Location

Very nice location, calm and peaceful, heated pool, felt like home. Nice starting point for tours to the Cape, Chapman´s Peak drive, Hout Bay.

This is a fabulous place to stay. The lovely couple who own Makapa Lodge are very personable but respectful of your privacy. The breakfasts are superb with fruit, yogurt, granola, mixed cheeses, meats, dried fruits, sausage, bacon and eggs & toast cooked to order. Make sure to ask for their ZA “jerky”. We stayed in the suite with the king-sized bed which was quite lovely with a superb bathroom & shower. Earl Grey Tea & coffee in the room. Room service was delivered discreetly every day. They have a pool available but we did not avail ourselves. Their property backs up to a reserve. Their property has many species of birds including Sugarbirds and Sunbirds. Jimmie is a font of information on birding sites. Ask him for his personal map to the waste water facility with reclamation ponds teeming with birds. You won’t find it any other way. We saw a gorgeous flock of Greater Flamingos. We spent a fabulous week here and would come back in a heartbeat. Last but not least, on our last night here, Jimmie spotted the Spotted Eagle Owl on the property. He quickly came and got my birder husband to show it to him. I got to see it too – magnificent bird!