Travellers to the De Kelders private house, are well looked after. Guest rooms have high ceilings, ample light and ventilation and offer complete privacy. The house is a gem for the magazine, movie, book and music fundi. The large and spacious garden is a ten year creation of Overberg flora, planted with privacy being the keyword. The salt water pool a welcome escape from the summer heat, the open terrace is secluded and offers the perfect hideaway for reading, drinks and a south African braai, the ocean is 200 steps away. At the beach you can meander on trails and watch the spectacular sunsets over Walker Bay and talk with the whales (June-December), before you return for dinner, simple courses prepared by your hosts, washed down with local boutique estate wines and then to the comfort of beds made with Egyptian white percale cotton, sleeping with the sounds of the whales to awaken refreshed to the smell of a country breakfast of home baked confectionery and home made jams.

cameron ewart-smith; getaway magazine march 2003 "..this little town is able to offer some of the world's best boat- and shore-based whale watching and unquestionably the world's best white-shark diving. the sensational marine tourist attractions should not be the only things to lure you, however. some of the cape's best-conserved fynbos adorns the mountains in the area and numerous walks and trails criss-cross it. the lighthouse at danger point is open to tourists, and you can climb the stairs to the revolving light and peer out at the restless waters that cover the remains of the famous birkenhead wreck. after a week spent wandering the streets of gansbaai and its surroundings, we can comfortably say that this, truly, is the gem of the overberg."

The house is 151km from Cape Town international airport. From Cape Town - travel on the N2 (161km), continue over Sir Lowry's pass, take the R43 turnoff to Hermanus at Botriver, travel through Hermanus and Stanford, turn right at 1st exit to De Kelders, 1st house on your left – welcome! From Garden Route - travel on the N2 towards Cape Town, 10km before Riviersonderend turn left towards Hermanus, after 50km at the T junction at Standford turn left towards Gansbaai.