Serai Dowling

Serai Dowling is a writer, photographer, researcher, mediator, and director with a deep affinity for nature and the healing power of water. For more than 26 years, she has swum in tidal pools, rivers, and wild coastal spaces across the Western Cape, returning to water as a place of wonder and restoration. She is the bestselling author of A Guide to Tidal Pools of the Western Cape and continues to explore how story, ecology, and access intersect in post-apartheid South Africa. Her new book, A Guide to Wild Swimming in the Western Cape, is both a love letter to nature and a practical companion for those drawn to wild swimming.