Enjoy sun, sea and sand in style
Fin Whale Beach House offers the perfect chance to get your feet wet!
Relax in barefoot luxury here in Kommetjie, not far from Cape Town, where the biggest attraction – the Atlantic Ocean – crashes onto soft white sand just metres from your back door…
The pull of the ocean is incredible. It’s beautiful to look at for hours on end with its mood constantly changing and its allure impossible to describe. It’s also a fantastic playground, so when you come and stay with us here at Fin Whale Beach House, be prepared to take the plunge, literally and figuratively, with a range of exciting watersports and ocean activities.
Kommetjie is renowned for its surfing and has some of the best surf action in and around Cape Town. Long Beach offers the chance to enjoy this wonderful sport as a seasoned surfer or a novice. With surf schools on your doorstep, you can take the opportunity to learn how to surf from scratch and make the best of your time at the beach.
Staying in a beach house just a few steps from an incredible beach also allows you to maximise the time you spend with the sand between your toes and in the sea itself. Try out kitesurfing, boogie boarding or scuba diving in the kelp forests. You’ll need a pretty thick wetsuit to stay warm, as the ocean is rather chilly, but these can be hired from dive and surf operators in Kommetjie. Or bring your own if you have one!
Staying so close to Cape Town also has its perks as you can indulge in a range of amazing ocean-based tours, from taking a boat out to Robben Island to explore the prison where Nelson Mandela was held to boat trips to seal colonies in False Bay. Or take a boat taxi across Table Bay – the easiest way to get from one side of the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront development to the other.
Back in Kommetjie, you can also take to the beach on horseback, with several horse trails operators offering wonderful rides along Long Beach all the way to neighbouring Noordhoek. Or just go for incredible long walks, discovering shipwreck remains along the way, or visit the Slangkop Lighthouse and enjoy the incredible views of Chapman’s Peak.
Stretch out in the sun on the soft white sand and soak up some wonderful Vitamin D, or enjoy a wonderful glass of South African wine as the sun goes down, turning the sky into incredible shades of pink and orange. That’s the beauty of staying in your own, exclusive beach house – the choice is yours and everything beach-related is on the doorstep.
For hot days you can also relax around the swimming pool, cooling off without the need for a wetsuit! And enjoy a wonderful beach house braai (the South African vernacular for a barbecue), perhaps with some freshly caught crayfish?
There’s so much to see and do at Fin Whale Beach House and in Kommetjie, you’ll literally be spoiled for choice. The bustling big city lights of Cape Town, with all of its attractions, is just a short drive away, as is the breathtakingly beautiful Cape Point. Spend a day in Cape Town exploring its tourism hotspots or going up Table Mountain. Or venture further afield to the Cape Winelands.
At the end of the day, return home to your fabulous beach house, make a bonfire on the beach and toast a fantastic holiday with family and friends.
