Whispering Whale — A Gem of a find on the Cape West Coast

Whispering Whale

Situated in the tiny beach vil­lage of Jacobsbaai on the pop­u­lar Cape West Coast between Saldanha Bay and Vredenburg, Whispering Whale is three lux­ury, self-catering or bed and break­fast apart­ments set amidst some of the country’s most unspoilt nat­ural beauty and rugged coastline.

Whispering Whale is one of those truly idyllic escapes that go bey­ond the call of duty to ful­fil their every prom­ise. Breathtaking coast­line and vir­gin beach, evid­ent from each of the apart­ments, does indeed lull you into a sense of lan­guor where strolling beaches and enjoy­ing end­less meals of incred­ible sea­food eas­ily becomes a way of life to which you become accus­tomed, if not addicted, and life is inter­rup­ted only by the odd ven­ture to a nature reserve, on a hike or to par­take of the array of end­less water sports in the area.

Whispering Whale

Jacobsbaai is a secluded enclave with access to a num­ber of little bays like Smalbaai, Moerie, Toothrock and Bamboesbaai, each with its own indi­vidual qual­it­ies that allow one to exper­i­ence a set­ting rough with rocks, boulders and incred­ible wild, white sandy beaches under bril­liant blue skies. There is also access to surf­ing, fish­ing, diving and cray­fish­ing. Even out of wild flower sea­son this beau­ti­ful and isol­ated bay is a joy, and there are few who can stay here without being affected by its beauty.

There is an ele­ment of lux­ury to each of the apart­ments that adds an aspect of pam­per­ing to your stay. Despite the tra­di­tional lime washed houses enforced by strict build­ing restric­tions in Jacobsbaai, this is not rural liv­ing in a basic­ally equipped cot­tage. The stun­ning apart­ments have been beau­ti­fully fur­nished and eleg­antly dec­or­ated, each with its own private entrance and enter­tain­ment area and your every com­fort in mind — 100% per­cale linen, down pil­lows and duvets, en-suite bath­rooms with heated towel rails and beau­ti­ful linen. The apart­ment includes a dish­washer, DSTV, a mini Hi Fi and a large ver­andah with patio fur­niture and out­door braai area. The only thing you need to bring along is your beach towel!

Each of the apart­ments has been aptly named after one of the three types of whales most typ­ic­ally sighted off the coast of Jacobsbaai dur­ing whale sea­son, between the months of June and November. Bryde’s whale and Humpback Whale apart­ments both sleep four, whilst Southern Right Whale, the smal­ler of the apart­ments, sleeps two. There is a fully equipped laun­dry on the premises for those who suc­cumb to stay­ing a little longer, and why wouldn’t you? The cent­ral loc­a­tion of Whispering Whale is incred­ibly con­veni­ent for day trips along the West Coast – be it to visit other quaint fish­ing vil­lages, wine estates or nature reserves — and the addict­ive qual­ity of the spec­tac­u­lar sun­sets quickly gets under your skin, and you won­der how you ever muddled through without this par­tic­u­lar hideaway ...

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