Fleewinter
Morukuru Ocean House boasts a luxury home with four Suites which can accommodate 8 adults and 4 children at all ages. The suites all have their own en-suite bathroom with glass doors overlooking the ocean, having a eco house design, including use of solar power and double glazed windows.
The open plan dining and living room offers a nice fireplace for cold days, there is television/kids room for the children to enjoy, a bar to have an drink and watch the sun go down or just take a book out of the library and unwind by the pool. Ocean House offers a lot of possibilities to either get together and have a chat and a glass of wine out of the wine cellar, or maybe just relax while having an outside bath and enjoy the sounds of the ocean and nature.
For your convenience a skilled staff is around to take care of all your needs, including your private chef and butler for lovely drinks and tasteful dining.
There is a variety of activities included like guided marine walks, fynbos walks and hikes, guided mountain-biking, 4x4 fynbos nature drives, land based whale watching and sandboarding.
Like all Morukuru homes, Ocean House offers the Freedom Concept, which means that guests are totally free with regards to activities and the meals they prefer to enjoy. Guests can decide whatever they want to do, whenever they want, with no fixed time schedule.
Morukuru Ocean House is situated in one of Africa’s most beautiful coastal reserves: De Hoop Nature Reserve is along the Garden Route in the Overberg region. The Overberg is characterized by quaint towns, a blossoming wine industry and delicious local dishes. The 36 000 hectares of De Hoop conservation area is a World Heritage Site comprising rich biodiversity and over 50 kilometres of pristine coastline. A 19 km vlei (wetland) stretches across the reserve, which is on the Ramsar list of Wetlands of International Importance, established by UNESCO. De Hoop Nature Reserve also offers towering white sand dunes lapped by the Indian Ocean, limestone cliffs, rock pools and coastal fynbos. Our sister property Morukuru Beach Lodge is located ± 1 km further west along the beach.
De Hoop Nature Reserve is known to be a great place to see southern right whales. July to end of September is best for whale watching, but you also have a very good chance of a sighting from June to early November. Rare or endangered animal species in the reserve include whales, dolphins, sharks and seals as well as the Bontebok and Cape Mountain Zebra. Other animals you may see are Eland, the Cape clawless otter, baboons, rock dassies and the occasional rooikat (caracal) and Cape leopard. The reserve is particularly known for its bird population, many of which - such as the endangered African Black Oystercatcher - breed within the reserve. The flora and fauna are impressive too – the fynbos floral kingdom dominates with 1500 species of plants in the reserve alone – also 86 species of mammal, 260 or more different birds, 14 amphibians and 50 reptile species.
The De Hoop Reserve is situated just over three hour’s drive from Cape Town on the world renowned Garden and Whale Routes – an ideal stop en-route from the Cape Winelands to Plettenberg Bay.