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The December holidays in Fish Hoek are the best family experience in Cape Town! Stay at Seaside Cottages for instant beach pleasure and ocean activities. It all happens in False Bay where Fish Hoek Beach provides a beautiful setting for sunshine bliss and water sports galore.

Grab a soft serve ice cream at The Galley, learn how to paddle ski and book surfing lessons just down the coast in Muizenberg. Stroll the cobbled lanes of Kalk Bay and watch navy ships come and go in Simonstown.

Seaside Cottages is the best self-catering accommodation venue in Cape Town where you are assured value for money and top facilities!

National Women's Day is celebrated on 9 August every year in South Africa. Seaside Cottages celebrates our women with a special long weekend away at Fish Hoek Beach.

Since 1995, National Women's Day has been featured on South Africa’s calendar. August is a time when our nation comes together to celebrate Women’s Month.
It’s a time set aside as a tribute to all South African women - their strength, resilience, and feminine contributions throughout our history.

Fish Hoek is the centre of all things ocean and beach. Surf ski, kayak and paddling events in Fish Hoek occur all year during popular ocean events on the sports calendar. Come and discover the famous Mocke Surfski School in Fish Hoek. It’s the one-of-a-kind Mocke Family brainchild, founded in 2002 and today the source of fantastic camps, courses, lessons and competitions.

Seaside Cottages is the best self-catering accommodation in Fish Hoek, a short walk from the Surfski School club and launching spot. Check into your home away from home, walk up the beach daily for intensive and professional surf ski coaching, and get hands-on advice about the ocean and life-saving and paddling skills.

Whale-watching in False Bay is an excellent winter holiday activity from the shore. Fish Hoek Beach offers some of the best places to sit and watch whales or enjoy the drive to Simonstown for incredible vantage points from the road. Cape Town is a top whale-watching destination so book your July holiday destination and come to see the whales playing in the bays.

School holidays are approaching! The long June-July winter holidays promise plenty to do for families with children in the Southern Peninsula.

Step into the lively charm of Fish Hoek this coming mid-year holiday and discover a seaside gem promising superb beach accommodation and plenty to do. Stay in the delightful self-catering comfort of Seaside Cottages for complete peace of mind and immediate access to all kinds of beach, ocean, and mountain activities.