
For
your pleasure there is a swimming pool, a well-stocked bar, a large
open log fireplace and a protected barbeque area where you can cook
locally caught Galjoen or Yellow Tail.
A full continental or a cooked English breakfast is served every
morning and evening meals can be had at the local restaurant or hotel.
All you need to do is relax, explore and enjoy the stress-free and
relaxed lifestyle of the unique surroundings that make up Arniston.
Endless white sand beaches, a playground of unspoilt dunes, the huge
tidal cave chiselled out of the sandstone cliffs and rustic thatched
whitewashed cottages make the little seaside village of Arniston a
restful holiday haven.
Arniston was named after the British East Indiaman that was wrecked off
the coast in 1815 and the skeleton of the ship can still be seen
stranded on the beach. Locals also know the town as Waenshuiskrans,
named after the cave that is large enough to house several ox-wagons.
For over two hundred years local fishermen have lived here in character
filled cottages in the adjoining village of Kassiesbaai. Today the
fishing and diving spots as well as the beautiful shells washed up on
the beach are shared with visitors to the village.
The area abounds with many bird species, including the elegant Blue
Crane, South Africa’s national bird, and from June to December the
Southern Right whale can be spotted off the coast. Nearby is the
southernmost town in Africa, L’Agulhas, with its unusual lighthouse,
Bredasdorp with an interesting shipwreck museum as well as the De Hoop
Nature Reserve, an undisturbed veld populated by birds, Bontebok and
other animals and the venue for South Africa’s Whale Trail, a
pleasurable 5 day hike.
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