Beach Clean-Up Weekend
16 – 18 May 2025
For a weekend with a difference, where you can make a difference – you can join De Hoop Collection, Morukuru Family Beach Lodge and CapeNature at De Hoop Nature Reserve for a Beach Clean-Up weekend with a difference from Friday 16 May to Sunday 18 May 2025 and engage in meaningful environmental work that will make a difference.
There’s always so much to see and do at the world renowned De Hoop Nature Reserve – a very unique and special place to connect with nature – a magic blend of deserted coastline, whales frolicking offshore, rolling sand dunes, fields of fynbos, bontebok, zebra and eland, the Ramsar vlei that is a birder’s paradise, the Potberg mountain with the last breeding colony of vultures in the Western Cape – you can walk along the beach or laze, climb a white dune, duck into the sea to cool off when things heat up, go snorkelling… and now, you can do something different to preserve an ecological gem.
“We are excited to once again join with Morukuru Family De Hoop and CapeNature on this vital annual project in the ongoing battle against the pollution of our beaches and oceans,” says William Stephens, owner of The De Hoop Collection, a member of Cape Country Routes.
“As the preservation of our natural environment is of the highest importance for us at De Hoop, we’re offering guests a special opportunity to lend a hand in our quest for pristine preservation and we invite you to join us for a special Beach Clean-Up Weekend and experience De Hoop at a discounted rate this May.”
The Beach Clean-Up Weekend – Friday 16 May to 18 May 2025:
Accommodation options: 50% discount on accommodation | meals discounted
- De Hoop Village – per person sharing (minimum of 4 per cottage) R1 900
- Opstal Suite R3 995 per person
- Obligatory mini-beach cleanup at 16h00 on Friday and major- beach clean-up from 10h00 on Saturday
Both options include Friday and Saturday Dinner, Saturday and Sunday Breakfast and a picnic lunch at Koppie Alleen. Excludes all drinks.
Terms and conditions apply.
Booking is essential – to make your reservations contact Samantha Jooste at res@dehoopcollection.co.za
De Hoop Collection
Phone 021 422 4522 | email res@dehoopcollection.co.za | www.dehoopcollection.com
Social media handles: X: DeHoopReserve |Instagram: @dehoopreserve| Facebook: @DeHoopCollection
De Hoop Collection is a member of Cape Country Routes
The De Hoop Collection, the first private/public partnership in the South African hospitality industry, opened in the De Hoop Nature Reserve in the Western Cape in 2007. The Reserve, in the Overberg region, a short three-hour drive from Cape Town along the world-renowned Garden and Whale routes, is the perfect holiday destination for families, couples, groups, honeymooners and wedding parties, family reunions and birthday weekends and an ideal stop-over enroute from the Cape Winelands to Plettenberg Bay. De Hoop Collection offers a wide range of accommodation designed to suit all budgets. Overlooking the beautiful vlei with its spectacular birdlife is the staple of De Hoop’s dining scene, The Fig Tree Restaurant and the Silo Wine Cellar where an exceptional variety of wines can be enjoyed. De Hoop, a World Heritage site, offers world-class whale-watching and is a paradise for bird enthusiasts with its more than 260 species of birds including the endangered Cape Vultures. A colony of almost 200 vultures roost and nest in the Potberg Mountains and exciting Vulture hikes and viewing opportunities are offered. Other activities include interpretive marine walks, hiking and mountain biking trails, eco boat cruises on the vlei, nature drives and tennis and De Hoop Collections’ new Trail experience the De Hoop Trail – Vlei to Whales that promises a memorable walking experience (+-38km covered over four days) with its brand-new De Mond Villa providing accommodation for a fully catered and guided experience. Enhancing the De Hoop ‘experience’ further is the addition of the fascinating Origins of Early Southern Sapiens Behaviour exhibition housed at De Hoop Collection. Highlighting the archaeological heritage and diverse marine environment of the Southern Cape coastline, the exhibition is open to the public and will be managed and maintained by De Hoop Collection for an initial three year period. De Hoop is a nature lover’s paradise of unparalleled peace and tranquillity and may well be one of the last of the Cape’s unspoiled gems. De Hoop Collection is a member of Cape Country Routes.
Morukuru Beach Lodge is situated at Koppie Alleen, along the unspoilt coastline of the De Hoop Nature Reserve. Considered to be the ultimate place in South Africa to view southern right whales, De Hoop Nature Reserve also offers towering white sand dunes, limestone cliffs, rock pools and coastal fynbos. Morukuru Beach Lodge has been built with the greatest sensitivity to the environment. Due to its remote location it is fully off the grid. Guests are able to enjoy lazy days by the pool, sundowners on the first floor rooftop terrace or intimate moments in our sheltered courtyards; or embrace adventure and get involved in a wide range of activities which can be pursued with or without a guide, like dune-boarding, mountain-biking, nature trekking or a marine walk. Request a picnic basket and blanket, head off and savour a secluded lunch on the beach, in the dunes or amongst the fynbos. Guests at Morukuru Beach Lodge enjoy complimentary use of outdoor equipment (like snorkels, masks, water shoes, wetsuits, mountain bikes, sand boards, ponchos, gumboots, beach umbrella, towels). So no need to pack any of that. A minimum stay of two nights is recommended to fully appreciate the location and all the activities on offer. Just three hours’ drive from Cape Town, Morukuru Beach Lodge is ideally situated halfway between Cape Town and Knysna/Plettenberg along the Garden Route. Morukuru Family De Hoop was awarded Best Resort in South Africa by Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice in 2020 & 2021 and World Travel Award for Best Beach Hotel In South Africa 2020 & 2021.
Morukuru Beach Lodge
Reservations: reservations@morukuru.com | +27 11 615 4303 | www.morukuru.com
Facebook: @MorukuruFamilyDeHoop | Instagram: @morukuru_family_de_hoop
