Discover More Than 100 Camping & Caravan Sites Offering Pensioners Discounts Across South Africa

My husband and I spent most of the weekend transforming our trusty VW Caddy into something a little more camping friendly in preparation for Spring. We weren't attempting one of those luxury camper van conversions you see on social media—just making a few practical changes so we can pack up more easily and enjoy spontaneous weekends away.

As we measured, packed, planned and debated where everything should go, it got me thinking about how many people dream of travelling more once they retire. Suddenly there are no rushed Friday afternoon departures, no racing back home on a Sunday evening, and no trying to squeeze a holiday into just a few precious days. Instead, there's the freedom to take your time, stay a little longer, and explore South Africa one destination at a time.

That, in turn, reminded me of just how many camping and caravan parks offer pensioners' discounts—and how many people probably don't even know they exist. So I decided to do some digging, and what I found was remarkable.

Camping and caravanning are wonderful ways to experience South Africa without spending a fortune. Retirement gives many of us the freedom to travel at our own pace, follow the good weather, linger a little longer in favourite places, and discover hidden gems that we'd never have found on a rushed weekend away.

The good news is that many camping and caravan parks around South Africa reward pensioners with generous discounts, making these adventures even more affordable. We searched the country and found more than 100 camping and caravan sites offering special rates for pensioners. You can browse them all on Pensioners PayLess, conveniently organised by province under our Travel category.

Different ways to enjoy the camping lifestyle while getting Pensioners discounts

Getting started doesn't have to be expensive. You may already have camping equipment collected over years of family holidays. If not, there are plenty of affordable options. Camping gear and caravans can be hired, while second-hand marketplaces often have excellent bargains for those looking to buy.

For many people, there comes a time when sleeping on the ground in a tent loses some of its appeal. That's where caravans, camper trailers and small camper van conversions become an attractive alternative. They offer comfort, protection from the weather and the convenience of having your essentials close at hand. After spending our own weekend adapting our VW Caddy, I can certainly understand the appeal!

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Don't leave your best friend behind

For many of us, our dogs are family, and retirement is the perfect opportunity to enjoy adventures together. The good news is that many of the camping and caravan parks listed on Pensioners PayLess are pet friendly.

When browsing our Travel listings, simply look for the paw print icon at the bottom of each listing. This makes it easy to identify destinations where your four-legged companion is welcome.

If travelling with your dog is high on your retirement bucket list, be sure to read our article, "Want to Travel but Can't Bear to Leave Your Dog Behind? Here Are 10 South African Pensioner-Friendly Stays That Welcome Both of You." It's filled with wonderful destinations where no family member has to be left behind.

Start planning your next adventure

We found camping and caravan parks across all nine provinces, each offering something unique. Every pensioners' discount comes with its own terms and conditions, so it's worth checking the details carefully before you book. Some offers apply only during certain seasons, others are valid only on specific days of the week, and some have minimum or maximum stay requirements. Best to read each deal carefully to be sure to make the most out of the discounts on offer.

National deals:

• Africamps Boutique Glamping: Over 60s save on midweek glamping stays at 19 locations across South Africa!

• SANParks: Over 60s or those receiving a social pension qualify for discounted accommodation at various parks across the country.

• CapeNature: Seniors over 60 get discounts on all self catering and camping facilities.

• Forever Resorts: Get exclusive pensioner discounts at Forever Resorts

Western Cape

• De Bakke Santos (Mossel Bay): Enjoy pensioner discounts on chalets, camping and caravan sites. Various long stay discounts on offer.

• Yzerfontein Caravan Park (Yzerfontein): Seniors enjoy discounts on camping on out of season bookings.

• Victoria Bay Caravan Park (Victoria Bay): Over 60s qualify for pensioner discounts on out-of-season bookings and long stays.

• Standskloof Caravan Park (Gansbaai): Pensioners aged 65, or those with valid pensioners cards enjoy discounted camping rates even in high season!

• Ronderberg Resort (Clainwilliam): Over 60s enjoy discounted camping rates out of season.

• Oostewal Caravan Park (Langebaan): Pensioners can make the most of off-season bookings with discounts on offer!

• Onrus Caravan Park (Hermanus): Seniors benefit from various discounts all year round with long stay offers also on the table.

• Montagu Caravan Park (Montagu): Special offers available for over-60s through the year.

• Leentjiesklip Holiday Resort (Langebaan): Nightly rate discounts available out of season and monthly long stays also on offer.

• Lake Pleasant Resort (Sedgefield): Over 60s enjoy discounts on daily rates and monthly tariffs.

• Island Lake Holiday Resort (Wilderness): Discounted daily, forthnightly, 3 weekly and monthly rates!

• Glentana Caravan Park (Glentana): Discounted rates available between February and October including monthly senior rates.

• George Country Resort (George): Pensioner rates for out of season bookings.

• Lambert's Bay Caravan Park (Lambert's Bay): Deals on monthly and daily rates on offer!

• Clanwilliam Dam Resort (Clanwilliam): Discounts out of season on challets, tent and caravan stands.

• Elands Bay Caravan Park (Elands Bay): Discounts out of season on daily tariffs and monthly tariffs!

• Dwarswegstrandoord (Groot Brakrivier): Discounts on self-catering units and caravan park stands for pensioners!

• Dibiki Holiday Resort (Hartenbos): Dedicated pensioner rates on caravan stands out of season and monthly discounts on offer.

• Die Dam (Die Dam): Caravan and camping stays at discounted prices for pensioners.

• Buffelskop Caravan Park (Buffels Bay): Monthly and daily rates offers for those aged 60 and above.

• Buffalo Bay Caravan Park (Buffels Bay): Out of season pensioner rates on offer for short stays!

• Arbeidsloon Campsite (Mossel Bay): Offers for pensioners (out of high season) on nightly rates, weekly, two-weekly or monthly basis.

• Plettenberg - A Forever Resort (Plettenberg Bay): Out of season offers for pensioners, as well as long-stay camping options.

• Wolvenberg & Stille Waters (Rawsonville): Over-60s enjoy discounted weekday rates across all three camping areas!

Northern Cape

• Kroon Lodge (Kamieskroon): Seniors qualify for a discounted camping rate during most of the year.

Eastern Cape

• Areena Riverside Resort (East London): Special monthly camping offers and pensioner rates on selected camping and accommodation options.

• Big Fish Caravan Park (Gqeberha): Senior camping rates during low season.

• Cannon Rocks Holiday Resort (Cannon Rocks): Pensioner's deals on weekly, fortnightly and monthly stays.

• Green Fountain Farm Caravan Park (Port Alfred): Over-55s enjoy special senior rates in low and high seasons.

• Medolino Holiday Resort (Port Alfred): Pensioners aged 55 enjoy reduced camping and caravan rates.

• Morgan Bay Caravan Park (Gxarha): Special deals for pensioners on short stays and long stays.

• Nahoon Caravan Park (East London): Over 60s enjoy dedicated pensioners' rates on daily and monthly stays.

• Oyster Bay Resort (Oyster Bay): Special pensioner rates for short and monthly stays.

• Van Stadens Resort (Gqeberha): Short stay, 15 night and 30 night pensioner packages on offer.

• Jeffreys Bay Caravan Park (Jeffreys Bay): Long stay and short stay specials for pensioners.

• Yellow Sands Caravan Park (East London): Senior rates for over 60s, well as special monthly rates for those aged 55 to 59!

KwaZulu-Natal

• Anchors Caravan Park (Hiberdene): Seniors are welcomed with special monthly and long-stay rates.

• Anerley Garden Park Resort (Port Shepstone): Monthly rates at a seniors discount for minimum 3 month stay.

• Bluff Eco Park (Durban): Over-60s enjoy discounts on cabins, caravan and camping rates.

• Caravan Cove (Park Rynie): Long stays at senior rates with a minimum stay of 3 months.

• Characters Garden Park (Pennington): Seniors enjoy various discounts during low and mid-season as well as Easter and long term stays.

• Dolphin Holiday Resort (Ballito): Out of season and mid-season specials for seniors as well as long-stay rates on offer.

• Dragon Peaks Mountain Resort (Champagne Valley): Seniors enjoy discounted rates for caravan and camping sites and self-catering accommodation.

• Fairhills Caravan Park (Margate): Monthly discounted rates and even December packages for seniors.

• Happy Wanderers (Kelso): Wide range of offers for seniors from nightly tariff discounts to long stays and even apartments and log cabins.

• Karridene Caravan Park (eManzimtoti): Penny Pinchers programme supporter and sponsor.

• Lalanathi Caravan Park (Port Shepstone): Reduced nightly and monthly rates available for seniors.

• Mac Nicol's Caravan Resort (Bazley Beach): Special rates for seniors on short and long stays.

• Margate Caravan Park & Retirement Estate (Margate): Special monthly tariffs for over-60s.

• Marlon Holiday Resort (Port Shepstone): Monthly discounts for long stays especially for pensioners.

• Mountain Splendour Resort (Winterton): Daily, weekly and monthly stays to be enjoyed by seniors at discounted rates.

• Mtwalumi Holiday Resort (Mtwalume): Long-stay specials on camping for seniors.

• Ovaflo Resort (Pietermaritzburg): Monthly camping and caravanning offers especially for seniors.

• Paradise Holiday Resort (Southbroom): Discounted daily and monthly rates for pensioners.

• Queensburgh Caravan Park (Queensburgh): Over-60s are eligible for pensioners' discounts on short and long-stay bookings.

• Richards Bay Caravan Park (Richards Bay): Over-60s enjoy daily reduced rates and a discounted monthly rate with a minimum stay of 3 months.

• River Valley Resort (Kelso): Enjoy daily reduced rates, 7-night pensioner special and long-term discounted offers.

• Rocky Bay Resort (Park Rynie): Daily, weekly and monthly discounted camping and caravanning tariffs for pensioners.

• Salt Rock Beach Resort (Ballito): Offers special daily rates as well as a 2 week special and monthly discounted rates.

• Scottburgh Caravan Park (Scottburgh): Over-60s qualify for discounted daily rates and monthly offers.

• Tugela Mouth Resort (Tugela): Pensioners' specials on camping and cabins.

• (Port Shepstone): Over-60s benefit from reduced daily rates, 30-day package and rent-a-tent packages.

• Villa Spa Holiday Resort (Kingsburgh): Discounted daily and monthly rates for seniors.

• Zinkwazi Lagoon Beach and Forest Resort (Zinkwazi Beach): South African pensioners enjoy reduced rates on camp sites and chalets.

Gauteng

• Country Park (Muldersdrift): Pensioner rates on offer.

• De Rust Campsite (Dinokeng): Over-60s enjoy midweek discounts and discounted long stays.

• Kaia Manzi Resort (Bronkhorstspruit): Midweek specials and long stay offers available.

• Sionbergh (Heidelberg): Midweek and out-of-season offers for pensioners.

• Soetdoring Vakansieplaas (Vereeniging): Discounted rates even on weekends with longer stays also discounted on a monthly rate.

• Weaver's Roost Resort (Krugersdorp): Midweek specials out-of-season on all forms of accommodation.

• Willem's Rus Campsite (Dinokeng): Pensioner discounts even on weekends and school holidays.

North West

• Rietspruit Dam Recreation Resort (Ventersdorp): Over-60s enjoy discounted rates on midweek stays.

• Club Amigos Caravan Park (Ventersdorp): Over-60s enjoy dedicated pensioner camping rates.

Mpumalanga

• Seekoeigat Kampterrein (Groblersdal): Pensioners enjoy a special discounted rate for short and monthly stays.

• Lake Umuzi Kamp Oase (Secunda): Discounted daily rates available for seniors.

• Henk van Rooyen Holiday Resort (Marloth Park): Pensioners have access to monthly discounted rates.

• De Voetpad Kloof Resort (Kranspoort): Over-55s qualify for special long-stay and mid-week specials.

• Badplaas - A Forever Resort (eManzana): Dedicated monthly discounts for seniors.

• Loskopdam - A Forever Resort (Loskop Dam): Over-60s enjoy pensioner discounts on midweek and long-stay bookings.

Limpopo

• Edenpark Resort (Naboomspruit): Pensioners' rates on bookings both midweek and over weekends.

• Weesgerus Resort (Modimolle): Over-60s enjoy discounted rates across all accommodation types.

• Warmbaths - A Forever Resort (Bela-Bela): Discounted rates for pensioners on midweek stays during low season.

• Tshipise - A Forever Resort (Tshipise): Over-55s enjoy special rates for long stays.

• Swadini - A Forever Resort (Blyde River): Over-60s are offered discounted rates for long-stay monthly bookings.

• Boma in the Bush (Polokwane): Discounted caravan stand rates and longer term packages available for over-60s.

• Klipspringer Guest Farm (Modimolle): Discounted monthly rates available for seniors.

• Marula Oase (Bela-Bela): Pensioners' rates across all types of accommodation on offer.

• Sebenza Creek Eco Bush Camp (Modimolle): Midweek and long stay specials for seniors.

• Waterberg Resort (Bela-Bela): Discounted monthly camping and caravanning rates on offer for seniors.

Free State

• Gariep Dam - A Forever Resort (Gariep Dam): Offers seniors mid-week specials and discounted extended stays.

With more than 100 pensioners' discounts available, there has never been a better time to dust off the camping gear, hitch up the caravan, finish that camper conversion, or simply head off on the open road.

Retirement isn't about slowing down—it's about finally having the time to explore this beautiful country on your own terms. Happy camping!

Please do reach out and tell us of other camp or caravan sites offering discounts to pensioners. We love hearing from our readers and sharing deals widely.

Happy camping!

All the best

Angela

The Voice behind PensionersPayLess!

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Angela is part of the team driving PensionersPayLess forward, building on its mission to help South Africa’s over-55s discover news, views, savings, opportunities and useful discoveries.

Through her work with Pensioners Forum and its community, Angela spends her time connecting with older South Africans, hearing real stories, sharing practical information, and helping people find ways to make everyday life easier and more rewarding. She writes about topics inspired by conversations within the community, personal experiences, money-saving ideas, lifestyle topics and the things that matter to people navigating life after 55.