WHERE WE ARE LOCATED
Directions to Saxon Lodge, Gansbaai
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HOW TO GET HERE
From Cape Town and Cape Town International Airport!
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Take the N2 heading towards Somerset West.
Go through Somerset West, and over Sir Lowry’s Pass. (Stunning views from this mountain pass!) - Turn off of the N2 at the Hermanus/Botrivier turnoff onto the R43 (40kms from Somerset West)
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Drive through Hermanus, staying on the main road
(The main road through the built up area of Hermanus is about 12 Km long from start to end).
Once you are out of the central town area and driving though a housing area on the way out of Hermanus; you will go straight over a circle, and head out of Hermanus on the R43
(there is a sign at this circle showing Gansbaai > straight on). Note: they like to trap in Hermanus, so don’t go over 60Km/hr - You will pass Stanford, a small village on your right, 20 kms after Hermanus.
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20kms from Stanford, you will enter Gansbaai.
Gansbaai is a small town with no robots (traffic lights); Cross over the first two (2) stop streets in the main road. -
At the third (3rd) stop street, turn right into FABRIEK STREET
(Look for our Saxon Lodge sign at the stop sign, at this intersection).
Cross over 2 intersections in Fabriek Street, the 2nd one being a stop street. - At the very next street (3rd intersection), turn right into MULLER STREET (Again, look for our Saxon Lodge sign).
- Saxon Lodge is directly in front of you at the end of a short cul-de-sac Park your vehicle in the parking area outside the lodge and enter through the internal parking area. The front door is on the left, next to the garages.
- Please ring the bell and enter the lodge, don’t wait outside! Reception is the second door on the right.
From Cape Town via Gordons Bay and Clarence Drive
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From Cape Town
Take the N2 toward the Cape Town International Airport and Somerset West. Go past the airport and continue to Somerset West. Pass through Somerset West and when you approach the last set of traffic lights as you leave the town turn right onto the R44 to Kleinmond and Gordon’s Bay. Continue along this road through the suburb of Firlands until you reach a T junction. -
Alternative 1
Turn right then first left into Sir Lowry Street and drive down to Beach Road. Turn left. You will pass the Gordon’s Bay small craft harbour as well as the South African Navy General Botha Training Academy. Just past Bikini Beach you rejoin Clarence Drive at a T Junction Turn right and continue as below. - Alternative 2
At the T junction turn left, and take the high road above Gordon’s Bay. Beach Road (from Alternative 1) rejoins this road as you head out of Gordon’s Bay toward Hermanus. - A few hundred metres along watch out for a turn to the left marked with a blue on white board indicating the route up to the water treatment plant. Take this deviation which is very very steep as you climb up the side of the mountain to the treatment plant. The views from there are really spectacular and on a clear day you will get some outstanding pictures. When you descend please take it very slowly.
- Turn left back into Clarence Drive.
All the way along scenic Clarence Drive there a plenty of lay-byes where you can stop to take photographs and enjoy the views. I also, often pull over and let vehicles behind go past. As you travel this magnificent road you are in the midst of the UNESCO proclaimed Kogelberg Biosphere
About 2 km out of Gordon’s Bay you cross the Steenbras River and about 5km further on is “Dappat se Gat” a favourite spot for intrepid surfers. The Kogel Bay Day resort has a magnificent and unexpected stretch of beach and is a very popular spot with locals. Rooiels is a small village with a pleasant beach and a few small restaurants. There are a lot of holiday homes in Rooiels. Here Clarence Drive turns away from the sea as it goes behind a mountain for a few kilometres until you reach Pringle Bay and Hangklip. Betty’s Bay is next and if you take the first turn right into Betty’s Bay and follow the signage you will get to the African Jackass Penguin colony at stony point. - Betty’s Bay is also home to the Harold Porter National Botanical Garden which is on your left as you pass through Betty’s Bay. After Betty’s Bay you reach Kleinmond from where you can enter the Kogelberg Biosphere after making prior arrangements for entry. Kleinmond’s Harbour Road area is undergoing a huge facelift in 2011 and the new roads are almost complete (August). Cute curio shops and a host of restaurants look down onto Kleinmond Harbour which is being given new life with a major redevelopment during 2011-2012. Kleinmond has a beautiful blue flag beach which is on the eastern side of the town. After leaving Kleinmond watch out for the sign to your right to Rooisand Nature Reserve, which is home to Kleinmond’s famous wild horses.
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Continue on the R44 and pass the Arabella Golf Estate on your right, and then the turnoff left to Highlands, which a gravel road up to Grabouw and passes the Iona Wine Estate.
A few hundred metres past the Highlands turnoff you reach the T junction with the R43. Turn right and continue past Fisherhaven, Hawston, Vermont and Onrus until you reach Hermanus. -
Continue through Hermanus following the signs to Stanford and Gansbaai.
En-route you will pass the scenic Hermanus Lagoon on the right hand side and a number of wine farms on the left hand side. In Stanford, there is the Birkenhead Brewery that is well worth a visit. Stanford is a quaint village that has a number of restaurants and bars as well as antique shops.
Boat trips are available on the river which joins Stanford to the Hermanus Lagoon. - Continue through the Walker Bay Fynbos area to Gansbaai. Proceed till you reach the ABSA Bank and turn right. Pass through the first stop sign and turn right into Muller Street. Saxon Lodge is located at Number 1 Muller Street.
