Fynbos Cabins

Six wood and stone cabins offering simple luxury on the West Coast. The surprisingly spacious cabins blend discreetly into the landscape. Glass walls yield unobstructed views of Cape floral fynbos. Each cabin has a private balcony with it's own wood fired hot tub.

Check-in: 14h00 | Check-out: 10h00 

Minimum Stay: 2 Nights

THE CABINS

Open plan cabins with floor to ceiling windows. Fitted comfortably with an indoor fireplace, dining room table and separate bathroom with a toilet and a shower.

SLEEPING

Bedroom: | King Bed 

Fresh linen and towels are provided.

LIVING

Simple, yet luxurious, each cabin has a wooden deck featuring a built in braai, a private wood fired hot tub and patio chairs. The big glass sliding doors welcome in the nature.

The kitchen is basic, yet it is equipped with everything you need for a comfortable self-catering stay including a stove top, freestanding small oven, fridge with a freezer and a kettle.

THE AREA

The land that we now know as ‘!Khwa ttu’ was purchased in 1999. It was then registered under the name of Grootwater, a wheat and sheep producing farm consisting of a number of rather dilapidated farm buildings. The land covers over 850ha and is located in the vicinity of the Atlantic village of Yzerfontein. This is an area not commonly associated with the presence of the San, yet the region’s history reveals that this was once part of the vast territory inhabited for centuries by hunter-gatherers who were brutally persecuted by Boer commandos in the late 18th Century.

In honour of our ancestors, the project was named ‘!Khwa ttu’, the term for ‘water-hole’ in the language of the now extinct |Xam San. In designing !Khwa ttu, we wanted to take advantage of the land’s spectacular surroundings whilst creating a unique cultural experience for the visitor. !Khwa ttu is now based in several beautifully renovated old farmhouse buildings. Our San brothers and sisters from across the entire region of southern Africa participated in this task and were involved ‘hands-on’ throughout all aspects of the project.

!Khwa ttu’s environment with its vast openness, rocky outcrops, indigenous fynbos vegetation and a number of game species offers wonderful possibilities to enjoy nature and rest the soul and mind. Before !Khwa ttu was officially opened to the general public in March 2006, a great deal of work had to be undertaken to prepare the site for visitors and tourists.

GOOD TO KNOW

Breakfast is included in the rates, head over to the on-site restaurant to enjoy your breakfast (2 km away).

Dinner baskets can be ordered to your cabin on request.

Wood is R20 per bag, payable on check-out.

Tea, coffee, salt & pepper are provided. 

OUR RECOMMENDED EXPERIENCES

Hiking and mountain biking trails

!Khwa ttu Restaurant (on-site)

!Khwa ttu San Heritage Centre

San Guided Tours

Ormonde Wines

BOOKING TERMS

50% of payment taken on booking. 

If cancelling 6 days before arrival, forfeit 100% of the booking total.

If cancelling 15 days before arrival, forfeit 50% of the booking total.

If cancelling 30 days before arrival, forfeit 25% of the booking total.