'''Yzerfontein'''[http://www.yzerfontein.info] is a fishing villlage on South Africa's Western Cape, which typifies the natural beauty and simplicity of the area. It is known for its west coast hospitality, sixteen mile beach, spring flowers and beautiful views.
Get in
By car
From Cape Town take either the N7 highway and exit towards Darling or the more scenic R27 along the coast. Follow it until you find the turn-off to Yzerfontein. Passing the lime kilns you will see that there are three ways to go:
turn left and you will be taken past the petrol station to Pearl Bay
driving straight and you will pass the tourist office, the harbour, Yzerfontein point, Schaap Island and eventually end up at Pearl Bay, too.
turn right and you will go to sixteen mile beach.
By plane
As the nearest airport is in Cape Town you will need to drive from there.
Get around
See
All-year-round, '''fynbos''' can be seen flourishing in Yzerfontein; however in the spring the village is smothered with a variety of stunning wild flowers; the '''dunes & veld''' in and around Yzerfontein are massed with brightly coloured indigenous flowers.
'''Archaeological digs''' in Yzerfontein have found remains of food and tools left by ancient people, who inhabited Yzerfontein. They hunted antelope such as reedbuck and the extinct Cape Zebra and Bloubok, and also dined on shellfish, penguins, cormorants, tortoises, dune mole rats, snakes and ostrich eggs. However, they didn't seem to feast on the Yzerfontein's bounty of fish.
Do
The climb to the top of '''Pearl Bay Heights''' on the southern end of Yzerfontein is well worth the effort. On a clear day there is a stunning view of '''Table Mountain''' and '''Dassen Island'''.
Buy
Eat
During the day-time, "the Droograk Deli" in Villa Fontana is a small but very efficient place to eat breakfast or lunch and offers a never to beat Sunday lunch . Enjoy your meal to be treated in personal attended service by owners Jan and Ida Visser.
Drink
Sleep
Get out
About 10 kilometres due west of Yzerfontein is Dassen Island, known for its birdlife and penguin colony.
Darling is 23km inland from here. Follow the R307.