Avian Leisure has a magnificent situation on the mountain above the Boulders Beach penguin colony in Simon’s Town, overlooking False Bay and set amidst an indigenous Cape Fynbos garden – this means you can see whales, fur seals, penguins, sunbirds, sugarbirds and a host of other wildlife right from your bedroom! An added delight is the almost guaranteed night-time view of porcupines coming to the garden pond!
A truly magical experience for visitors!
Avian Leisure’s location in Cape Town makes it a perfect base for doing Cape Peninsula birding trips, pelagic birding trips, whale watching trips, Cape winelands tours, snorkelling or scuba diving in False Bay and along the Atlantic coastline or just enjoying the natural beauty in the Table Mountain National Park. There is something for everyone here!
- Sugarbirds and sunbirds abound in our natural fynbos garden
- 5 minutes to harbour for pelagic trips
- Overlooks the famous Penguin colony at Boulders
- 10 minutes from Cape Point Nature Reserve
- Owner run by experienced birders and adventurers – available to assist in planning your self-drive trips
- Scuba gear washdown and drying facility
Avian Leisure comprises two well equipped and spacious apartments – Shearwater & Watsonia – both with their own private entrances and ample off road parking. All towels and linen are provided and are changed twice a week. The apartments are serviced on a twice weekly basis.
SHEARWATER
Shearwater, with its unrestricted, panoramic sea views, sleeps up to 4 adults comfortably. Facilities of this spacious apartment (138 sqm) include a large open plan living room with fully equipped kitchen and dining and sitting areas, a large sea-facing master bedroom and a second bedroom, both with twin beds, and two bathrooms, one with shower and one with bath & shower. Both living room and master bedroom face onto a large wooden deck with views in all directions. Kitchen is fully equipped with hob, oven, microwave, fridge, dishwasher, crockery and cooking utensils. BBQ by arrangement.
Washing machine, DSTV, free Wi-Fi, Safe, percale white linen, toiletries provided.
WATSONIA
Watsonia is a spacious (70 sqm) one bedroomed suite, with twin beds, a bathroom with large shower and a large living room with a small but well equipped kitchenette (fridge, microwave, hob, crockery and cooking equipment). Watsonia is located on the side of the house, and while there is no patio and no direct sea views, guests have access to our fynbos garden via the outside stairs, and from the front of the house the sea views are magnificent. It is an extremely comfortable base from which to explore this diverse area, sleeping up to 2 people.
DSTV, free Wi-Fi, Safe, percale white linen, toiletries provided.
LOCATION
88 Dorries Drive
Froggy Farm
Simon’s Town, Cape Town
7975
GPS Co-ordinates:
34° 12′ 21.83″ S
18° 27′ 11.34″ E
Please note that you need your own car in this area as what little public transport there is, is not reliable, and we are situated high up on a hillside overlooking False Bay. If you have not rented your car yet we can assist with this. Please email us your car rental requirements.
Take the M3 from Cape Town to Muizenberg, then Main Road through Fish Hoek to Simon’s Town. Continue for 2 km from centre of village, past Penguin signs, Boulders Beach and golf course on left. Immediately after seeing the sign for Oatlands Holiday Village on right, turn RIGHT into Dorries Drive . House is 1km up the hill on the RIGHT. Avian Leisure is ideally situated to explore the delights of the Western Cape, from Cape Point to the Cape Winelands.
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SURROUNDING AREA
Simon’s Town is a charming and historic village offering warm hospitality and a relaxed atmosphere. There are a variety of good restaurants and interesting shops in the village and surrounding area. Simon’s Town has safe, sheltered bathing beaches on the warm water side of the Peninsula, with our favourite beach, Fisherman’s Beach, just below Avian Leisure.
Access to a myriad of activities, experiences and sights- sea fishing, hiking, scuba diving, kayaking, bird watching, pelagic trips, whale watching, golfing, shark viewing, to name but a few…
And over and above all this, there are the simple pleasures of waking to a spectacular sunrise over False Bay and watching the full moon emerge over the bay.
CONTACT US
Patrick and Marie-Louise Cardwell
PO Box 74, Simons Town 7995 South Africa
Ph/Fax: +27 21 786 1414
Mobile: +27 83 272 2455
Skype: mlcardwell
Email: enquiries@avianleisure.com