About 16 Mile Beach
Yzerfontein boasts South Africa's longest stretch of beach, 16 Mile Beach, which runs from Yzerfontein's Main Beach in the South, all the way up to the start of the West Coast National Park in the North.
16 Mile beach offers whale watching from September until November (calving season) and is very popular with sunbathers. The beach is ideal for kitesurfers, as it can be quite windy at certain times of the year and the long stretch of beach makes it good for beginners. There are also companies which offer outrides on the beach for horse-lovers, either at sunrise or sunset. Yzerfontein is also very popular with fishermen.
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WhereYzerfontein, Cape West Coast, Western Cape.
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OvernightStay nearby in Yzerfontein, in Western Cape
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White Sands
White Sands offers accommodation in a beautiful house in Yzerfontein on the Cape West Coast, only an hours drive out of Cape town. The house is j...
83 Dassen Island
Nestled against a hill and boasting 180 degree sea views, 83 Dassen Island is a charming self catering holiday apartment which accommodates four ...
Seabird's Nest
Set in the small harbour town of Yzerfontein, Seabird's Nest provides comfortable accommodation. The village is popular for its beautiful beaches...
On The Beach Self Catering
On The Beach is situated on the beachfront in Yzerfontein. The lower level offers accommodation in two units with beautiful sea views and have a ...
Seaview Villa
Seaview Villa is a three bedroom double storey house with sleeping capacity for six people, separate TV room, indoor living area and braai. This ...
31 on Seaview Self Catering
31 on Seaview is a cosy, newly renovated and fully equipped self-catering pet friendly apartment nestled in the heart of Pearl Bay, Yzerfontein o...
Emmaus On Sea
Emmaus on Sea offers you a self catering accommodation on the Cape West Coast. So you're going away to unwind or to play or possibly simply to re...
Beach Villa Die Duyker
Beach Villa Die Duyker offers comfortable accommodation in a lovely home with stunning ocean views. This beautifully appointed four bedroom home ...
Sonvanger Villa
Sonvanger Villa is located in Yzerfontein and is a three bedroom house that is able to accommodate up to six guests. While here you can visit the...
Swept Away Guest House
Swept Away Guest House is true to its name, nestled against a hill with stunning views of the bay below, and on a clear day you can even see Tabl...
Lewens-Essens B&B
At Lewens-Essens B&B your soul will be enriched by the beauty of nature. Amongst other things the unobstructed 180 degree view will reward you wi...
Pearl Haven
Pearl Haven is a double storey house and offers comfortable West Coast self catering fit for the whole family. This spacious holiday home on the ...
Breakwaters Guesthouse
Breakwaters Guesthouse is able to accommodate up to eight guests in three apartments. The guesthouse is located in Yzerfontein and has stunning v...
Lugkasteel
Situated in Yzerfontein on the Cape West Coast, Lugkasteel Holiday Home offers self catering accommodation for five guests. The house boasts beau...
Blaauws Rest Yzerfontein
Boasting stunning ocean views, Blaauws Rest is a self catering holiday home situated in the West Coast town of Yzerfontein. The house can accommo...
Villa de Meeurots
Villa de Meeurots offers accommodation for eight adults, boasts beautiful sea views and is located just three minutes walk from the beach. The vi...
Villa Insolventa
Villa Insolventa is ideal for a visit to Yzerfontein and the West Coast, being within walking distance from the beach. The Villa can accommodate ...
Blombosch Lodge
Blombosch Lodge is set amongst the Fynbos dunes of the West Coast and is just 8km from the beautiful village of Yzerfontein. There are a number o...
Fishermans Cottages
Situated in the natural bush of the Cape West Coast, the two rustic cottages offer self catering accommodation. The cottages have a beautiful set...
Lumberjack Cottage
Lumberjack Cottage is a rustic cottage on Blombosch Farm just 5km outside Yzerfontein. The cottage provides self catering accommodation for four ...
Blombosch Jaghuisie
Situated on a farm just 8kms outside Yzerfontein, Blombosch Jaghuisie boasts a beautiful setting overlooking salt pans. The nights skies are fill...
18 First Avenue
18 First Avenue is an eight sleeper house with en-suite bathrooms, large entertainment areas, inside and outside braai areas and sea views. The h...
The White House Beach Villa
Situated on the Cape West Coast and positioned on the pristine Pearl Bay beachfront, the White House is situated less than an hour’s drive from C...
Breakaway Apartment
Breakaway Apartment sleeps three guests in a bedroom with a Queen-size bed and a three-quarter bed in the lounge. The bedroom has an en-suite bat...
Captain's Cabin
Captain’s Cabin can accommodate up to a maximum of 26 people in seven rooms. Four of the rooms contain double beds and en-suite bathrooms. The ot...
The Olive Tree Villa
The Olive Tree Villa is located in Yzerfontein on the West Coast and offers accommodation where you can wake each morning to the frothy trajector...
Other things to do in the area
Tribal discoveries at !Khwa ttu
!Khwa ttu ('water pan') is an 850 Ha expression of the San kinship. This indigenous Southern African minority group has only 6700 San people livi...
Dassen Island Lighthouse
Whilst lighthouses by their very nature are destined for remote stations, Dassen Island, off Yzerfontein, can today claim to be the most isolated...
Pearl Bay Beach
Pearl Bay Beach is on the southern edge of Yzerfontein and is quiet, secluded and unspoilt. Development in the area only means that it’s just goi...
Yzerfontein's Main Beach
The 16 miles of Yzerfontein beach stretches from just north of the start of the main beach and all the way up to the West Coast National Park whi...
Vyge Valley Farmers Market
The Vyge Valley Farm Stall is found on the Cape West Coast Road and hosts, on the last Saturday of each month, a fresh produce market. Items ava...
Die Rooi Granaat Restaurant
Immensely popular, even after five years of trading in the seaside resort of Yzerfontein, Die Rooi Granaat serves its patrons with true South Afr...
Beaches Restaurant
You'll first be attracted by the colourful umbrellas and friendly looking white washed tables with their blue seats on the verandah of this invit...
Darling Stagger
25 kilometres in 2 and a half days:One of five slackpacking trails in the Cape West Coast Biosphere, the Darling Stagger emphasises food and wine...
Wheels of Time Trail
146 kilometres in 4 days:As its name suggests the Wheels of Time trail, one of five trails in the Cape West Coast Biosphere, is a back road cycli...
Noteworthy attractions
Dassen Island Penguin Colony
Shaped like a flattened whale, its fins viewable on either side, when seen from the air, Dassen Island lies off the Cape West Coast region near Y...
Verlorenvlei
Verlorenvlei is a long estuary stretching between the villages of Elands Bay and Redelinghuys, some 25 kilometres south of Lambert’s Bay. It is n...
Verlorenvlei Heritage Settlement
What was once a thriving little hamlet on the shores of Verlorenvlei (40 buildings or ruins were still in evidence in 1992) is only a few survivi...
Bird Island Nature Reserve
The world’s most accessible Cape gannet colony can be found on an island, linked to Lambert’s Bay by a breakwater wall. Bird Island also gives sh...
Bird Island Penguin Colony
Bird Island is the third largest African penguin colony and, in terms of numbers, important for the survival of the penguin - there were 2 600 pa...
Gifberg Pass
The Gifberg Pass connects Vanrhynsdorp to the top of the Matsikamma Mountain, roughly 20 km south of Vanrhynsdorp. The pass breasts a flat-topped...
Olifants River Estuary
The Olifants River Estuary is the country's second most important estuary. It lies 250 km north of Cape Town at the small fishing village town of...
Darling Wine Estates
The Darling Wine Route continues to delight more and more tourists every year. The wines produced here are of a fabulous quality, thanks to the b...
West Coast National Park
Just inland from the secluded harbour of Saldanha Bay one finds the azure waters of the Langebaan Lagoon, focal point of the West Coast National ...
Accommodation convenient to 16 Mile Beach
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