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“Origins of Early Southern Sapiens Behaviour Exhibition” at De Hoop Collection NOW OPEN

Africa Lives in All of Us

The ‘Origins of Early Southern Sapiens Behaviour’ exhibition highlights the Southern Cape coastline’s archaeological heritage and rich marine environment and showcases the unique archaeological discoveries that have been made at the archaeological sites – Blombos Cave, Klipdrift Shelter and Klasies River occupied by early Homo sapiens between 120 000 and 50 000 years ago.

NEW De Hoop Off-the-grid Villa

An exclusive blend of authenticity, luxury and comfort. The brand-new De Mond Villa with five en-suite bedrooms, overlooks the beautiful Ramsar Vlei. The Villa comes with incredible views, awesome interior décor, wifi and a private outside area with barbeque and swimming pool.

South Africa's Best Land Based Whale Watching

De Hoop Nature Reserve and Marine Protected Area is one of CapeNature’s flagship nature reserves, probably most commonly known for its enormous Southern Right Whale migratory calving population.  The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) recently reported that “De Hoop MPA is critically important for the conservation of the Southern Right whale (Eubalaena australis) which is an endangered species.

Where Wildlife Roam Free

Lowland fynbos underbrush meets grass plains and forested gorges, only to run into a long white beach with rocky shores and blue waters. De Hoop Nature Reserve’s diverse landscape is an amazing home to impressive birdlife and wildlife, of which the rare Bontebok and Cape Mountain Zebra reign.

De Hoop Collection – Accommodation for the whole family

 

Few other reserves offer as complete an outdoor experience as De Hoop – sea, sand dunes, the vlei, a floral sensation of rare fynbos plants, diverse antelope and the Potberg Mountains. Birders observe wading birds on the shores of the vlei while the Potberg Mountains are home to a colony of endangered Cape vultures. Hikers and cyclists have close-up encounters with bontebok, Cape mountain zebra, eland, baboons and ostrich. Activities are diverse and guests choose between various day walks through the rich fynbos plains or along the deserted coastline, or mountain biking along the many gravel roads or scenic game drives. Lazing on the beach and snorkeling in the many turquoise rock pools is simply another way to pass a rewarding day.

Fig Tree Restaurant open daily. Day visitors welcome.

DID YOU KNOW: Cape Nature Reserves are now on Street View!

“Cape Town based travel company Drive South Africa, has partnered with Google through the Google Street View camera loan program to capture 360-degree Street View imagery of South Africa’s top wilderness, cultural and historic sites for Google Maps, including a number of CapeNature’s trails. {source} – including De Hoop! It’s easy to see why De Hoop is renowned for Land Based Whale Watching when one considers the views from the dunes.

 

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Great Events and Promotions throughout the year

In the Press

Enjoy Nature in the Lap of Luxury

"The Whale Trail, The De Hoop Collection now offers a brand-new luxury take on this famous coastal hiking experience. Over four days, the new Vlei...

De Hoop Nature Reserve Boasts Main Concentration of Whales in recent count

"...no words can adequately describe the incredible experience of seeing such a large gathering of majestic marine mammals in their most vulnerable...

De Mond Villa, The De Hoop Collection Opening Soon

The De Hoop Collection, situated in the De Hoop Nature Reserve, a short three hours’ drive from Cape Town offers a pristine nature reserve, a Ramsar...

Testimonials

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank the staff at De Hoop for making our stay extra special. All the staff that we met were smiling, friendly and happy…” – Liesel and Gerhard

Wow! Where do I start? What an amazing wedding weekend! We all had such a blast and John and I would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all of you help and hard work in making it happen.” – Natalie and John

Did You Know: De Hoop is ranked #1 on Trip Advisor for Specialty Lodging in Bredasdorp with over 200 reviews!

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