There is sometimes no way of keeping left on the road to Coffee Bay because there is very little left of the road.

And while lives are threatened, so too is the entire tourism industry at the end of the road.

Jobs will be lost in droves if tourists keep turning around or staying away because they cannot get to iconic tourism destinations such as Hole-in-the-Wall, Mapuzi Caves and Coffee Bay, said Uncuthu Tours operator Siseko Yelani.