Holiday! A basic human right!

We’re in favour of you taking an autumn break here in Kommetjie!

We’re of the opinion that everyone has the right to a stunning beach house holiday and that Kommetjie is the perfect place to exercise this right! Our beach house is particularly “right” for families and friends and is located along Kommetjie’s beautiful Long Beach, just half an hour from Cape Town – South Africa’s “Mother City”.

Indeed, it’s our proximity to Cape Town that makes Kommetjie, and Fin Whale Beach House, so popular, even though you couldn’t get much more removed from the hustle and bustle! Cape Town is regularly voted at the top of the list of the world’s most beautiful cities, which in our book must make Kommetjie one of the world’s most beautiful beach destinations!Through the above article, we can recommend you the latest dresses.Shop dress in a variety of lengths, colors and styles for every occasion from your favorite brands.

If you don’t believe us, come and sample the wonderful lifestyle a few days here at our gorgeous little beach house offers you… You’ll soon agree that a beach escape is indeed a basic human right!

The right to sun, sea and sand:

It’s about getting access to one of the most spectacular beaches on the Cape Peninsula, tapping into the invigorating sunshine and digging your toes into the powder-soft sand, all while watching the waves break along a picture-perfect coastline.

Kommetjie is the perfect beach destination and Fin Whale is the perfect beach house! It’s as simple as that. With the vibrant nightlife of Cape Town just a short, scenic drive away, it’s possible to combine a wonderful beach holiday with all of the sights and attractions that the city provides.

The right to amazing seafood:

Celebrate Human Rights Day with a feast of oceanic proportions at one of Kommetjie’s famed seafood restaurants and enjoy the freshest, most mouthwatering delights delivered straight from the ocean to your plate. 

From langoustines and a range of amazing fish like kabeljou and kingklip to shellfish and crabs, there’s no shortage of amazing choices when it comes to fresh seafood. Eating out in Kommetjie and Cape Town is highly recommended, but it’s just as easy to buy fresh and prepare at home. Or even get a permit and fish for it yourself!

The right to fabulous wine:

Cape Town and its surrounding mountains are home to some of the most sought-after wines in the world, thanks to amazing “terroir” (the perfect soil and weather conditions for growing grapes) and no small amount of resident wine-making genius. 

During your stay at Fin Whale Beach House, take a trip to the Cape Winelands and sample some of the amazing vintages on offer. You won’t have to go too far as the vineyard at Imhoff Farm just outside the village is renowned as an emerging wine maker! And neighbouring Constantia is the oldest wine-making region in the southern hemisphere!

The right to relax in the lap of luxury:

Fin Whale Beach House is all about relaxation, making Kommetjie your home-from-home for a few days, exploring nearby Cape Town if you feel like it or just sitting back and enjoying the beach house lifestyle. 

Designed to offer the finest in barefoot luxury, its four en-suite double bedrooms sleep a maximum of eight people in sensational style and it’s pet friendly to boot, meaning you can bring your faithful pooch to indulge in some serious seaside action as well!

With a sparkling pool just metres from Kommetjie’s beautiful Long Beach, you can also cool off on those long, hot days, or take a wonderful walk along the beach to Slangkop Lighthouse. 

Love is in the air in Kommetjie!

It’s the “month of love” and there’s no better place to celebrate romance…

When it comes to romantic settings, it’s hard to beat being on one of the most beautiful beaches in the whole of South Africa, listening to the sound of the waves and feeling the soft white sand between your toes as you raise a glass to the setting sun with your special someone!

Welcome to Fin Whale Beach House in Kommetjie, where love reigns supreme and where you can celebrate being in love and surround yourself with love in absolute style. So, what do we love about Fin Whale?

TOGETHERNESS…

Gather your loved ones together and spend time together in absolute luxury! Fin Whale Beach House has four wonderful en-suite bedrooms and can accommodate eight people with ease.

With its wonderful open living spaces, private swimming pool and outdoor entertaining area, it’s just a few short steps from Kommetjie’s magnificent Long Beach – one of the most celebrated beaches in South Africa’s Western Cape.

sShare the love with those you love, with wonderful al-fresco dining, the best South African sparkling wine and fabulously fresh seafood… What are you waiting for?

THE BEACH…

With its soft, white sand stretching off towards distant Chapman’s Peak, Long Beach is hard to beat. Lapped by the Atlantic Ocean, Long Beach is a drawcard for surfers and watersports enthusiasts the world over.

When it comes to romance, finding a spot in the gently undulating dunes at the edge of the sand where you can sit with a bottle of bubbly and some wonderful snacks and just soak up the sun and incredible views is absolutely recommended! 

As the sun goes down you can light a fire and watch as the sky turns from orange to purple and pink, enjoying the flickering flames with your loved one at your side. You can bring your fur friends too, as dogs are welcome!

DINING IN STYLE…

Whether it’s indoors or outdoors, Fin Whale Beach House is made for entertaining. With its state-of-the-art kitchen and expansive dining areas, as well as the deck around the sparkling pool with views over the beach, there’s no end to the choice of venues for breakfast, lunch and dinner! 

Indulge in a crayfish braai or a wonderful buffet for the whole family. With a range of wonderful supermarkets, grocery stores and organic food emporiums close by, your choice of ingredients is endless. Or dine out at one of Kommetjie’s celebrated restaurants. The choice is yours!

SO MUCH TO SEE AND DO…

You’ll get to do amazing things with your partner and loved ones, whether it’s horse-riding along Long Beach, hiking in the hills surrounding Kommetjie, visiting nearby vineyards to sample local wines or heading out onto the waves for a boat-based marine safari. 

Try your hand at surfing, or snorkel in the amazing kelp forests where a rich variety of marine life can be found. Or head into Cape Town – South Africa’s Mother City – where you’ll love the vibrant restaurants, sights and sounds that make it one of the most beautiful cities in the world. 

What more could you ask for?

So come and celebrate love with us at Fin Whale Beach House! 

Welcome to the Cape of Great Fun!

There’s no better place to make the most of summer than Kommetjie!

Forget dashing through the snow – we’ve got galloping through the sand! Or swishing through the surf! All of which makes the little village of Kommetjie near Cape Town one of South Africa’s best beach destinations for the Christmas period!

Christmas in Kommetjie! It’s a pairing that’s one of the best in South Africa combining the wonderful soft white sands of Long Beach with spectacular scenery, the ocean and ideal proximity to South Africa’s Mother City of Cape Town. The unbeatable ingredients of sun, sea and sand are what holiday fun is made of, so let’s look at why you need to spend time at Fin Whale Beach House, if not over the holidays then as soon as you can!

Everything on your doorstep

There’s no long walk to the beach when you stay at Fin Whale Beach House. Kommetjie’s Long Beach is literally a few steps from the back door, providing you with unlimited access to one of the country’s most beautiful stretches of coastline. 

The village of Kommetjie is also on your doorstep, with its quaint shops, amazing restaurants and plethora of tourism attractions just waiting to be explored. Close by are historic wine estates, Michelin star restaurants, spectacular hiking routes, the jaw-dropping Chapman’s Peak and its celebrated route to Hout Bay.

Oceans of adventure

Whether it’s surfing, kayaking, fishing or indulging in a marine safari, taking to the waves in and around Kommetjie is an absolute must. While the Atlantic may be slightly chilly, this is where a wetsuit comes into play, allowing you to enjoy the surf without freezing! So bring your surfboard, boogie board or kite with you! And if you don’t know how, there’s lots of people in Kommetjie to help with surf lessons and the like.

A marine safari takes you out beyond the breakers to visit seal colonies, giving you the chance to see dolphins, porpoises and other marine mammals in the process. At this time of year the southern right whales that frequent this coast are preparing to leave with their calves, but you still may see the odd one or two while out on the ocean waves. 

Of course, there’s also the thrill of great white shark cage diving, giving you the opportunity to experience this apex ocean predator in its own environment. 

Seafood, seafood, seafood…

From fresh snoek to langoustines, crayfish to catch of the day and mussels to perlemoen, the seafood in Kommetjie is unbeatable. Prepare it yourself at Fin Whale Beach House, either over the braai or in our state-of-the-art kitchen, or go out to one of the wonderful restaurants in and around the village and beyond to sample the best fruits of the ocean you’ll ever taste.

Cape Town is just a half-hour drive away, with its bustling Victoria & Alfred Waterfront home to some of the best seafood restaurants in the world. Or travel to the tip of Africa and the Cape Peninsula to enjoy freshly caught kingklip and  calamari overlooking one of the most celebrated views in the country.

Alternatively, go for a Cape Malay prawn curry and enjoy the melting pot of flavours that are a celebrated part of the Cape’s colourful history.

The great outdoors

You’ll spend more time outside than inside at Fin Whale Beach House, either lounging by our sparkling swimming pool or having fun with family and friends on the beach. Whether it’s a long walk to Slangkop lighthouse or sitting around a fire with smores and champagne at sunset, al fresco takes on new meaning here in Kommetjie.

Hike, mountain bike, ride horses, go touring in a motorcycle sidecar, microlight, windsurf, paraglide, sail or just sit and watch the sunset… The fresh air will fill your lungs to overflowing and you’ll connect to nature in a range of wonderful ways. That’s the beauty of a beach holiday! 

Get out and about at Fin Whale

So many ways to explore Kommetjie and its surrounds

The outdoor lifestyle is a given when you come to stay with us at Fin Whale Beach House, with one of the most scenic stretches of coastline in the world just a stone’s throw away.

With awesome mountain bike trails in the area you’re free to bring your bikes with you if you are travelling down by car, or ask us about hiring bikes for the duration of your stay. Or why not try a horse trail along Long Beach or neighbouring Noordhoek? Being in the saddle is an amazing way to experience our wonderful surroundings.  

Walks along our beach are also epic and a great way to start the day and get some good old fashioned fresh air into your lungs. It’s summer at the moment, and it can get hot, but escaping the heat of summer is easy in our wonderful swimming pool. Our ocean looks gorgeous, but at a chilly 12 degrees C it’s not for the faint hearted! If you’d like to pursue some great watersports like surfing, kite surfing and snorkelling or diving in the kelp forests, don’t forget to bring a thick wetsuit (5mm is the minimum!).

One of the best ways to experience the incredible landscapes around Kommetjie and our wonderful little house on Long Beach is on foot, talking fantastic walks along the beach or heading inland to explore the fabulous topography in the mountains around Chapman’s Peak.

There are some wonderful hiking trails on offer and if you’d prefer to go an explore further afield, there’s always the iconic Table Mountain itself (you can walk up it from the Devil’s Peak side) and the famous 12 Apostles – the 12 mountain peaks that tower over the Atlantic seaboard from Kloof Neck (the “saddle” between Table Mountain and Lion’s Head) all the way up to Hout Bay.

Walking gives you fresh context and renewed appreciation of this part of South Africa’s Western Cape!

It really is a true coastal paradise and our beautiful beach house is designed to encourage absolute relaxation and fun for the whole family, with all the amenities families and friends could wish for, from a sparkling pool to a fully equipped, state-of-the-art kitchen. And the beach is literally just a step down from the back door… What more could you ask for? See you soon!

Kick back, relax and enjoy!

How to get the best out of your stay at Fin Whale Beach House

A holiday at Fin Whale Beach House is the perfect way to escape the hustle and bustle of the city and tune-in to the wonderful rhythm of the ocean.

Sun, sea and sand… It’s the perfect combination for a wonderful holiday at the coast and when it comes to Fin Whale Beach House, that coast is just PERFECT! This is beach living at its best.

With its four en-suite bedrooms, marvelous lounge and dining areas and stylish kitchen, Fin Whale really is beachfront living at its finest and offers the perfect base for groups of friends or family to explore this charming piece of South Africa’s Western Cape.

The decor is understated and the ample space makes rainy days perfect for entertaining in style or kicking back, relaxing and soaking up the atmosphere of this lovely little beachside home-from-home.

Besides being literally on the wonderful Long Beach in the village of Kommetjie, some 30 minutes from the bustling centre of Cape Town, Fin Whale Beach House is perfectly positioned to allow easy access to some of the Western Cape’s best loved tourism attractions and a range of fabulous local restaurants and coffee shops.

The entire Cape Peninsula is on your doorstep, from Chapman’s Peak and Cape Point to Camps Bay and Clifton. This is one of the most scenic drives in South Africa and takes you to Cape Town in style, with breathtaking, jaw-dropping and picture-perfect vistas along the way.

In Cape Town itself you have the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, with its range of shops and restaurants. It’s here that you can take a boat trip to the world-famous Robben Island and experience the dark history of South Africa’s more recent past, where Nelson Mandela and other leaders of the ANC were imprisoned for so many years.

And of course, there’s Table Mountain, which is easily accessible via its legendary cableway.

A short drive brings you back to Fin Whale Beach House, where you can indulge in a roaring log fire (in winter and on chilly, rainy days) and sample some of the Cape’s finest vintages…

There’s lots of history on Long Beach as well, with one of the most intriguing shipwrecks in the history of this stretch of South Africa’s coast just a short walk away…

The remains of the SS Kakapo, a 665-ton schooner steamship, lay on Noordhoek beach, which is adjacent to Kommetjie’s beautiful Long Beach. The ship ran aground on the beach on its way from the UK to Australia with a full load of coal during a heavy storm in May 1900.

Legend has it that the captain saw Chapman’s Peak through a storm and thought it to be Cape Point, giving the order to turn hard to port while steaming ahead at full speed. An onshore gale and mountainous seas combined with the steamer’s speed to drive it up onto the beach. No lives were lost and the entire crew managed to hop off the steamer onto the sand.

Subsequent efforts to move the Kakapo were in vain and what’s left of the ship can be seen on the beach as a reminder of the capricious nature of the seas off Fin Whale Beach House.

The Clan Monroe, loaded with cyanide and dynamite, also landed on the rocks near the site of the present lighthouse on 2 July 1905. A sister ship, the SS Clan Stuart ran aground between Fish Hoek and Simonstown 10 years later.

The Maori and the Umhlali were both wrecked in 1909 at Duiker Point and Olifantsbos respectively (north and south of Kommetjie). It was decided to build lighthouses at both Cape Point and Kommetjie soon after these events, and although they were both built in 1914, the First World War delayed their opening.

Kommetjie celebrated its centenary in 2003, but in reality 1903 only marked the first house being built here. For many years the area attracted families from Wynberg, Noordhoek and Fish Hoek who came to camp among the milkwood trees for several weeks at a time over the Christmas season. Most of the first houses were holiday homes.

The 1960s saw more development take place as Kommetjie went on line, receiving mains electricity and water. Today it remains one of the most popular places for local Capetonians to spend their holidays and attracts an increasing number of international guests.

Visit the Fairest Cape for a wonderful seaside escape

Breathtaking landscapes and a range of activities on offer

Just a short, direct flight from our sister properties in South Africa’s Greater Kruger region via Hoedspruit’s Eastgate Airport, the magic of the “Fairest Cape” awaits at Fin Whale Beach House. Located in the charming little coastal village of Kommetjie, just half an hour’s drive from the Mother City of Cape Town, Fin Whale is the perfect seaside escape for the whole family or groups of friends looking to spend some quality time together in unrivalled luxury.

With views over the ocean, Hout Bay and the towering Chapman’s Peak, it’s literally on the most idyllic beach in the area. And if you’re not stepping out of beach house heaven onto the sand, you’ll be enjoying Fin Whale’s beautiful facilities and luxurious accommodation as you make yourselves at home in this small slice of South African paradise.

The ocean off Kommetjie Beach is a thriving marine environment. From southern right whales, Cape fur seals, African penguins and even the occasional orca, guests will not be spoiled for choice when it comes to a marine safari. There are regular boat cruises in the area offering you the chance to see some of the amazing birds and animals that make the sea their home.

And if you’re brave enough to face the ocean’s apex predator, you can take the plunge and go shark cage diving, where you will learn about the incredible great white shark and the role it plays in the ocean’s fragile marine eco-systems. These incredible fish are magnificent to behold in their natural environment and a far cry from the menacing killers portrayed in the movie “Jaws”.

Back on dry land, the entire Cape Peninsula is home to some of the most amazing endemic plants you can find in the world. This spectacular environment that surrounds Fin Whale Beach House and ranges across the peninsula is known locally as “Fynbos” – literally meaning fine bush. Made up of rare and endemic species, Fynbos contributes to the Cape Floral Kingdom – the smallest and most biodiverse of the world’s six floral kingdoms found entirely within South Africa and boasting more than 9000 species!

A short drive from Kommetjie will take you to Cape Town and probably the most famous peak in the world – Table Mountain. Towering over South Africa’s Mother City, it’s become a global icon for its unique flat top and sensational views over the city and its surrounds. One of the best ways to experience it is to take the cable car to the top and spend some time exploring its unique eco-system, taking lots of pictures as you go. Alternatively you can climb it, if you’re feeling energetic! 

While in Cape Town, check out the magical suburb of Bo Kaap, where the houses have been painted in bright colours. It’s one of the most distinctive neighbourhoods and its history reaches back to the 1760s when it was known as the Malay Quarter and featured rental houses that were leased to Malay slaves, known as the Cape Malays. In those days the houses had to be kept white, but when the rule was lifted and the Malays got their freedom, and the chance to buy their homes, they painted them in bright colours as an expression of their liberation.

For some added flavour to all this colour, a short drive along the coast from Cape Town takes you to the fabulous Cape Winelands tourism route, where you can visit some of South Africa’s leading wine farms and sample some the finest vintages in the world. The town of Stellenbosch is the de facto capital of the Winelands and the perfect place to spend time exploring and learning all about the fine art of turning grapes into wine, as well as some of South Africa’s fascinating history. 

With all of this on your doorstep, a stay at Fin Whale Beach House is really a no-brainer. What are you waiting for? Get in touch to make a booking today!