Shelly Beach is a developing residential town offering warm hospitality. This inviting town is known for its rock and surf fishing and has a boat base where numerous deep sea angling competitions occur yearly. It's also a hot spot for shark diving - with seasonal scallpoped hammerhead and raggedtooth shark aggregations, seasonal tiger sharks, bull sharks year round, whales in the winter.

Oribi Gorge and Lake Eland Nature Reserve a short drive away. Diving is in the morning only, so in the afternoon there are thrills to be had on gorge swing, zip line, and in the rainy seasonm white water rafting. There is also horse-riding in the reserve and walking trails for those who want less of rush.