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Family guidesA week by the sea, made easy.
Practical guides for parents and grandparents: planning a first beach holiday with small children, keeping them safe in the sea and the sun, fitting a week around school, and understanding what a membership is (and isn't).
Your family's first seaside holiday.
A first beach holiday with toddlers to ten-year-olds: what to expect, how to plan the days around the tide and naps, what to pack and how to keep it calm.
Beach safety for little ones.
Beach safety for young children on the KZN coast: lifeguard flags, rip currents and how to escape one, bluebottle stings, the sun, and the numbers to save.
Planning around school holidays.
The 2027 South African school terms and holidays, which colour of week each holiday falls in, and how to plan a beach week around school, with or without children at school.
Membership vs timeshare.
How a five-year holiday membership differs from timeshare and points clubs: what you buy, levies, what happens at the end, and questions to ask before you sign.
A week by the sea, at your own pace.
A gentle guide to a week by the sea at Amanzimtoti for pensioners: the quieter weeks, the duplex and its stairs, holidays with the grandchildren, and peace of mind.
History and events, from Cabana Mio.
Our sister site tells the stories of the area: the races, the gardens and the fishing. Read them there.
Plan the days, too
When should your family come? The weather in each colour of week.
Family days-out map: beaches, animals and rainy-day ideas with drive times.
Member's first-holiday checklist: what to pack and what's in the duplex.