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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, with world class whale watching in season. 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. Accommodation ranges from neat campsites to luxury suites. Onsite restaurant open daily, and day visitors welcome.
If you wish to get away from it all and watch wildlife De Hoop is the place to go. It is well worth the journey over bumpy roads to get to it. The wild life was stunning with animals roaming past our accomodation. We stayed in an equipped cottage with 2 bedrooms. This was fine for two of us, but would be crampt for 4 adults. We self catered but also ate at the restaurant when load shedding was in operation. The 3 course menu offered 2 choices for each course plus a vegetarian option for the main course. The food was delicious. We can also recommend Bites at Koppie Alleen for lunch.
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Date of stay: February 2024
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Thank you for your review, Trevor. We appreciate your visit and your feedback. We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and also the restaurant. We hope to see you both again soon. Kind regards ,The De Hoop Team
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Beautiful area with lots of game and birds, access to the beach and tidal pools. Comfortable accommodation with a super comfy bed. Braai area overlooks the river. Lovely setting at the restaurant which has an impressive and extensive wine list.
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Date of stay: January 2024
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Thank you for your review. We have to agree, the reserve is just beautiful and has so much to offer in terms of game and birding. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed our winelist. We hope you peeked into our gorgeous wine cellar too. We hope to see you again soon. Kind regards, The De Hoop Team
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Beautiful location in a Nature Reserve with wild animals all around. We had our own cottage - spacy but simple. Breakfast and dinner (set menu) simple but tasty. 2 swimming pools were unusable (dirty). The whole resort needs some overhaul. Service was OK but somewhat slow at times. A gorgeous beach can be reached either by car or bicycle (can be rented in the resort).
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Date of stay: December 2023
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Thank you for your review. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the beautiful reserve. Your feedback is taken to heart and has been shared with management. We are sorry that we disappointed you in some areas but hope to see you again. Kind regards, The De Hoop Team
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A perfect combination of beautiful landscape, good variety of animals and birds and a superb guide. The cottages are simple but well equiped. The meals offered in the restaurant were delicious and the selection was absolutely ok.
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Date of stay: December 2023
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Thank you for your reviewf, Thomas. We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us. We appreciate your visit and your feedback. We hope to see you again soon. Kind regards, The De Hoop Team
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We were staying for 2 nights at the Nature Reserve, I could've stayed more. The Nature Reserve is truly beautiful, the landscape is so different, from a wild coast with huge sand dunes to fine bushes and even a wetland. You can also just walk around by yourself and see antilopes, ostriches or Zebras. We also did the Nature Drive which was really fun!!
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Date of stay: December 2023
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Responded 18 Dec 2023
Thank you for your lovely review, Mabels. We agree, the reserve is just breathtaking and the free roaming animals is the cherry on top. We are so pleased to read that you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to see you again soon. Kind regards, The De Hoop Team
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We stay for one night in the equipped cottage. The room was nice and clean full with all what is needed to cook something. We anyway had dinner ad the restaurant that was also very good. We did a bike ride to the dune: it was a bit long (30km) but nice, expecialy the way back when we didn't wollow the main road but the secondary path.
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Date of stay: December 2023
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Responded 18 Dec 2023
Thank you for your review, Alex. We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and that you were able to visit the beautiful dunes. Well done on doing a bike ride there and back! We hope you will visit us again soon. Kind regards, The De Hoop Team
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Before we went to De Hoop my wife had to argue with me if the long drive on gravel roads will really be worth it. She was right! It really is worth it! Great nature, nice accommodation and the biggest surprise: a very fine restaurant with friendly staff and great food and drinks. We stayed two nights, which I guess is the absolute minimum.
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Date of stay: December 2023
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Responded 11 Dec 2023
What a lovely review! Thank you for your feedback and thank you to your wife for convincing you to visit us. We hope to see you again soon. Kind regards, The De Hoop Team
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Beautiful, tranquil setting. Scrumptious food, friendly staff. The best setting for a romantic getaway. Ample activities for those who want to walk or do a bike ride. Definitely worth a visit. Will go again
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Date of stay: December 2023
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Thank you for your review, Louis. We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed a romantic getaway with us. Thank you for the lovely compliments. We look forward to seeing you again. Kind regards, The De Hoop Team
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Best magical time !! Only thing, which I hope maybe possible , signage on the roads would be good. Otherwise the whole week end was super. Food and team went above and beyond to make us feel special! Next time we go for a week!@
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Date of stay: December 2023
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Responded 11 Dec 2023
Thank you for your review, Venus. Please get in touch with our reservations team with more information on the signage as we would love to correct this if we are able to. We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and we look forward to your next visit. Kind regards, The De Hoop Team
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We were only here 3 nights but wished we didn’t have to leave at all. What a gorgeous place. The setting was idyllic. We’d come for the birds and had no idea there would be such a wealth of other wildlife. An otter passing me on foot as I sat having a brew one morning will be one of my holiday highlights forever. We loved that guests were free to wander freely and our walks back to our suite after our evening meal were wonderful. A zebra in torchlight is pretty special. The atmosphere throughout the reserve was amazing - such a friendly and welcoming team and it was lovely to see guests with young families sharing the experience with their children. The beach area is stunning and we were lucky to see whales, dolphins and a puff adder! The nature drive and vulture trip with Vincenzo were brilliant and we learnt lots which we loved. We liked that you could pick which trips you wanted. The food was surprisingly good for a set menu (and we don’t eat meat) and the wine selection stunning - thanks to Claus for making some amazing selections for us. Something special which we feel privileged to have enjoyed for a few short days. Thanks to everyone. These special moments don’t happen by chance.…
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Date of stay: November 2023
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Responded 09 Nov 2023
Thank you for your lovely review. We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us. The reserve really is a special place and we love that you experienced so much. Vincenzo and Cloud really are gems and we are so proud of them. We are truly blessed to have such a special team. We hope to welcome you back again. Kind regards, The De Hoop Team
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R 2,887 - R 4,226 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
de hoop nature reserve cottages hotel bredasdorp
LOCATION
South AfricaWestern CapeOverberg DistrictBredasdorp
NUMBER OF ROOMS
37
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