Oomblik Cabin is situated in the Mount Bain Nature Reserve – located only 90km from Cape Town, making it only a hop from the city, before you indulge in spectacular hiking routes, rock pools, swimming spots, and mountain biking routes (in winter there is also water sports, such as kayaking possible)
THE CABIN
Our reserve is also surrounded by flower and fruit farms, little farm stalls, and wine farms such as "Bergsig" or the famous Monks Gin Distillery, where you can pop in on weekends for a tasting or even a snack. The vision behind oomblik is the creation of a place in the middle of nature, a piece of 'nowhere', a sanctuary, tucked away in the Bainskloof Nature Reserve.
Here at oomblik you'll find peace, calm nature, and wide views to settle body, mind, and soul.
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HIKING & BIRDING
- more than 150 birds and indigenous fynbos speeches frequent the area around the cabin, daily, visitors like the Cape sugarbird, the orange-breasted sunbird, a jackal buzzard, fellow robins, or the beloved bokmakierie can be seen right from our deck
- the there is a 10-minute hike from the cabin that brings you straight to an amazing outlook position to watch the sunset over the Breedekloof Valley
- there is a 1-hour hike that leads you to a refreshing waterfall
THE SURROUNDINGS
- gin tastings at the famous Monks Distillery
- wine tastings at picturesque Bergsig
- breakfast at the cute, little farmstall bordering the reserve
- a rustic bush pub for a savory burger and that coke & brandy you might have been craving
CABIN HIGHLIGHTS
- two kingsize beds, inviting you to rest on handmade duvets and pillows, which contain organically sourced wool only
- an open plan living- and dining room
- a fully stocked kitchen for all your cooking ambitions and a gas braai outside
- a comfortable hammock that fits up to three people
- a free-standing bathtub to enjoy dome bubbles and a magnificent view over the Breedekloof Valley (especially at night!)
- our outdoor shower invites you to breathe in some fresh and brisk morning air, while you unwind under a hot (or cold) stream of mountain water
- three fireplaces to keep you warm during rainy or stormy winter nights
- the heart of our outside deck? a spacious woodfired hot tub , that offers you an infinity view, to make you feel like not just a visitor but part of this calming nature around you.
REST
when we created oomblik, we followed our personal vision of a place that would allow us to fully unload – not only our everyday stress, the noise, the city, the speed, the buzz, the constant motion, but also the mental ballast we often unconsciously load ourselves with.
REST NEEDS TO BE PRACTICED, DAILY.
a place in the middle of nature, in a piece of 'nowhere'.
tucked away in the heart of the mount bain nature reserve, oomblik cabin combines well-considered interior choices with earthy tones and organic materials. All our doors open completely, offering our guests an amazing indoor/outdoor living experience with magnificent mountain views, fresh air, and indigenous fynbos around you.
clear your head under the fresh stream of cold mountain water, relax your muscles in our hot tub, nourish your mind in our reading nook, or just let the calm width of the ceres mountains swallow your thoughts.
RECONNECT
oomblik, that's afrikaans and means moment, second in the now. its a word for pure, minimalistic being. while we are constantly searching for new, exciting or euphoric moments, maybe the task of a hideaway is not to create new ones - but to slowing down our routine and remember the essence of a moment, the small ones, quiet ones, that are already there.
