Cliff Lodge https://clifflodge.co.za/ Ocean Front Retreat Fri, 01 Mar 2019 11:32:44 +0000 en-ZA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://clifflodge.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cropped-Cliff_Lodge_site_icon-32x32.png Cliff Lodge https://clifflodge.co.za/ 32 32 Trees for Tourism https://clifflodge.co.za/blog/trees-for-tourism/ Tue, 15 Jan 2019 08:58:15 +0000 https://cliffdev.littlebizdesigns.com/?p=64 Cliff Lodge is a partner in the Trees for Tourism Program, an initiative of the South African Reforestation Trust. Trees for Tourism creates forest eco-systems on behalf of the tourism industry in South Africa to counter-balance the tourism related carbon footprint. The program facilitates the donation by tourists and tourism related companies of indigenous trees ... Read more

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]]> Holistic Health & Wellness at Cliff Lodge https://clifflodge.co.za/blog/holistic-health-wellness-at-cliff-lodge/ Thu, 30 Mar 2017 13:48:16 +0000 https://cliffdev.littlebizdesigns.com/?p=97 Crowned by timeless mountains and swept with resplendent coastlines, it’s no secret that the Western Cape’s Overberg has a singular magic. But you may not yet be aware of the world-class wellness and spiritual retreats based here, and their easy congruence with the landscape is no coincidence. There’s something about raw beauty and untrammelled tracts ... Read more

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]]> Rock Art on the Cape Whale Coast https://clifflodge.co.za/blog/rock-art-on-the-cape-whale-coast/ Mon, 20 Mar 2017 13:51:14 +0000 https://cliffdev.littlebizdesigns.com/?p=102 Yesterday I visited the recently discovered rock art in a beautiful cave on Phillipskop Mountain Reserve near Stanford.  This has now been declared a Heritage Site as it is the only recorded rock art on the Cape Whale Coast. Although there are many thousands of rock art sites in the Western Cape, the majority of ... Read more

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]]> Fat Bike Tours https://clifflodge.co.za/blog/fat-bike-tours/ Mon, 02 Nov 2015 14:11:39 +0000 https://cliffdev.littlebizdesigns.com/?p=112 We are very fortunate to have one of the most beautiful, untouched beaches in the world on our doorstep. Stretching for almost 20km from De Kelders to Hermanus, Die Plaat is a spectacular white stretch of un-spoilt sand, – almost always deserted, and with magical views out across Walker Bay, and up to the dunes ... Read more

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]]> A Walk in the Clouds with African Horse Company https://clifflodge.co.za/blog/a-walk-in-the-clouds-with-african-horse-company/ Wed, 28 May 2014 14:13:22 +0000 https://cliffdev.littlebizdesigns.com/?p=115 Visitors will tell you with breathless excitement. Residents will nod knowingly, a conspiratorial gleam in their eyes. It’s true: here in the Overberg, nature is the sovereign queen; her face as fair as it is formidable. From magisterial mountains to storybook rivers and beaches, visions of exalted beauty unspool in every direction. If you’re seeking ... Read more

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]]> Exploring the Stanford Vineyards https://clifflodge.co.za/blog/exploring-the-stanford-vineyards/ Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:14:44 +0000 https://cliffdev.littlebizdesigns.com/?p=118 The end of February marks the first furtive stirrings of autumn, but for winemakers in the Overberg, it heralds the fruition of another year of devoted cultivation, stooped labour and eager expectation. Roused from their ripening slumber, vineyards in the Stanford to Cape Agulhas (the fabled tip of Africa) belt are now teeming with activity ... Read more

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]]> The Marine Big 5 https://clifflodge.co.za/blog/the-marine-big-5/ Tue, 10 Dec 2013 14:16:31 +0000 https://cliffdev.littlebizdesigns.com/?p=121 From its teeming oceans to its spectacular vistas, the Overstrand (the stretch of coastline from Hermanus through to Gansbaai) has plenty of marvels to recommend it, but for marine wildlife enthusiasts, The Marine Big 5 is unsurpassed. The term was coined in Gansbaai, arguably the epicentre of marine tourism in this region, and refers to ... Read more

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]]> Exploring Stanford https://clifflodge.co.za/blog/exploring-stanford/ Mon, 28 Oct 2013 14:18:24 +0000 https://cliffdev.littlebizdesigns.com/?p=124 The unrelenting beauty of De Kelders’ coastal wilderness may be a tough act to follow, but a short drive to Stanford Village is an essential destination for anyone exploring this charmed stretch of the Overberg. Where De Kelders natural splendour is nothing but jaw-dropping, Stanford’s easy village life is positively heart-warming. Stanford Village is best ... Read more

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]]> Reasons to visit De Kelders in summer https://clifflodge.co.za/blog/reasons-to-visit-de-kelders-in-summer/ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 12:20:01 +0000 https://cliffdev.littlebizdesigns.com/?p=127 Summer brings with it gorgeous summer weather here in the Overberg region of South Africa. The Fynbos wild flowers are colouring the roadsides and hills with pink, yellow and red and the Cape birdlife is out in force enjoying these beautiful flowers as much as we are. The sunsets over the ocean have been wowing ... Read more

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]]> Heaven at the edge of the ocean https://clifflodge.co.za/blog/heaven-at-the-edge-of-the-ocean/ Fri, 17 May 2013 14:21:34 +0000 https://cliffdev.littlebizdesigns.com/?p=130 Talented blogger and wordsmith, Scarlet Nguni, came to stay at Cliff Lodge recently to experience the wonderful Overberg autumn. Here’s her review: Mist envelopes me as I dip down a hill on the R43 towards Gansbaai. Low hanging cloud swirls like Scottish fog and I’m momentarily disappointed: I was banking on a blazing sun sinking ... Read more

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