Serenity At The Seaside

[ RESORT REVIEW ] KWASS SE BAAI, NC

- Nick Yell

There are very few places in the world where you can breathe almost pure ozone and feel as free, safe and secure in your solitude as you do at Kwass se Baai.

One of nine basic coastal campsites between Groenriviersmond and the Spoegrivier Estuary in the Namaqua National Park, it has few man-made facilities to speak of, bar an enviro-loo shrouded in stone and a low-walled stone boma nearby to keep the wind out. You are able to pick up on the sheer timelessness of this place:

It seems virtually unchanged from the days, some 300 0000 years ago,  when early man first loped over these succulent-covered sands. In more modern times he was succeeded by the free-spirited San and Khoekoen.

There are four stands at Kwass se Baai which have their own low walled stone boma and share two enviro-loos between them. There are nine different coastal campsites, stretching from Groenriviersmond in the south to Boulderbaai in the north. Only Groenriviersmond and Delwerskamp can be reached in a normal sedan vehicle.

The roads are very sandy, and you may need to deflate your tyres. There are now signposts put up by SANParks with recommendations about tyre pressure at these sandy patches.