IT’S not just the relatively unspoiled beautiful beaches that stretch from Ansteys Beach to Cutting Beach, it also plays host for surfers, rock pools and dolphin spotting.

Ansteys Beach is known for family-friendly tidal pool, while Brighton Beach is the ideal Cave Rock surf spot.

Garvies Beach, Treasure Beach and Cuttings Beach are generally less crowded, featuring golden sands and rugged scenery, with the various lagoons and wildlife that can be seen, but this town also has a long-standing reputation and history as a popular tourist destination.

The most popular tourist attraction to the South Coast is the annual Sardine Run where scores of people can watch the frenzy in the water when huge shoals swim by, followed most often by whales, dolphins and sharks.

Shopping on The Bluff is another tourist attraction where everything can be found. If you are looking for the best shopping vibe, the local shops and malls have everything your heart desires.

The Bluff and surrounding areas are also home to a wide variety of wildlife, including Cape clawless otters, blue duiker and the spotted ground-thrush. Vervet monkeys are a common sight and can be seen throughout suburban parts of town and in the nature reserves.

One of the more popular nature reserves is the Kenneth Steinbank Nature Reserve in Yellowwood Park.

Kenneth Stainbank’s father, a Scot, built Coedmore Castle in 1875 with the help of Scottish stonemasons. Set in 600 acres/253 hectares, it was an attempt to create a little bit of Europe and the grounds were filled with African wildlife. This bequest of land is a very beautiful spot to visit.

The coastal forest and grasslands have buck: blue, red and grey duiker, bushbuck, reedbuck, possibly nyala and impala. There are zebra, vervet monkeys, and you may see slender, Egyptian and banded mongoose, rock hyrax, bushbaby, water monitors and genet.

Photo credit: Warren K Dick Photography