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Bordered by two oceans, the coast of South Africa extends over 3 000 km long. The surfers are not the only ones who find their happiness on the coasts of South Africa. With a common denominator: the sandy beaches, remarkably straight beach and places of swimming with enjoyable pleasure.

The coast of the Indian Ocean
Generally, the coast of the Indian Ocean offers beautiful beaches, warm sea and a pleasant climate. Including around Durban, Port Elizabeth, Knysna or “road gardens”, the coastline is punctuated by a succession of resorts, beaches for surfing, lagoons, estuaries and rainforests. The coast north of Durban (between Umhlanga Rocks and Tugela Mouth) offers generally the most beautiful beaches on the south coast, but less lively than the latter (Sunshine Coast and Hibiscus Coast, a tourist).

The coast of the peninsula
The coast of the peninsula, a meeting point between the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, has some beautiful seaside resorts, but water is much cooler, even rather cold. In the west, there are notably the National Park of the West Coast that offers a particular landscape and a coastline formed dunes carpeted with wildflowers. There are also very popular seaside resorts, at Yzerfontein and Langebaan.

Wilderness
Owned “road gardens”, one finds here the sandy beaches to the eye. Wilderness bears this title with a woman. At the end of the last century, this same woman marries a man who promises to him to live in the middle of nowhere. It is therefore this place and give him the name “Wilderness”, which means french wild place. Since then, the place became a small resort very nice. It is also not far from the Wilderness National Park: more than 2 612 hectares planted with rivers and swamps. Five trails traverse the site. But beware! According to rumours, and residents confirmed, this park is haunted …

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