Look north and south and you have full ocean views; look west in the evening and you can enjoy spectacular sunsets as the sun sinks into the sea. At Romansbaai you are almost surrounded by ocean, but for the backdrop of mountains. Located near Gansbaai and on a peninsula, Romansbaai is a special place overlooking a calm, shallow bay with lapping waves. The warm, turquoise waters invite swimming virtually year round, and the private white-sand beach beckons walkers and nature lovers to explore the coastline punctuated with twinkling rock pools. Dolphins surf and frolic in the waves and, in season, whales swim in the deeper waters. It’s idyllic, an undiscovered gem of the Overberg, where country living meets seaside serenity – swathed in frilly fynbos.