
Di Bus Stop Camping is a rustic and secluded campsite set in the mountains just outside of Clarens in the Free State. We really enjoyed the remote feeling this campsite has but please keep in mind it’s more rustic than the other options. The signal isn’t great in the area and the bathrooms are very simple. If you are looking for an escape into the mountains then this is the campsite for you.
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