Sardinia Bay beach (affectionately known as Sards) is our absolute favourite Port Elizabeth beach. It is naturally beautiful, wild and unspoilt and we love to walk our dogs along it’s long shores, snorkel in it’s crystal clear water, play in it’s sand dunes, ride it’s crashing waves and end the day watching the most incredible sun set in every shade of red. Kini Bay is a sleepy village about 15 kilometers West of Sardinia Bay. Although we love both locations, we had never before done the hike between them. We couldn’t find much info online as to how long the hike was, and what the terrain would be, so it was with a bit of apprehension that we tore our reluctant teens from their PlayStation and organised a lift to Kini Bay early on Sunday morning.
We packed lots of food and water, sunscreen and good walking shoes and off we headed.
The start of the trail
Kini Bay beach is popular with locals for a Sunday morning stroll
There are beautiful shells along the way
The trail cuts across wetlands
Approaching the first lot of holiday cottages on Bushy Park farm
Such vivid colours
Incredible views of rugged rocks and waves
Bashing through some Bulrushes
A lovely big starfish along the way
Herons in front of the distant sea fog
Enjoying a picnic lunch with the beach all to ourselves
Such a stunning beach and not a soul in sight
There are lots of rock pools along the way – perfect to cool down in
An Oystercatcher – we saw quite a few breeding pairs
Almost at Sardinia Bay – just around the next corner
We made it to Gunter’s Wurstwagen in Sardinia Bay parking lot where we found some shade and called for our ride.
The hike was approximately 13km long and took us 4 hours to complete. The terrain is relatively flat and changes from sea sand to rocks and fynbos with some swampy sections along the way. There is a breathtakingly beautiful beach about half way, which is the perfect place for a picnic lunch and a swim.
You can start in Kini Bay and end at Sardinia Bay, or the other way around. You need to organise transport to drop you off at one end and fetch you from the other.
This is a really rewarding hike to do as family, especially on a windless PE day!
Yours in travel
This article brought back many happy memories of fun times spent at Sards growing up. Love your photos – what a stunning hike! Can’t believe the “Wursty Wagon” is still there! Is the parking area still taken over by sand dunes?
Hey Nadine! Thanks for visiting 😁. The Wurst Wagen is a legend!
As for the parking lot…sand dunes 5 – parking lot 0. The dunes keep creeping over the parking and it inches back and back, but there is little parking lot left. You have to park up the road but it’s still very well worth the walk. Such a beautiful place, you will have to visit again soon! Yours in travel, Sarah
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