Mossel Bay · Garden Route · South Africa
Five bedrooms on the front row at Tergniet, in two self-contained homes. Nothing opposite the house but the dune, the walkway and the sand. A beach house in the literal sense.
In the bay
Southern right whales, June to NovemberDolphins, December and JanuaryThe whale season →
Two front doors
Top and bottom are entirely self-contained, self-catering homes, each with its own entrance, kitchen and bathrooms. Book the top, the bottom, or the whole house. When both units are booked by different parties, you share the driveway and the walkway to the beach, and nothing else — and if you would rather have the building entirely to yourselves, book the whole house.
From R5 600a night
For couples and small families who want the view.
From R5 600a night
For families with children, and anyone who cooks.
From R10 150a night
For two families, or one large one.
| Top unit | Bottom unit | Whole house | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedrooms | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Sleeps | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Ocean views from inside | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Terrace onto the dune | No | Yes — the big one | Yes |
| Garage | Yes | No | Yes |
| Indoor braai | Yes | No | Yes |
| Bathrooms | 2 | 2 | 4 |
The room-by-room bed detail is on each unit’s page: the top unit and the bottom unit.
The numbers
Every season is priced and nothing is hidden — and booking the whole house costs less per night than taking the two units separately.
| Season | Either unit | Whole house |
|---|---|---|
| December & January peak summer · 7 nights, Sat–Sat | R8 000 | R14 500 |
| Easter & school holidays minimum stay flexible — ask | R6 800 | R12 325 |
| Rest of the year winter & shoulder · flexible — ask | R5 600 | R10 150 |
Per night, per unit. Monthly stays of 28 nights or more are 80% of the seasonal rate. Linen, electricity, water, fibre and solar backup are included; end-of-stay cleaning is quoted with your total, and the R2 000 breakage deposit is refundable after checkout.
Availability
Updated by hand by the owners. It tells you whether a month is worth asking about; we confirm your exact dates and a total the same day you enquire.
This grid never books anything — your enquiry still comes to us, and we confirm. Updated 28 October 2026.
The photographs
Every photograph on this site is real and was taken here — at the house, on its beach, or over the bay in front of it. No stock images, no library shots.
The position
431 Kusweg is self-catering beachfront accommodation in Tergniet — a five-bedroom holiday house for a large family or group of up to 11.
Most houses that call themselves beachfront are a street back, with a glimpse of water between two others. This one looks straight over the ocean: in front of the house runs only Kusweg itself, the quiet beach road — no houses on the other side of it, just the dune and the sand. Cross it, take the wooden walkway through the dune, and you are on the beach.
The ocean fills the whole window from the upstairs lounge, and you will hear it at night with the doors shut.
From the terrace
Pods work their way along this stretch of coast through December and January, often close enough to watch from the deck with a cup of coffee.
The picture behind these words is real — a drone shot by a friend of the house, of a pod passing along this coastline, like every dolphin and whale on this site.
Whales are a different season. Southern right whales come into the bay to calve from June to November — not over Christmas. If you want whales, come in winter, when the house is quieter and cheaper.
Sharks patrol the backline in the clear shallows, and an orca has been filmed along this coastline. All four are on the whale page — real local footage, filmed by a friend within a kilometre of the house.
In the house
Everything listed here is either visible in the photographs on this page or confirmed by the owners. If something matters to your booking and it is not listed, please ask rather than assume.
Before you come
The seasons, the car, the power, the plugs and the airport — and what Kusweg is like at first and last light.
Check in from 14:00, out by 10:00. No smoking indoors and no pets.
Where you are
Tergniet sits right between Mossel Bay and George — twenty minutes into Mossel Bay one way, just over twenty to George Airport the other. And in December, when holiday traffic crawls through the towns, none of it reaches this street.
| From the house | Distance | By road |
|---|---|---|
| The beach | Across the road, down the walkway | A minute |
| Seeplaas — restaurant, café, wine bar, art gallery | about 150 m | Walk |
| Klein Brak River | 6.6 km (4 mi) | 7 min |
| Great Brak River village | 7.5 km (5 mi) | 7 min |
| Botlierskop Private Game Reserve | about 25 km (16 mi) | about 30 min |
| Mossel Bay & The Point | 21.8 km (14 mi) | 20 min |
| George Airport (GRJ) | 26 km (16 mi) | 20 min |
| Wilderness | 44 km (27 mi) | 35 min |
| Oudtshoorn (the Cango Caves 25 min beyond) | 87 km (54 mi) | 1 h 15 min / 1 h 45 min |
| Knysna | 90 km (56 mi) | 1 h 15 min |
| Plettenberg Bay | 123 km (76 mi) | 1 h 50 min |
| Cape Town | 404 km (251 mi) | 4 h 40 min |
Enquire
We reply the same day with availability and a total. Nothing is charged until the dates are confirmed and you are happy. Payment is by EFT — a 50% deposit confirms the booking, and the balance is due 30 days before arrival.
Prefer to write directly? [email protected] or [email protected] · Call or WhatsApp +27 66 577 8667 or +27 72 736 8818
Seasonal pricing is on the rates page — we confirm the exact total, including the refundable deposit, in our reply.
Prefer to browse a while first? Follow the house for photos and whale-season updates:
Who you are writing to
We answer every enquiry ourselves, the same day, with availability and a total. There is no agent and no call centre between you and the house.
The deposit and the breakage deposit are as set out above, and nothing is charged until you are happy.
[email protected] · [email protected]
WhatsApp +27 66 577 8667 · +27 72 736 8818
Questions
Yes. Take the top or the bottom on its own — each is a complete home with its own entrance, kitchen and outdoor space. When both units are booked, the only things shared are the driveway and the walkway to the beach. Book the whole house to have the building to yourselves.
Between June and November, very likely — southern right whales calve in this bay. Over Christmas, no. That is dolphin season instead, and they come past often.
Across the quiet beach road and down the wooden walkway — a minute, barefoot. No houses stand between you and the ocean.
Seeplaas is about 150 metres along the sand — a restaurant, a café with a children’s play area, a wine bar and an art gallery. Great Brak River is seven minutes by car.
Yes. There is no useful public transport. Hire one at George Airport, 20 minutes away.
The house has solar backup, so the power cuts you may have read about do not interrupt a stay here.
Kusweg is quiet without being empty — runners and dog walkers morning and evening, and neighbours who greet you.
The zipline billed as the world’s longest over the ocean is 20 minutes away at Mossel Bay, along with a boat trip out to a colony of three thousand seals, a game reserve inland, and the Cango Caves beyond Oudtshoorn — an hour and three-quarters, and worth it. See things to do.
Garden Walk at Hartenbos is about 12 minutes — a large Checkers, Food Lover’s Market and Dis-Chem. The Garden Route Mall in George, 25 minutes, has 125 shops and a cinema.
Very. The bottom unit has a room set up for them, and the tidal pools along this beach are the safest swimming here for small children. Lifesavers are stationed at the main Mossel Bay beaches — Hartenbos, Santos, De Bakke — over the December holidays; on this quieter beach, keep the little ones to the pools.
By EFT. A 50% deposit confirms your dates, and the balance is due 30 days before arrival. The R2 000 breakage deposit is refundable after checkout.
Because there have not been any guests yet. We would rather say that than invent some.
