Eastern Cape

17 campsites6 trails8 workshops & builders

River winding through a steep-sided mountain valley — Kouga River and Baviaanskloof, Eastern Cape. Photo: Graeme Pienaar, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Credits

Campsites

3325BCAddo Main CampSundays River Valley, Eastern CapeMain Camp is the hub of Addo Elephant National Park, with camping sites among its guesthouses, chalets and safari tents. Inside the camp is a…National park campSwimming
3129CCCoffee Shack CampsiteWild Coast, Eastern CapeA grassed tent campsite overlooking the beach at Coffee Shack, a long-running backpackers in Coffee Bay on the Wild Coast. Sites have no power, but…Backpackers with campsitesAblutions
3226AACommando Drift Nature Reserve CampsiteKaroo Heartland, Eastern CapeAn ECPTA reserve around Commando Drift Dam, in the Karoo near Cradock and Tarkastad, with six tent sites served by ablutions and two caravan sites…Nature reserve campPower pointsAblutions
3324CBDoodsklip CampsiteBaviaanskloof (Kouga Dam region), Eastern CapeOne of two small ECPTA campsites in the Kouga Dam region of the Baviaanskloof, close to deep river pools that the reserve lists for swimming.…Nature reserve campFires allowedSwimming
3228CBDouble Mouth Nature Reserve CampsiteWild Coast, Eastern CapeA coastal ECPTA reserve near Morgan Bay and Kei Mouth with 30 camp sites, each for up to six people, and caravans are allowed. Activities listed by…Nature reserve camp
3228BDDwesa CampsiteWild Coast, Eastern CapeDwesa-Cwebe covers about 39,000 ha of coastal forest and grassland on the Wild Coast, split by the Mbashe River. The Dwesa campsite is sheltered by…Nature reserve campCaravans OKAblutions
3025DBIhodi Campsite (Oviston Nature Reserve)Oviston Nature Reserve (Gariep Dam), Eastern CapeTwo wilderness sites with an ablution block in Oviston Nature Reserve, on the southern shore of the Gariep Dam. The reserve is used for fishing,…Nature reserve campAblutions
3324DAKomdomo CampsiteBaviaanskloof, Eastern CapeKomdomo is the main campsite in the Baviaanskloof World Heritage Site, on the bank of the Groot River near the reserve office and about 35 km from…Nature reserve campPower pointsHot waterSwimmingAblutions
3224BALeopards Den Rustic CampsiteCamdeboo National Park (Shepherd's Tree Game Farm), Eastern CapeA single rustic campsite in a mountain valley on Shepherd's Tree Game Farm outside Graaff-Reinet, which SANParks lists as part of Camdeboo National…Farm campsite
3225ABMountain Zebra Rest CampKaroo Heartland, Eastern CapeThe rest camp of Mountain Zebra National Park is about 12 km from the entrance gate. It has a campsite with communal facilities alongside family…National park campAblutions
3325ADMvubu CampsiteAddo Elephant National Park (Kabouga section), Eastern CapeA small campsite in Addo's Kabouga section, reached from just outside Kirkwood, and the camp at the start of the Bedrogfontein 4x4 trail. Facilities…National park campFires allowedHot waterAblutions
3224BANqweba Camp SiteCamdeboo National Park, Eastern CapeFifteen tent or caravan sites spread out under thorn trees on gravel, inside Camdeboo National Park on the edge of Graaff-Reinet. One ablution block…National park campShadeAblutions
3124DCOwlhouse Backpackers (camping)Karoo Heartland (Sneeuberg), Eastern CapeA small backpackers on the main street of Nieu-Bethesda, a short walk from the Owl House, with camping in the garden alongside its dorms and twin…Backpackers with campsites
3324CBRooihoek CampsiteBaviaanskloof (Kouga Dam region), Eastern CapeA small, basic campsite in the Kouga Dam region of the Baviaanskloof World Heritage Site, run by ECPTA. Toilets are long drops, there is no cell…Nature reserve campFires allowed
3325CARooikrans Campsite (Groendal Nature Reserve)Groendal Nature Reserve (Groot Winterhoek mountains), Eastern CapeAn eight-site camp in Groendal Nature Reserve, a rugged wilderness area in the Groot Winterhoek mountains about 10 km from Kariega (Uitenhage). The…Nature reserve camp
3423BBStorms River Mouth Rest CampGarden Route (Tsitsikamma), Eastern CapeThe main camp of the Tsitsikamma section of the Garden Route National Park, with camping sites next to the rocky shoreline where forest meets the sea.…National park camp
3326ADThomas Baines Nature Reserve CampsiteFrontier Country, Eastern CapeBasic campsites without power on the banks of Settlers Dam, in a 1,005 ha ECPTA reserve just outside Makhanda. The reserve has about 15 km of dirt…Nature reserve camp

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4x4 fitment centres

4x4 Mega World Port Elizabeth Gqeberha
Alpha Tyre & 4x4 East London
Kamp en Braai Gqeberha
Karoo 4x4 Graaff-Reinet
LA Sport 4WD Megastore Gqeberha Gqeberha (Walmer)
NJH Africa East London

Canopy makers

Rhino Linings Gqeberha Gqeberha (Fairview)
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