Do what the locals do

Pilates twice a week, a slow Friday Yoga class and occasional TRE sessions, in a bright wooden-floored studio. Visitors and beginners welcome.

An hour of mat Pilates every weekday morning at eight, in the studio at Puza Moya. R80 a class, and taken at whatever level you arrive with.

Yoga and meditation at the Windtown Lagoon Hotel, five classes a week. Mats and props provided, so there is nothing to bring.

Twenty-minute EMS sessions on wireless dry-tech suits, personal training, and rebounding classes of four on mini-trampolines.

A pregnancy movement and relaxation class — Tuesday mornings at The Zen Collective, for company as much as exercise.

A holistic wellness studio at Long Acres — yoga and Pilates, breath-work, Reiki and reflexology, plus workshops and community events.

Low-impact classes in Sunnypark's heated pool, in small groups, with a qualified aqua instructor.

Small-group and private yoga in Myburgh Park, arranged around your times — including drop-in classes for anyone here on holiday.

A Reformer Pilates studio at Millennium Arch — a beginner special, then packages by how often you come.

The rainy-day rescue: heated pools, putt-putt, trampolines and pedal karts, right in the middle of town.

A small cut-flower garden where you pick your own blooms, on selected weekends at Long Acres.

Ziplines, a sky park, lagoon cruises and bike and SUP hire — plus a children's clubhouse and a fun fair.

A petting farm that began as an animal rescue — meet the animals, with events and school programmes too.

An outdoor concrete park with a bowl, ramps and rails, shaded picnic tables to sit at, and twenty rand to get in.

Hands-on woodworking for children — build something real and take it home.

Two hours on the lagoon in a boat that takes eleven, out past Kraalbaai and Preekstoel with a stop on the sand.

Skippered sailing on the lagoon — private charters, corporate team building, and adventure days on the water.

An IKO-certified kite school on the lagoon — two students per instructor, and a rescue boat on the water.

Paddleboards and bicycles for hire from the watersports centre on Bree Street.

Windsurfing, wing foiling, SUP, kayaking and surfing from the beach on Main Road — lessons and hire, from complete beginners up.

Line dancing in the church hall on Mondays and Thursdays. No partner needed, no experience needed — Thursday mornings are graded by level.

Five courts across three clubs, all booked through the same app — and open socials you can join alone if you haven't got four players.

The old wagon-pin game, played on sand courts off Oostewal every Wednesday afternoon. Come and throw a few before deciding.

Indoor badminton two evenings a week — one of the few things in town the wind cannot spoil.

Two hours of stitching and chatting at the haberdashery — learn to crochet, or pick it back up after years away.

Humpbacks, orcas and dolphin superpods, out of the Mykonos marina in a boat that takes ten people at most.

A small-boat run out of the bay to the seal and gannet islands, with dolphins along the way. Five guests at a time.

Ninety minutes among buffalo, eland and zebra on a fynbos reserve next door to the West Coast National Park.

Four of the Big Five on a 1,600-hectare family-run reserve, with carnivore feeding on the afternoon drive.

Classic Vespas to potter round town or run out to Shark Bay and the national park — sidecar rides too.

Light electric scooters by the half-hour or the month, with easy routes around town.

Guided hikes and half- or full-day trips out to the small West Coast towns, with somebody else doing the driving and the planning.