“Popular literature calls De Hoop Nature Reserve ‘the jewel of the Western Cape’. For rare, endangered and spectacular fauna and flora, there are few places to compare with it in the entire country.” Getaway Magazine.
Heaps to do in De Hoop!
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, red hartebeest, 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.
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Koppie Alleen
Koppie Alleen sits on a rise flanked by undulating white sand dunes. This coastal jewel overlooks a bay where many of the... Find out more
