Western Cape
Periwinkle Guest Lodge
Periwinkle Guest Lodge is situated on the edge of Robberg Beach (a Blue Flag beach offering safe swimming) near the wild Robberg Peninsula in Plettenberg Bay. With just seven suites, the lodge provides an intimate experience and a friendly and relaxed atmosphere for its guests.
Accommodation is in simple but attractive suites with light colours, modern furnishings and large windows to allow plenty of light in: six have balconies with beautiful sea views. The rooms also have digital flat screen TVs, writing desk, seating and free WiFi.
There is also an indoor breakfast room, open plan kitchen and large verandah with private tables where breakfasts and drinks can be taken if preferred. Other facilities include a lounge, bar, gym, spa and massage treatment room, and a laundry service is available on request.
Southern right whales arrive in the bay from June and stay until November to nurse their calves. Migrating humpback whales pass through between the end of November and February and again move through the area in late May and June.
Facilities
Private bathrooms, breakfast bar, lounge, gym, massage treatment, spa, veranda, laundry service, free Wi-Fi, flatscreen TV and safety deposit box.
Local Wildlife
The bay is of particular importance for southern right whales nursing their young and migrating humpback whales. There is also a resident population of the elusive Bryde’s whale and pods of common bottle-nosed and indopacific humpback dolphins can also be seen. A significant colony of Cape fur seals on the Robberg Nature Reserve, and great white sharks can very occasionally be spotted. There is a prolific bird life in the bay including.
Optional Activities
Whale watching trips, kayaking, walking in the Robberg Nature Reserve.
Alan Godwin
Area Specialist
Southern right whales arrive in June and stay until October. For migrating humpback whales the end of November to February is a peak time and again late May and June.
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We have just received the feedback form from you for our recent trip to South Africa which I will fill out shortly but I also wanted to thank you personally for organising us such a fantastic trip. The sheer variety of scenery and activities was amazing and the accommodation was uniformly excellent. We enjoyed good weather for our first few days in Cape Town allowing us get the best from Table Mountain as well as travel down to the Cape of Good Hope. A storm front did give a couple of wet days but this had little impact on our wine tasting in Franschhoek. In Hermanus we were fortunate to spot an early southern right whale as well as a humpback. We absolutely loved Montusi mountain lodge – what a view! We were also glad we visited the battlefields and the drive to Fugitive’s Drift lodge was quite enjoyable although I will never complain about potholes in the UK again. The suites at Tanda Tula were amazing and well beyond anything we have previously experienced on safari. The wildlife viewing for mammals was excellent with great sightings of lions and rhino in particular. Once again, many thanks and it’s now time for us to start our diet as we ate and drank rather too well.
