Betty’s Bay is well known the world over for the scenic Clarence Drive that runs from Gordon’s Bay to Kleinmond along the edge of False Bay then cutting through the landscape to plunge into the beautiful rolling hills and sand dunes that is the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve.
A rural idyll that offers everything someone seeking to get off the beaten track could desire:
the village where time goes slowly
no street lights at night giving you the most magical of starry skies
gravel roads for you to wind through seeking new vistas at every turn
Stony Point penguin colony, one of the last remaining growing land based colonies in Southern Africa
The Harold Porter National Botanical Garden where the Cape Floral Kingdom comes alive amidst waterfalls and dramatic mountains
day & overnight hikes and walks
long sandy beaches for swimming, angling and surfing
rocky bays and pools for beach combing, and of course whales.......
Whale Season, broadly June to December, although you can never gauge when our magnificent visitors will arrive, brings the Southern Right Whale from its summer home in the Antarctic to the shores of South Africa to mate and to breed. The main hub for their activities is Walker Bay just 45 minutes from Betty’s Bay, and both land based and boat based viewing can be had at Hermanus but we see them almost daily here from your balcony..... in fact don’t just stay for a night, stay forever.
