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Your first holiday: the checklist.

Everything to tick off before your first Friday at Cabana Mio. Print it, or keep it open on your phone while you pack.

Draft for review. Items marked to confirm are waiting for the owner's answer.

Before you leave

  • Your booking confirmation from the office, in writing
  • Directions saved on your phone: Cabana Mio arrival guide
  • Arrival time: check-in is usually from 2pm on the Friday; check-out is before 10am on the next Friday
  • 112 and the NSRI, 087 094 9774, saved in your phone
  • Medical aid cards and enough of everyone's medicines for the week, plus a little more
  • Groceries for the first night (the shops are a few minutes' drive away)

For the children

  • Two swimsuits each, a rash vest and a wide-brimmed hat
  • Sunscreen (SPF 20 to 50, higher for fair skin) and a beach umbrella or small tent
  • Water shoes for the rocks, a bucket, spade and a small net
  • A warm top or towelling robe for after swimming
  • Night light, favourite blanket or toy, and something for a rainy afternoon
  • A small first-aid kit: plasters, antiseptic, antihistamine, thermometer

Already in the duplex

  • Three bedrooms upstairs, sleeping up to six
  • A fully equipped kitchen: fridge and freezer, stove, microwave
  • Bath and separate shower, a toilet upstairs and another downstairs
  • Air-conditioning and Wi-Fi
  • Your own patio and braai, and secure parking
  • Bed linen and bath towels: to confirm
  • Cot and high chair on request: to confirm

Bring from home

  • Beach towels (to confirm whether provided)
  • Charcoal or wood and firelighters for the braai
  • A cooler box for beach days
  • Pets: owner's policy to confirm
Beach safety in brief

Five habits for the whole week.

  1. Swim only where lifeguards are on duty, between the red and yellow flags.
  2. Keep young children within arm's reach in the water, with one adult watching.
  3. Caught in a rip current? Float, raise an arm, swim parallel to the beach.
  4. Look at bluebottles, don't touch. Rinse a sting with sea water, not fresh.
  5. Shade from 10am to 4pm, hats, and sunscreen after every swim.

The full beach-safety guide

Getting there and emergencies

Cabana Mio's arrival guide has the directions, the gate and parking, and the nearest hospital, police and ambulance numbers.

Open the arrival guide

Plan the days

Family days-out map · Weather in your weeks · Your first seaside holiday