Six loop roads branch off the main road between St Lucia and Cape Vidal, winding through grassland, dune forest and freshwater pans. Take one slowly with the windows down for a self-drive safari at your own pace: look out for zebra and wildebeest on the open grass, kudu and reedbuck at the forest edge, buffalo and warthog around the water, and birds throughout.

The 17-kilometre Grassland Loop is the classic. Early morning and late afternoon are the golden hours; midday is for the beach. Keep to the speed limits, give animals right of way, and never get out of the car except at designated spots.