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Welcome to The Breede River Lodge on SA-Venues.com, offering 3 star graded accommodation in Witsand, Cape Overberg.
 

Discover Cape charm on a rare stretch of paradise! From our open leisure deck overlooking our quaint private harbor with its bobbing boats, one can watch the fiery South African sun setting over the tranquil waters of the mighty Breede River.

Accommodation

There is a variety of top class accommodation at the hotel with various options from a fully serviced hotel room to a fully self catering unit. All accommodation comes with colour televisions and a variety of Satellite channels.

Eight luxury harbour and river facing double rooms are available, with under floor heating. Eight standard double rooms are available, some with air-conditioning. We have seven studio type rooms suitable for two people. There are also six luxury two bedroom duplex apartments and a sleeper couch can be added to these apartments. The hotel also has three special Luxury three bedroom apartments.

Enjoy a cocktail next to the pool or simply enjoy relaxing in the sun or make use of one of the many braai areas situated around the lodge.

Dining

The Harbour Lights restaurant, owned by Annette and Arnold Mentz, with its homely atmosphere invites you to come and enjoy their excellent dining facilities with the pleasure of a well stocked wine cellar. They are rated three star, but would like to feel that they offer five star service and dining facilities in their Harbour Lights restaurant.

What do they specialize in? Well of course seafoods with fresh fish and locally picked wild oysters to wholesome home cooked meals to the sophisticated, and then a cross section of Southern Cape traditional dishes.

They are well known for our Sunday buffet which offers you a wholesome meal at a value price. A cozy pub buzzing with friendly chatter, fisherman's stories, whale sightings and recollections of another wonderful day is also on the premises.

Conferences

Make a difference for your next meeting, conference or work shop and book your event in a perfect setting with friendly, professional staff who will help you organize equipment, refreshments, meals, ccommodation and any other needs you may require to suite your function and your budget. We can seat up to 50 delegates and offer various team building activities such as an Amazing Race or Sheep Herding. Please contact Annette Mentz for all events.

Boating

Mark Woof will be able to assist with all of your boating needs and requirements.

Location

We are situated in Witsand / Port Beaufort “THE” whale nursery of South Africa on the Garden Route midway between Cape Town and Plettenberg Bay, on the unspoilt bank of the mighty Breede River. The water course is tidal and navigable for up to 40km. The area is a mariners dream both on the river and the sea. Angling features as the number one attraction with many record breaking catches over the years as will be seen on the Breede River Lodge Wall of Fame.

There are safe tranquil beaches for walking and swimming; beautiful in the windless and mild winter days. The area is also renowned for all kinds of water sport, swimming, surfing, wind surfing, deep sea and river fishing, rock, boat and fly fishing, river cruises, canoeing, sailing, spear fishing and snorkeling.

To reach the opposite side of the Breede River from Witsand to Cape Infanta make use of the famous and one of the only hand operated ferry’s in the world. This is known as the Pont and operated from Sunrise to Sunset, one of the most popular tourist’s attractions. Our areas largest claim to fame is that we have the biggest concentration of Southern Right Whales on the South African coast, growing at an annual rate of 7%. On a good day up to 50 are visible from the shore. Each year these majestic mammals come to our shores between June and November to mate and calf.

With all of this in mind the hotel endeavors to cater both for the local family traveler and the international traveler who would like to see a part of the real South Africa. Experience friendly village life that offers food for the soul and a place to simply relax and unwind.

We are ideally situated on the Garden Route as a middle point and base from which to travel and experience the vast arrays of attractions available on this route. We look forward to welcoming you here at the Breede.

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