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Emmaus on Sea offers you a choice of privacy or company, Self Catering leisure, or the luxury of bed and hearty English breakfast in Yzerfontein on the Western Cape West Coast Route of South Africa.

At Emmaus on Sea all our B&B rooms are double, cosily furnished and permeated by the echo of the ocean. The family suite upstairs shares a bathroom. Two bedrooms downstairs, one with own bathroom, one en-suite.

Then there's the convenience of a courtesy kitchenette; use of two lounges with TV; the lawn terrace and the ever popular patio.

The Self Catering suite is spacious and private, complete with its own garden, portable braai and sleeps up to 4 people. Adequate parking is available in the courtyard.

A beautiful sunset and unusual marine life.
At Yzerfontein you'll find a quaint fishing harbour, decorated here by the dawn, often too, by boats and picturesque language.

The following attractions can be found around Yzerfontein in the Western Cape:

West Coast National Park, Buffelsfontein Game Reserve, !Khwa Ttu (San Cultural Centre), Darling Wine Route and cellars.

Within 35 minutes drive one can find the world famous West Coast Fossil Park, as well as Langebaan Lagoon and town.

Situated on the West Coast, Yzerfontein village is at close proximity of the Darling Wine Experience Route, where a number of award winning wine producers are found.

Many surfers, wind surfers and fisherman visit Yzerfontein all year round.

After a mere 15 minute drive, the visitor can reach the West Coast National Park, which includes the famous Langebaan Lagoon, offering in its coves abundant bird life.

Buffelsfontein Game and Nature Reserve have a wide variety of antelopes as well as giraffes, zebras, buffalos and many other animals can be observed.

In the same area also found is the very interesting !Khwa Ttu Cultural and Education Centre, where San handicrafts products and articles of their everyday life can be found. This is one of the oldest existing cultures in the world. The San people were the first inhabitants of the southern part of Africa, thanks to their ability to adapt to extreme conditions.

Just over an hours drive from Yzerfontein, is the famous West Coast Fossil Park. Tours of the Fossil Park are organized on a daily basis. Langebaan Lagoon and Village can be reached after a short drive from the Fossil Park. Many restaurants and holiday resorts line the Beaches of this lovely destination.

Whales enter the bay to calve in the summer months and can regularly be seen breaching and swimming undisturbed in the protected waters. Mainly Southern Right whales in pods of up to eight pass back and forth along the coast providing many excellent viewing opportunities throughout almost the whole year.

The famous "16 Mile Beach", a broad stretch of the softest white sand, extends to the West Coast National Park there is no overcrowding here, just space to absorb the natural beauty and to experience freedom. A small craft harbour in the bay is used as a safe launch site by recreational boat owners and commercial fisherman who catch snoek, yellowtail and crayfish.