Six of the best riverside campsites in SA

Whether you’re a keen fisherman or a lazy, read-a-book-under-the-trees kind of camper, these riverside camping spots might just be the nudge you need to start packing the tent.

Fiddlers Creek, Northern Cape

Based in Vioolsdrif beside the Orange River, Bushwacked Adventures’ Fiddlers Creek glamping and camping site is ideal for travellers from both South Africa and Namibia. It’s also from here that you can go on a river rafting adventure – a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

The Fiddlers Creek riverside campsite is equipped with all the necessary facilities, with two ablution blocks that have hot and cold running water.