25 minutes from the centre of Cape Town, South Africa, looking over and with direct access to a 8km long unspoiled beach - lies Monkey Valley Beach Nature Resort, the most beautiful property in South Africa. Forest, mountain, beautiful soft sandy beach, surrounded by Nature Reserve... and yet all in Noordhoek, a suburb of Cape Town, the Mother City.

The Resort is ideal for discerning travelers, conferences, weddings and other special occasions.

Monkey Valley Beach Nature Resort offers a blend of old world log and thatched cottages and bedrooms. Each is hidden in private alcoves within the rare milkwood forest, ensuring complete seclusion. The range of units have a peaceful ambiance with uninterrupted vistas across the Atlantic ocean or the mountainous magic of Chapman's Peak.

Thorfynn's Restaurant offers delicious country cuisine made from the best in free range and organic ingredients.

• Open every day 7am to 11pm
• Breakfast served all day
• Log fireplaces
• Famous for our seafood and steaks
• Excellent Wood fired pizzas & Sushi
• Deck overlooking the sea
• Sheltered from the wind
• Excellent wine list.

At Monkey Valley Beach Nature Resort, guests and conference attendees can enjoy

• Professional team building course set in the ravines and trees.
• African communal feast with food from all over Africa in thatched treetop seaview hall.
• Sea food barbeque overlooking the sea with fish straight from the surrounding ocean.
• Wide range of unusual theme evenings and cabaret can be organised for you.
• Canapes and drinks in a cave overlooking the sea.
• Direct access to an unspoilt 5 mile long wide beach with soft sand and lagoons.
• Volleyball on the beach or on the terraces.
• Massages and full natural health course with herbal saunas and health diet.
• Horse riding on the beach.
• Whale viewing May to November.
• Abseiling down huge cliffs with the sea bashing on the rocks below.
• A wreck of a ship in the sand along the beach (for treasure hunts, shipwreck parties).
• Mountain bike riding and mountain hikes.

WITHIN 15 MINUTES' DRIVE OF THE RESORT:

• Superb links golf courses.
• Horse and camel riding along the beach back to Monkey Valley.
• Swimming with penguins in beach with coves and huge boulders.
• Drinks in a pub in a squatter camp.
• Snorkelling with seals at Seal Island off a boat.
• Boat trip to seal island ( plus champagne at sunset) and on to the waterfront.
• Scratch patch with semi precious stones, craft markets, harbours.
• Walk inside the cages of birds plus small animals at World of Birds.

WITHIN 25 MINUTES OF THE RESORT:

• Wine tasting at wine estates and lunch under the oaks at historic 400 year old Cape Dutch home.
• Famous botanical gardens on the slopes of Table Mountain.
• Climb via Skeleton Gorge walk across the top of Table Mountain for drinks. Descent by cable car.

WITHIN 30 MINUTES, VIA FABULOUS SCENIC DRIVE:

• The famous waterfront with its restaurants and live music on the edge of a working harbour, and one of the best AQUARIUMS in the world.
• Ascend Table Mountain (5500 foot high) by cable car.
• Take an old steam train from the edge of the harbour to a wine estate.
• Moyo treetop restaurant at Spier Wine Estate with live African music.

WITHIN FORTY MINUTES OF THE RESORT:

• Wine estates for tastings, picnics, horse drawn carriages.
• Cape Point where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet + walks, baboons. Ostriches and some unique vegetation - whales May to November.

WITHIN 1 TO 3 HOURS DRIVE BY CAR FROM MONKEY VALLEY:

• Lunch or dinner in a cave right on the edge of the sea - whales within meters.
• Wild flowers, bushmen paintings and fast rivers on a rocky bed.
• River rafting on rubber dinghies, sleeping in ox wagons on the edge of the river.
• Bungee jumping, bridge swings, abseiling through waterfalls.
• Great white shark cage dive (or view these wonderful animals from the deck).
• Further game reserves and outdoor experiences, specialist eco-educational tours.

At Monkey Valley Beach Nature Resort the log thatched treetop seaview conference centre, and our 2 smaller conference venues (from 40 seater) have established a reputation for highly productive conferences - accommodating up to 120 delegates.

This excellent feedback we attribute to the following:

• The natural surrounds are very peaceful, allowing delegates to be more focused on the agenda.
• 4-star self-contained luxury thatched cottages and stunning largely seaview bedrooms en suite, (many with fire places), nestled in the Milkwood Forest.
• Excellent organic, farm style cuisine, prepared by the team in the kitchen.
• Management with extensive experience in corporate conferencing, or functions with a difference, who are capable to advise and assist with compiling a goal orientated conference or workshop tailor-made to suit your needs.
• 8 Km of beach to break onto. Horseriding, volleyball, cave sundowners.
• A wide range of leisure activities arranged by us including abseiling, snorkelling with seals, mountain biking, spitbraais (barbeque) and whale watching.
• Further afield, river-rafting, skydiving, bungee jumping, great white shark cage dives and much more is available.

Rates available on enquiry.