You’ll discover a broad variety of tourist attractions in the town of Badplaas, which is located close to Vygeboom Dam. You’ll also have the opportunity to pick up any essentials that you may have forgotten.
Activities available on the mainland
Some people are content to spend the whole day lazing about on the boat, while others feel that their vacation is incomplete until they go out and explore the local region.
While on the mainland, you might explore the following options:
• Badplaas, A Forever Resort features activities such as game drives, horse trails, paintball, Rinkhals (tube rapids), a super tube and speed slide, outdoor swimming pools (three kiddie pools, two warm and one cold), tennis, volleyball, go-karts, and, as we call it in South Africa, a foefie slide.
If you would like to visit the resort, please let us know one day in advance so that we can arrange for your entry.
• Eco Quad Adventures provides quad bike trails within the Emanzana Nature Reserve at the Forever Resort.
• Badplaas Golf Course provides the avid golfer with everything they could possibly want.
• Cradle of Life Bio Park offers game drives, a big cat sanctuary, and on-site eating establishments such as a restaurant and a bar.
• Kruger National Park‘s Malelane Gate is only 142 kilometres away, while the Numbi Gate is 152 kilometres away from OppiDam.
On Sunny Days
It’s likely that you’d spend most of your time on the houseboat on sunny days, either watching birds, fishing, lounging in the sun, or just taking in the scenery. Many anglers visit the dam for the sole purpose of catching the “big one.” Fishermen frequent the dam because the water is perfect for catching carp, golden fish, bass, and kurper.
On Rainy Days
If it is raining outside, you may stay cosy in your boat and enjoy movies on the DVD player that is supplied. Playing some card games or board games may also be a lot of fun at this time. When the weather is not conducive to activities outside, the following are some indoor activities that may be enjoyed in the area:
• Badplaas, A Forever Resorts Hydro Spa: Four indoor swimming pools are available. Three temperatures: one hot, two warm, and one cold. (No children under the age of three.) • Treatments at the spa: You may indulge in spa treatments at either Badplaas, A Forever Resort, which is open from 08:00 to 17:00, or Dawson’s Game Lodge Spa.
Something to occupy the children
A day out on the lake will be an unforgettable experience for the youngsters. They may learn how to fish, swim in the dam, and get a better understanding of living in the great outdoors. They may hire a kayak or paddle boat at the charter base. Space to play and run about is plenty.