A look at the R25 million luxury home inside South Africa’s new wine estate hotspot

·14 Mar 2025

A house in Hermanus is on the market for R25.875 million, with millionaire buyers increasingly heading to the coastal town

Seeff said the property is found within the Benguela Cove Wine and Lagoon Estate and overlooks the ocean and mountain views.

The estate has won many awards and has a restaurant, a themed water entertainment park for young ones, and a put-put course, making it ideal for families.

The estate also offers exclusive access to a boathouse, jetty, and slipway for launching boats.

Additionally, the estate features a dog-friendly WWF-recognised conservation area, tennis courts, walking trails and bird-watching spots

The home itself is designed to combine the natural beauty of the landscape and vineyards with the latest technology.

The four bedrooms all have en-suite bathrooms, while there are two lounges and a sea-facing braai room.

The property features a piped Marantz sound system and sea-facing timber decks, allowing one the space to relax.

The two living areas each have a wood fireplace, and the temperature can be controlled with the Samsung digital inverter technology air conditioners in every room.

The property’s wine cellar is filled with wines from the estate that are annually allocated. The gas hob on the kitchen’s centre island allows guests to enjoy the view while cooking.

The kitchen is also equipped with built-in Miele appliances. Working from home is also easy due to the large open-plan study with a door opening to the garden and a small timber deck.

The en-suite domestic worker room is also situated to the side of the property with a separate entrance.

Other features include a heated swimming pool, four rain harvest tanks with a total capacity of 22,000 litres, a security system with cameras, a Rainbird irrigation system, and additional loft storage.

Hermanus is booming

Paul Kruger, licensee for Seeff Hermanus, said luxury property buyers are increasingly heading to Hermanus. In the last five years, the group has seen several sales of over R5 million.

As of February 2025, 26 homes sold for over R20 million to R40 million in Kwaaiwater and R47 million in Voëlklip.

“The semigration influx trend has seen a notable rise in wealthy buyers investing in residential, retirement and second homes,” said Seeff.

A new World Wealth Report shows a 25% increase in the number of high-net-worth individuals (those with over $1 million in assets) who have migrated here, primarily from Gauteng and even Cape Town.

This surpasses the wealth growth of Cape Town (10%), the Cape Winelands (18%), and the Garden Route (22%).

Lightstone data showed that Hermanus boasts the highest volume and value of transactions among key smaller coastal towns, beating Jeffreys Bay, Knysna, Plettenberg Bay, and Ballito.

The town now competes with Plettenberg Bay in the high-value category, with 26 residential homes sold for over R20 million over the last five years.

808 transactions worth over R2.6 billion were completed in the year ending January 2025. Seeff added that the sale of house prices over R5 million has more than doubled over the last five years.

In addition to its laid-back cosmopolitan coastal lifestyle, the area has a low crime rate. It is also not short on amenities, with new private schools, a regional mall, healthcare, and more.

Aside from being a renowned whale-watching site, Hermanus also offers the growing Hemel-en-Aarde Wine Valley with over twenty wineries, such as the Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate.