Kenton-on-Sea
A holiday village between two rivers on the Sunshine Coast — beaches, Kariega Game Reserve upriver, and a family base.
Trip Role
Ideal stay
Best for
Our take
The Sunshine Coast's family beach base, with a safari reserve upriver.
The Sunshine Coast's family beach base, with a safari reserve upriver.
- Trip Role
- Overnight
- Ideal Stay
- 2-3 nights
- Best For
- Families combining beach and Eastern Cape safari
- Go If
- You want an Eastern Cape beach-and-safari family base.
Why go
Kenton-on-Sea is a Sunshine Coast holiday town between the Bushmans and Kariega river mouths — wide beaches, river activities, and the Kariega Game Reserve upriver. A family Eastern Cape beach-and-safari base.
What we love
The two river mouths and the beach at low tide.
What to know
2h from Gqeberha; a car is essential. Kariega Reserve is 30 minutes inland.
Best things nearby
Gqeberha
The Friendly City — a coastal Eastern Cape hub with beaches, ocean safari, and the gateway to Addo and the Garden Route's eastern end.
Kariega Game Reserve
Malaria-free Eastern Cape reserve on the Kariega River — Big Five plus boat cruises among wildlife.
St Francis Bay
A white-walled canal-and-beach village near Jeffreys Bay — surf, a canal estate, and a calmer Eastern Cape coast base.
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