Plan your trip

GETTING THERE

Return flights to Margate from Joburg start from under R4,000 and under R6,000 from Cape Town. It’s a 30 minute-drive from here to the Wild Coast Sun and three hours to Lusikisiki. Alternatively, you can fly to Mthatha, a 2.5-hour drive from Lusikisiki and a 2.5-hour drive from the Wild Cost Sun. Return flights from Joburg start from under R4,000 and under R5,000 from Cape Town. You will need a car to get around the Wild Coast. In some places expect gravel roads, so it’s best to travel in a high-clearance vehicle.

WHERE TO STAY

The Wild Coast Sun is a family-friendly holiday beach resort on the border of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Rates from R1,736 per person sharing include breakfast and access to the Wild Waves Water Park. Book a range of outdoor activities, visit the spa or drop the kids off at the entertainment centre on the way to the casino.

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Mbotyi River Lodge is a laid-back, budget-friendly accommodation option close to Lusikisiki. Rates from R950 per person sharing include breakfast and dinner. Take a walk to the beach or relax next to the swimming pool. There are also waterfalls, mountainbiking trails, horse riding, fishing, canoeing and birding. Visit mbotyi.co.za

Louis Fourie at Magwa Falls offers unconventional accommodation on nature’s doorstop, with incredible views of the Goso Forest and valley below. Fourie runs tours, hikes, meditation retreats and gardening workshops. Accommodation is in two rustic rondavels with views of the valley. The cost is R350 per person per night and the rondavels each sleep up to six people. Visit louisatmagwafalls.co.za

The Spotted Grunter is one of many accommodation options around Port St Johns. A nofrills resort, the hotel rooms sleep two people, with self-catering log cabins sleeping up to four. Choose between a room only, bed and breakfast or dinner, bed and breakfast from R560 per person sharing. The venue has a swimming pool and canoes for hire. Visit

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