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Morukuru Ocean House

Location: South Africa, (Western Cape), De Hoop Nature Reserve Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 4 Sleeps: 12

Starting at: £ 2000.00 per week

Property Description

Morukuru Ocean House is situated in one of Africa’s most beautiful coastal reserves: De Hoop Nature Reserve, just south of Swellendam 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.

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Accommodations

4 spacious bedrooms en-suite

Features

De Hoop Nature Reserve

Staying at Morukuru Ocean House is all about RECONNECTING. Family. Friends. Nature. You. During your stay you can choose to enjoy any of the following complimentary activities, completely tailored to your requirements:

• Guided marine walks (1-3 hours), allowing you an insight in the amazing marine life in the rock pools in the immediate vicinity of Ocean House. Great for kids as well as parents!

• Guided fynbos walks and hikes (1-3 hours),
showing the incredible diversity and beauty of the fynbos vegetation that is found in De Hoop
Nature Reserve.
• (Guided) Mountain biking (1-3 hours), offering you an overview of the diversity of the area around Ocean House. Different routes are possible.
• Guided 4×4 fynbos nature drives, which allow you to explore areas of De Hoop Nature
Reserve which are situated a little further from Ocean House. These nature drives also offer a
good opportunity to see some of the local wildlife in the park.
• Land based whale watching from the house and the surrounding sand dunes (July, October)
• Sundowners on the sand dunes, overlooking the Indian Ocean with possibly a glimpse of a pod of dolphins
• Guided Sand boarding on the white sand dunes
• Various beach games like volleyball, cricket and croquet
• Snorkelling in the protected rock pools (Morukuru Ocean House has masks, snorkels and water shoes in all sizes)
• Kids activities like kite making and flying them
• Star gazing, using the telescope at Ocean House
• Tennis (at De Opstal, approximately 30 minutes from Morukuru Ocean House)
• All activities can be combined with a tasty picnic lunch
• And if you just feel like relaxing, we can offer a nice picnic down on the beach where you
can spend a few hours lazing around, swimming and enjoying the views.

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
Besides the included activities mentioned above, you can also select some other exciting optional activities at Morukuru Ocean House, however these are not included in the rate and need to be arranged prior to arrival:
• Birdwatching boat cruise on De Hoop vlei
• Visit the Cape Vulture colony in the Potberg mountains
• Whale watching & scenic flights by helicopter