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Every experience, in one place
The Overberg, on your own time
On the estate and across the region — wine, wildlife, water and a few things that are simply free. Set your dates, see what's running, and book straight through.
Golf Cart Safari · Sundowner on the Estate
The next 7 days at Arabella
The cellars worth the drive
Where to taste in the Hemel-en-Aarde and around Bot River. Tell us when, and the concierge makes the introduction.
15 minutesBenguela Cove
Wine and lunch on the Bot River lagoon — the closest estate to the hotel.
Residents: A complimentary glass on arrival for Arabella residents, and the tasting fee waived if you stay for lunch at Moody Lagoon.
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45 minutesCreation Wines
Food and wine paired course by course, high on the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge.
Residents: A complimentary glass with the pairing for Arabella residents, and priority seating on the terrace.
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40 minutesNewton Johnson
Lunch with the whole Upper Hemel-en-Aarde below you.
Residents: A complimentary glass before lunch for Arabella residents.
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20 minutesBeaumont Wines
An old werf and a working water mill, ten minutes past Bot River.
Residents: Tasting fee waived, and a look inside the old mill.
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35 minutesBientang's Cave
Lunch in a cave in the Hermanus cliff, with the whales in front of you.
Residents: A complimentary glass of MCC with your table.
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50 minutesSpringfontein Eats
A serious kitchen on a wine farm outside Stanford.
Residents: A complimentary glass of the estate's own wine with the menu.
Ask us to book it →On the estate, included
Free to everyone staying, and nothing to book — collect what you need from the concierge and go.
On the estateTennis
Two courts, free to residents. Rackets and balls from the concierge.
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On the estatePutt-Putt
A proper landscaped course through the fynbos. Putters and balls from the concierge.
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On the estateWalking & Running
The Back 9 loop, signposted the whole way. Free, and nothing to book.
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On the estate and beyondHiking
Fynbos paths off the estate and into the Kogelberg behind it.
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On the estateThe pool
Loungers, umbrellas and a bar that will bring things to you.
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On the estateStargazing
The Overberg has almost no light pollution. Walk out and look up.
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On the estateBirding on the lagoon
Flamingos, fish eagles and the wild horses, from the bottom of the course.
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On the estateThe practice green
Putt and chip as long as you like, without booking a round.
What to know → On the estateWhere to be at sunset
Four spots on the estate worth walking to for the last half hour of light.
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On the estateThe gym
Free to residents, with the course through the glass — and a trainer if you want one.
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The golf
A Peter Matkovich course, ranked fifth in South Africa.
Eighteen holes, par 72, laid out between the mountains and the Bot River lagoon. Play it, practise on the range, or take a lesson with one of the professionals — and everything you forgot to pack is in the golf shop at the turn.
- 18 holes, par 72 — ranked fifth in the country
- Driving range, practice green and resident professionals
- Carts and full club sets for hire at the clubhouse
- Arabella apparel in the pro shop — caps, shirts, quarter-zips
- Titleist Pro V1s by the sleeve or the dozen, gloves, towels, tees and shoes
- Tee times through the golf shop — the concierge will arrange it
The spa
Treatments, hydrotherapy, and somewhere to do nothing at all.
A full menu of signature and classic treatments alongside the pool, the sauna and the steam rooms. The gym and the tennis courts are there for anyone who cannot sit still.
- Signature and classic treatments — ask for the full menu
- Pool, sauna and steam rooms
- Gym and tennis courts
- Bookings through the spa — the concierge will arrange it
Off the estate, and free
The beaches, the cliff paths and the penguins — everything nobody sells a ticket to.
20 minutes to the startClarence Drive
The R44 from Gordon's Bay to Rooi Els — one of the great coastal roads.
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35 minutesThe Hermanus Cliff Path
Twelve kilometres of coast path, free, and the best whale watching on land.
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35 minutesFernkloof Nature Reserve
Sixty kilometres of paths through fynbos above Hermanus. No charge.
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On the estate's doorstepThe Bot River estuary
The lagoon below the golf course, and the wild horses that live on it.
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25 minutesThe penguins at Stony Point
One of the few mainland African penguin colonies, on an old whaling station.
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10 minutes and upThe beaches
Grotto, Kleinmond, Onrus and Pringle Bay — mostly empty, all free.
Where and how → 10 to 35 minutesThe cliff paths
Hermanus and Kleinmond both have one. Free, open, and the best whale watching on land.
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35 minutesThe whale crier
The only one in the world. He blows a kelp horn when the whales come in.
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50 minutesThe Stanford Saturday market
A Victorian village green, one morning a week, and nothing to pay to walk in.
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35 minutesThe Rooi Els birding track
Birders fly from Europe for the Cape rockjumper. This is where you see it.
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15 minutesThe Kleinmond wild horses
A herd living wild on the estuary marshes, and nobody quite agrees how.
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30 minutesThe Onrus tidal pool
Safe swimming whatever the sea is doing. The answer when the surf is up.
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30 minutesThe Elgin farm stalls
Peregrine on the N2 and the Railway Market in an old apple warehouse.
Where and how →Worth the drive
Everything within about an hour.
Fourteen towns, none of them more than an hour away, each with its own reason to go.
More with Specialized Adventure
Based right here on the estate — trail rides, kayaking, whale watching and more.
Exclusive Trail Rides
2h30 · from R700
Orchard Trail Ride
1h30 · from R650
Bosman Frame House Trail
2h30 · from R900
Sea Kayaking
2h · from R500
Wine Tasting Tour (lagoon)
1h15 · from R550
Abalone Tour and Tasting
1h15 · from R600
Guided Cycling, Hemel-en-Aarde
2-4h · from R1 400
Whale Walking Tour
1.5-2h · from R750
Sunset Cruise
2h · from R1 650
Reef Fishing
5h · from R2 025
Whale Watching
1.5-3h · from R1 500
Food & Beverage
The real menu — cocktails, coffee, bites.
Dinner reservations
Table reservations at Jamani aren't self-serve here yet — pending our DinePlan connection. Ask the concierge (bottom right) and they'll book it directly.
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Order at your table, at the bar, or by phoning room service — ordering through the app is coming once our till is connected.
Spa
Treatments, hydrotherapy, and somewhere to do nothing at all.
Treatment
Signature Massage
Arabella Spa's full signature treatment.
R1,150 per treatment
Treatment
In-room Couples Massage
Side by side, in your own room.
R2,450
Golf
A Peter Matkovich course, ranked fifth in South Africa.
Tee time
Arabella Golf Club
18 holes, par 72, a Peter Matkovich course ranked fifth in South Africa. Driving range, practice green and resident professionals. Carts and full club sets for hire at the clubhouse.
R950 green fee, per player
Want lessons? Loots Golf and Tours, based right here on the estate, offers golf coaching — ask for it in the notes below.