The suburb of Noordhoek (meaning “north corner” of the old farm Slangkop stretching all the way from Kommetjie to Noordhoek) is a vibrant rural and artistic community village just 30 minutes south of Cape Town.
Truly a wonderful starting point, Noordhoek is close to everything that the Cape has to offer, room to breathe but with plenty to keep the traveller occupied.
Noordhoek & surroundings:
- Long beach is well known for its pristine 8 km white sandy beach which offers fantastic walks from Noordhoek all the way to Kommetjie
- Horseback riding on Long beach from Noordhoek to the Kakapo shipwreck, daily
- Boutique shopping, Souvenirs & Playground is easily available at Noordhoek Farm Village, Imhoff Farm & the Garden Emporium
- Restaurants there is a wide variety to satisfy all your taste buds and budgets close by
- Modern conveniences (banks, ATM, post office, shopping mall, fuel station etc) at Long Beach Mall (2km) and Fish Hoek (6km)
- Cape Point Vineyards for wine tastings, this Vineyard has won numerous awards and creates a vide variety of delicious wines.
- Surfing hot spots at Long beach, Kommetjie & Scarborough
- Silvermine Nature Reserve with its beautiful local fauna and flora can be explored on foot or by mountain bike.
- Chapman’s Peak Drive, one of the most spectacular costal cliff drives in Southern Africa
- Whale watching; spectacular sightings of the impressive Southern Right whales. If you are lucky you may even see a Bryde’s whale, Humpback whales, while Orcas and Dolphins are also common. (main season from late July to October)
- Museums in Fish Hoek, Simons Town, Muizenberg offer a taste of history
- Scratch Patch Mineral World, Gemstone factory in historic Simon’s Town
- Family friendly Fish Hoek beach (warmer False Bay) with accessible promenade (Jager’s Walk) along the side of the sea/mountain
- Kalk Bay fishing village, a collectors dream with lots of ‘arty’ shops
Cape Peninsula & Town:
- Boulders Beach Penguin colony settled in historic Simon’s Town, and never stops to amuse and entertain one. Their comical ‘waddling’ along the beach entertains everybody and their grace in the water is surprising and we watch in awe.
- Cape of Good Hope & Cape Point is the most southern point of the Cape Peninsula and lies in the middle of a nature reserve. Driving through our floral kingdom of fynbos & proteas, unique to our area, with dramatic cliffs as well as the secretive wildlife of Dassies (rock hyrax), large colonies of Cormorants, Ostrich, Zebra, Eland, and other smaller antelopes etc
- Cape Point Ostrich Farm offers a guided tour of the farm by a well trained team who will show you around and give you detailed information about the life cycle of an ostrich from egg to the adult bird.
- Coastal villages such as antique hunting at Kalkbay, family beach at Fish Hoek, surfers paradise Kommetjie and fishing hub Houtbay are well worth a visit.
- Constantia wine route
- Kirstenbosch Botanical gardens offers fantastic pathways full of indigenous fauna & flora and in summer you might enjoy an open air concerts on Sunday afternoon.
- Cape Town: within 30 minutes you are in the city centre. Discover the secrets of the “Mother City” on an ‘open top’ Double Decker buses, slender through markets, experience the Waterfront and lots more
- Table Mountain lower cable station is ~30km from Noordhoek, your staring point to explore the top and enjoy the awesome views from Cape Town all the way to the Peninsula
- Waterfront & Robben Island: ‘Shop until you drop’ at the Waterfront in the many stores, restaurants, market, aquarium and be entertained by the many buskers. An excursion to the famous island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years leaves a big impression and is a memorable outing.
- Stellenbosch, Franschhoek & Paarl wine regions
- Township tour
- Hout Bay Sunday Market & Green Point Market are 2 of the more famous markets where you can test your bartering skills!
- World of Birds in Hout Bay
- Golf: 3 superb links golf courses; Clovelly, Westlake & Steenberg are within 15 min drive (18 hole Par 72)
The Epic Guest House is also a perfect starting point for the Garden Route or the West Coast.
For any other activities please contact us and we will try and find out for you.