Margate is the largest and most popular holiday resort on the Hibiscus Coast. The magnificent bathing beach, fishing piers and plenty entertainment during the holiday seasons have all contributed to this. There are also shops and supermarkets, cinemas and lots of restaurants to choose from.

Margate Country Club, where visiting golfers are made welcome, is three kilometres inland. Daily flights to Johannesburg International Airport leave from Margate Airport, where you can also take a microlight flip along the coast.

Margate has accommodation of all types for the holiday maker with a number of hotels, self-catering apartments and houses and Bed & Breakfast establishments.