A villa stay at De Hoop Collection is hosted by a qualified Marine and Nature Guide with supporting staff in kitchen, housekeeping and maintenance. The team looks after the guests needs, serves all meals and do daily housekeeping. The host will take the guests out on guided activities daily and provide an intimate and personal experience for the group.

This unit is sold on an all-inclusive basis only. This beautiful remote, old stone Manor House comprises four magnificently appointed bedrooms with en suite bathrooms. The house has a beautiful spacious kitchen, a cosy lounge and charming dining room. There are fireplaces inside and a lovely outside braai area under the milkwood trees. Melkkamer Manor House is the perfect destination for discerning guests who seek the privacy of sole-use villa accommodation. The sandstone buildings on the opposite side of the vlei (wetland) are known as ‘Melkkamer’. This remote and exclusive homestead is a 10 min boat ride from the Opstal area and boasts 3 units dating from the late 1800’s. There is no electricity and all the units have gas powered appliances, with candlelight and lanterns adding to the romance and charm of this unique area. A generator is available for the Melkkamer Manor House for the convenience of our guests. 4 en-suite bedrooms, generator and gas facilities, all suites have baths and showers. Included activities: Marine Walk, Nature Drive, MTB, Bird and Vlei walk. *activities offered whether guests partake or not i.e. no refunds Meals included. Drinks for own account.

Few other reserves offer as complete an outdoor experience as De Hoop – sea, sand dunes, the vlei, a floral sensation of rare fynbos plants, diverse antelope and the Potberg Mountains. Birders observe wading birds on the shores of the vlei while the Potberg Mountains are home to a colony of endangered Cape vultures. Hikers and cyclists have close-up encounters with bontebok, Cape mountain zebra, eland, baboons and ostrich. De Hoop Collection's footprint in the reserve is separated by the spectacular De Hoop Vlei - a 19km Ramsar Site. On the north side of the Vlei is the Opstal Area where the bulk of the accommodation and facilities are. And on the opposite side of the Vlei, is Melkkamer - a homestead dating from the 1800's.