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"Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."
Matthew 11: 28
Group Retreats and Conferences
Come together to rest, connect & grow
Experience our Group Hospitality
Celebrating 70 years
Founded by Jack & Kaye Edkins on 1 May 1954
Share your Carmel testimony
Quiet spaces to rest and restore
Take rest in our beautiful gardens, views and quiet places,
while enjoying our dining and Sea View accommodation options
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Sharing the restoring love of Christ, through hospitality
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We welcome you to experience Carmel

Nestled in the heart of the Garden Route amongst some of the world’s finest scenery. Break away to enjoy a time of physical, emotional and spiritual recreation.

 

It will be our privilege as a Christian community to welcome you to Carmel Coastal Retreat.

Groups Retreats & Conferences
Weddings
Special Events
Conferences
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Carmel is a place of choice through our large variety venues and accommodation options and the numbers of people we can host to serve a wide variety of group retreats, conferences, weddings and events.
 

Experience the breathtaking views of Victoria Bay and our beautiful gardens and venues to make your group visit an experience to remember.

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Leisure & School Holidays
Leisure & School Holidays
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If you are looking for a break away from the busyness of life and the opportunity to rest and restore within our quiet places and magnificent views, then Carmel is the place for you. 

 

Additionally the School Holidays are an incredible time for kids of all ages and parents to come together for fun and daily activities run by the Carmel Team.

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Ministry Programmes
Ministry Programmes
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Our Programmes bring together individuals, couples, and groups into a temporary community where we offer spiritual enrichment, growth, and rediscovery through co-ordinated ministry.

 

Programmes offer an opportunity to connect with others in the same situation, and to support and encourage one another as God enables.

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Carmel News

Hello Carmel July 2024

“You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in You, all whose thoughts are fixed on You! Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock. Lord, You will grant us peace; all we have accomplished is really from You.”
Isaiah 26: 3-4, 12 (NLT)

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Hello Carmel May 2024

“He who offers a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving honours Me; And to him who orders his way rightly [who follows the way that I show him], I shall show the salvation of God.”
Psalm 50: 23 (AMP)

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Monday 16th - Friday 20th September 2024
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Guest Testimonials

"I have experienced the restoring love of Christ in so many ways at Carmel. So grateful to be part of the Carmel family"
"So glad to have visited Carmel. So peaceful and friendly staff. Food amazing and what a lovely big garden. Nice service the Saturday evening and morning breakfast before we had to go home. I wish to go again"
"Baie spesiale tye daar gehad met spesiale herinneringe. Carmel sal altyd vir my n baie spesiale plek bly."
"Many wonderful, blessed times at Carmel. Our annual Celtic Christian retreat was one of the most special times. Our home from home... May God continue to bless Carmel into the future."
“I have been coming to Carmel since I was a teenager and now we bring our own children every year to this amazing place. Carmel creates a space to make happy family memories, meet wonderful people and relax and rest body, mind and spirit.”
“Our workshop was a time of interesting discussions and wonderful networking. Carmel was magnificent, and lived up to its name of being a retreat; this was an ideal opportunity to retreat from the bustle of the normal work day to focus on the training.”
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