Makana Resort

Running a camping resort in Makhanda means dealing with the Eastern Cape's particular weather patterns — winter mornings that cut through tent fabric, sudden summer thunderstorms that come fast over the surrounding highveld, and the kind of seasonal variations that demand proper site drainage and robust infrastructure. Makana Resort has to manage caravan and tent pitches that work year-round, which involves understanding soil conditions, water supply during dry spells, and how the town's grid-power situation affects facilities like shower blocks and laundry areas. The work of maintaining a campsite here means checking pitches after heavy rain, managing borehole or municipal water supply, keeping ablution blocks heated and functional through cold months, and ensuring that whether someone arrives in a fully-equipped caravan or under canvas, the basic systems — power points, water taps, waste disposal — are reliable. It's the unglamorous but essential work that separates a place where people actually want to stay from one they abandon after one uncomfortable night.