Aire Del Mar Guesthouse

About Aire Del Mar Guesthouse

Gansbaai bed and breakfast and self catering accommodation, perfectly positioned for whale watching and shark cage diving.

Rooms

Aire del Mar Guest House offers luxury Bed and Breakfast as well as Self Catering accommodation:

5 Spacious luxury rooms, all with en suite bath rooms and balconies from which you have a spectacular unspoilt panoramic view over the bay of Dyer Island [ world famous for its shark alley! ] - from Danger Point all the way around to the light house of Quion Point in a distance.
3 Self-catering studios - with seaview and en suite bathrooms.
A self-catering family flat which can also accommodate four to five backpackers.

Location

Directions from Cape Town / Hermanus

N2 direction George - 60 km to Hermanus turn-off [R43]. Travel through Hermanus and Stanford - 40 km to Gansbaai.

Enter Gansbaai in Main Road . Travel straight through Gansbaai, crossing four 4-way stops, and at the fifth stop [about 800 meters out of Gansbaai and sign posted Kleinbaai / Blompark / Danger Point] turn RIGHT towards Kleinbaai - Travel for 2.8 km until you reach a stop sign in Kleinbaai. Turn left in Van Dyk Street [first tarred road to your left] and drive for about 1.5 km until you reach no 77 Van Dyk Street [Aire del Mar Guest House] on your left.

Directions from the Garden Route / N2

N2 direction Cape Town - Stanford/Hermanus turn-off is 10 km after Riviersonderend [R326] - 60 km to Stanford. At T-junction in Stanford, turn left - 20 km to Gansbaai. Further as above.

Other

Kleinbaai, within walking distance from Aire del Mar:

Shark cage diving and surface viewing : Come face to face with one of the most beautiful and misunderstood creatures of the world, The Great White Shark. You can opt for surface viewing from the boat, or the brave can encounter the sharks in a wet suit in a protective cage. No need for scuba-experience. Shark operators depart from Kleinbaai Harbour, only 7 minutes walk from the guesthouse

Whale watching : It is peak whale watching season from July until November. The area offers excellent opportunities to do land-based whale watching from your room, or from the shore. Or join one of the local whale watching operators for a life-changing eco-experience.

Hiking and Birding: Take an easy hike along an unspoilt sandy beach in the Walkerbay Nature Reserve or hike from the guest house via Uilenkraalsmond to Pearly Beach [about 15 km or as far as you want to go]. Another option is to hike from the guest house to Danger Point lighthouse. The well-known Duiwelsgat Hiking Trail offers a 7km [one way] hike along the cliffs of De Kelders. Especially during whale watching season, it offers lots of surprises, when you may see Souhern Right mothers and calves all along the coast.

Golf: A 9-hole course within walking distance from the guest house [2 km]