MORUKURU OCEAN HOUSE - DE HOOP
MORUKURU OCEAN HOUSE - DE HOOP
Western Cape, Luxury Holiday House
Western Cape, Luxury Holiday House
Morukuru Ocean House in the De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, is an ultra-luxurious, exclusive use ocean-front house.
Morukuru Ocean House in the pristine De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, offers five star luxury with beautiful panoramic ocean views. Guests will have exclusive use of the entire house which comes with a private butler, chef and guide.
Guests have the opportunity to partake in activities with personal experts, bringing them the very best that there is to offer at De Hoop Nature Reserve. Guests themselves are the masters of their stay as there are no set schedules at Morukuru Ocean House.
Morukuru Ocean House is about 3 hour’s drive from Cape Town.
ACCOMMODATION
Morukuru Ocean House accommodates 8 adults and 4 children. The 4 double suites all have their own en suite bathrooms and glass doors overlooking the ocean and white beaches. The interior design is inspired by the surrounding fynbos dunes and is of premier quality.
Facilities:
- Luxurious King size bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms
- Dining room
- Bar & wine cellar
- Outdoor bath
- Outdoor dining area
- Patio
- Study & library
- Swimming pool
- Fireplace
- Private game drive vehicle
DINING
Morukuru Ocean House’ personal chef will prepare the finest meals to guests’ preference and dietary requirements, at any time of the day. Guests can enjoy fine wine, personally selected by the owners of Morukuru Ocean House.
CHILDREN
Children of all ages are welcome at Morukuru Ocean House and will receive the same individual care as provided to adult guests. Each child’s particular food requirement, bedding preference, interest, age and life experiences are taken into account. Ocean House offers responsible care with an experienced nanny.
ACTIVITIES
Morukuru Ocean House offers various complimentary activities, such as:
- Guided marine walks
- Guided fynbos walks and hikes
- Guided mountain biking
- Guided 4x4 fynbos nature drives
- Whale watching (land based)
- Birding
- Picnics and sundowners on the sand dunes
- Sand boarding
- Beach games
- Snorkelling in the rock pools (Morukuru Ocean House offers masks, snorkels and fins for all sizes)
- Star gazing, using the telescope at Ocean House
WILDLIFE & NATURE
The Marine Protected Area encompasses the breeding grounds of the southern right whale. It is estimated that more than 130 individual whales return to the waters of De Hoop Nature Reserve every year to calve and mate. The sight of these massive mammals breaching is definitely one of the highlights of a visit to Morukuru Ocean House.
The Marine Protected Area of the De Hoop Nature Reserve, which extends three nautical miles out to sea, is one of the largest marine protected areas in Africa, providing a sanctuary for a vast and fascinating array of marine life. Guests are likely to see the finest examples of inter-tidal ecosystems in the Western Cape when snorkelling in the Atlantic Ocean’s large, clear rock pools.
De Hoop Nature Reserve forms part of the world’s smallest and most threatened plant kingdom - the Cape Floral Kingdom. Fynbos is the dominant vegetation within this kingdom, largely confined to nutrient-poor soils in the winter rainfall areas of the Western Cape. The Bredasdorp / Agulhas and Cape Infanta area, which De Hoop is a part of, has an estimated 1500 plant species of the approximately 9000 species found in the Cape Floristic Region. Of these 1500 species, 34 species occur only on De Hoop Nature Reserve. 14 species were recently discovered and are still undescribed.
The reserve has 86 mammal species, most notably the rare Bontebok and Cape mountain zebra, as well as Eland, Grey Rhebok, Baboon, Yellow Mongoose, Caracal and the occasional Leopard.
De Hoop is famous for its variety of resident and migratory bird species and more than 260 species have been recorded on the reserve. The De Hoop vlei attracts large numbers of water birds and the only remaining Western Cape breeding colony of the rare Cape vulture occurs at Potberg.
LOCATION
Morukuru Ocean House is situated in the De Hoop Nature Reserve and is approximately three hour’s drive from Cape Town on the scenic Garden Route and Whale Route. Set in the Overberg region, it can be reached from either Bredasdorp or Swellendam.
ABOUT MORUKURU FAMILY
The Morukuru Ocean House is, just like the group's other houses in the Madikwe Game Reserve (Owner’s House, River House and Farm House), part of the unique Morukuru Family Experience.
NOTE: All photos copyright Morukuru Family.
Baby Sitting
Bar
Child Friendly
Dining Room
Fire Place
Fully Catered
Library
Open Plan Lounge Area
Outdoor Bath
Outdoor Pool
Outdoor dining area
Private Butler
Private Chef
Relaxation Area
Seafront
Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool
WiFi (Internet access)
Wine Cellar
Please enquire for best available rates.
Enquiries, reservations and payments will be facilitated by the lodge.
Birds & Birding
Eco & Nature
Game Drives
Game Viewing
Guided 4x4 fynbos nature drives
Guided marine walks
Sand boarding
Snorkeling in protected rock pools
Star Gazing
