Life at the Bay

At Sugar Bay Resort, we offer two types of holidays; a holiday camp and a school camp/tour. Our holiday camps are typically held during the holiday period whilst schools are on break, at least four times in a year. Our school camps/tours are held throughout the year and typically host both local and international schools out of peak holiday periods.  Sending your child to Sugar Bay on a school camp, however, isn’t the same as sending them to a holiday camp. There’s a misconception between the two, whereby, parents assume that their kids have reaped all the benefits that the complete Sugar Bay experience has to offer during a school camp. A school camp/tour is merely a taste of what can be experienced during our holiday camps, where the opportunities and fun are endless. Here are 7 differences between holiday camps and school camps/tours: 1. The Leaders During school camps/tours, learners are accompanied by their headmasters and educators. This sometimes leaves kids ver...

Sugar Bay knows just how hard our teachers work, this is why we have gone all out to ensure relaxing, luxury accommodation for all teachers who come to Sugar Bay during our School Tours.  Nestled in our indigenous canopy of trees, in the convenient entrance of our sixteen-acre property, amid the scenic sports field and main hall, lies our private teacher's lodge.    The teacher's lodge contains eight, two-sleeper rooms with ensuites, two communal kitchens, two communal bathrooms, private lounge, private deck, and a private heated pool.    Each bedroom has been individually decorated by our Director, Zoe Ellender, according to the following themes; Almond, Blueberry, Coffee, Date, Elderberry, Fig, Ginger, and Honey. The bedrooms each boast two single beds dressed in white percale linen (100% Egyptian Cotton), timeless antique furnishings, built-in cupboards with shelves, full-length mirrors, tea and coffee facilities, laptop safes, electr...

  Sugar Bay Resort, has had a pretty eventful 2016.    We kicked off this year by completing our much-anticipated teacher’s cabins and achieved a three-star rating from the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa. Our exclusive teacher’s cabins have now been located in a tranquil setting with a view of our vast sports field. The cabins boast superb facilities such as a private deck with loungers and a heated pool, teacher’s lodge with wifi, relaxation lounge with television and multimedia facilities, private dining area and verandas, and communal kitchens with honesty bars. The bedrooms have been individually and meticulously styled with integrated themes, hand painted artwork and antique furniture. Comfort and convenience have been prioritized, with white Egyptian cotton linen, tea/coffee facilities, laptop safes and ensuite bathrooms with showers. Now we don’t just have happy campers, but happy teachers too. We cater for all age groups at Sugar Bay, and thi...

At Sugar Bay we know about energy. Like the beautiful Indian ocean on our doorstep, the energy ebbs and flows in our little piece of paradise: increasing with the arrival of new students and decreasing with sad farewells to new friends. As an office dweller, you can always feel the positive energy on the days when campers are due to arrive. From the moment the school bus drives through those beautifully branded gates, the excitement is almost overwhelming. You can sense that the kids are eager to get off the bus, it's pretty clear that the teachers can't wait for a well-deserved break and to get those kids off the bus , and our counselors just can't wait to welcome them all! The energy simply soars, almost as high as the local fish eagle family nesting near the Zinkwazi lagoon (more on them in another post!) Did we mention that we have private access to that lagoon? We get to go fishing, stand up paddleboarding, kayaking and more, but I digress... Each and ev...

This week we had Cambrige join us for four days . The Sugar Bay paparazzi couldn't leave these happy kids alone! No matter where they went or what they did, the Sugar Bay paparazzi could not stop capturing them having a great time. Who can blame the paparazzi for wanting to capture the incredibly photogenic learners from this wonderful school, as they enjoy sunny days on the beach.  Remember to be yourself, because an original is worth more than a copy. Float

Wow, this week has been amazing with Constantia Park! We have done so many amazing activities and made so many new memories. We especially took a lot of "under the pool" selfies . After all the underwater selfie practice, we learned that when you smile underwater, it's particularly harder to hold your breath! *Gasp* But, of course, we accepted the challenge and managed to do it. Once we got used to it, we couldn't keep the smiles off our faces. We are so sad to be seeing this amazing school leave us. At least we will always have these underwater selfies to remember our time together at Sugar Bay. Now go take a selfie under water =D Float

On Monday afternoon Sugar Bay was flooded with campers from Constantia Park. They traveled all the way from Pretoria to come and see what all their previous class mates had told them. The beach, the activities and to meet these crazy people with funny names they had heard so much about. Let me tell you, I love having 200+ campers at camp. From an outsider looking in, it must definitely look crazy, but as a counselor, it's a dream come true. Two hundred brand new faces that are going to change your life in just five days, and become another beautiful memory. The campers from Constantia definitely brought their energy to camp from the very first day. We divided the group into three sections and were running beach, land and adventure activities every day of the week. There were campers everywhere! Unfortunately, the weather was not on our side this week, with overcast clouds and a sprinkle of rain every now and then. However, this never stopped these tough ...

This week we had the lovely Northside school come to Sugar Bay all the way from Botswana.We started the week off having a great time at the beach and throughout the week we had an awsome Shark talk and dissected slimy lil fish. Today they have gone off to ushaka wet & wild. This week has been such an adventure! Having so much fun splishing and splashing in the ocean. Zinkwazi really does have a beautiful ocean.    Casino night at camp: We played all kinds of games and tried to win as many magic beans as possible. It was an epic night! Life is like a camera. Focus on what's important and you'll capture it perfectly. Peace Float

Hi everyone! We are all very excited to have Khanyisa here at the bay to share some winter rays with us, all the way from Limpopo. Everyone is loving the beach and swimming in the sea, we even had some ladies dancing in the waves!  For the those who prefer to stay dry, there are always beach sports - and the kids here are rocking it. Even though these guys live far away from the beach, we did find some great surfers. So I'm running off to go join in on some land adventures now! Oh by the way, happy international hot dog day! I'm sure you know what was on the menu for lunch today. Keep on smiling Taz

Well hello everyone! This week we imported some new friends all the way from Nigeria. It was very exciting to show them the fun side of South Africa.  I had so much fun running around catching all the action! I even found Spiderman ;) Everyone was loving the beach and got along great even though we all had different accents. We cant wait to have you guys back at camp. Hope you made some great memories and even better friends! Keep on smiling :)

This week at Sugar Bay we had Woodhill College at camp. All the students from Pretoria were very excited to be here. The first day they arrived, we could really feel the energy and there was no time to waste. The campers were here on what we like to call a fun bonding tour! This means their teachers wanted them to have fun, make new friends and socialise with other students that they might not necessarily socialise with at school. We also got them to participate in fun activities, so they could enjoy them with their new friends. We headed down to the beach everyday, and got theses kids surfing and body boarding! While on land, we had several artists making beautiful creations, and the adventurous types were climbing Jacobs ladder with their new mate, or taking the leap of faith off the King Swing. Everyone came together on the final day for a huge adventure down to the launch site where they could fish , make some beach bread or create their very own drea...

This week, Sugar Bay was blessed to have the grade 9 students from Redhill join us here at camp! This school has given us some of the best Counsellors in Training (C.I.Ts) that have turned into amazing counsellors, such a Milkshake! Needless to say we were all very excited for these students to join us!, and we have definitely not been disappointed! From the first day, when we took all the campers down to the beach to explore our beautiful front, they showed us they were ready for an awesome week. Casino night on the first night was very exciting, as campers worked in teams to see who could win the most money! Throughout the rest of the activities for the week, we had campers achieving some pretty amazing goals here at camp! Whether they were conquering their fear of heights at high ropes, or bringing out their adventurous side by taking the leap of faith off the King Swing, everyone tried something fun and exciting this week. A big hit for the sen...