Some beaches are best enjoyed with umbrellas, lounge chairs and cocktails. But to experience beaches such as Mkambati, hiking shoes and canoes work better.
That's because there's no roads leading to the beach. Hidden inside a nature reserve along South Africa's Wild Coast, the only way to travel there is by hiking along the Mkambati River or paddling up the coast.
That inaccessibility is why even many South Africans don't know this beach on a sheltered bay, although it's one of the world's great rarities.
Where the river meets the sea, it tumbles over black cliffs in one of the few waterfalls to pour directly into the ocean. At least, when the tide is high the water pours directly into the ocean. At low tide, the water falls onto the beach where turtles nest and otters splash.
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