Betty's Bay Snapshot
Betty’s Bay was a historically a popular refuge for runaway slaves. Today it's a popular refuge for urban escapees. With bigger plots and tighter urban planning, its neater and more appealing (in our view) than Pringle Bay just up the way. From Betty’s Bay the road proceeds to Kleinmond and beyond to Hermanus. With a few exceptions, accommodation comprises private holiday houses handled through local letting agents.
Things To Do
- The Harold Porter Botanical Gardens in Betty’s Bay makes for a pleasant outing, offering walking trails and a tea garden.
- Also in Betty’s Bay, the Stony Point penguin colony is a sure-fire winner with children and should keep their pleas for ice cream at bay for an hour or so.
- Considered by some as the heart of the Cape Floral Kingdom, the Kogelberg Nature Reserve extends from Pringle Bay to Kleinmond. It incorporates both coastline and mountain terrain and has a number of trails and accommodation.
- The Kleinmond Coastal Reserve lies to the west of the town and presses deep into the mountain. The Palmiet River and lagoon intersects the heart of the reserve and is a good site for swimming and canoeing. The area tourism office is your contact for more info.
- All the coastal villages along this stretch of rocky coastline have beaches – some longer and some safer than others.
Rocky Pools
Betty's Bay, Western Cape
Rocky Pools is a far cry from some of the face-brick monstrosities along this stretch of the coast. As far as beach houses go, it sits way near the top of the pile – tasteful design, unobstruc...
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From R3000 nightly for the first two guests.
Blueview on Silversand
Betty's Bay, Western Cape
Sophisticated with attention to detail and a breathtaking seafront location, this luxury holiday home will leave you in awe. Situated in one of the Western Cape’s most prestigious holiday destin...
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From R5412, depending on unit, guests and time of year
Jock's View
Betty's Bay, Western Cape
Jock's View is a spacious self-catering holiday home for 8 people with lovely sea views in Betty’s Bay, high against Kogelberg in Betty's Bay with spectacular sea and mountain views. The house e...
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From R2450 to R2650, depending on unit, guests and time of year
Where You'll Also Find Us
Arniston (Waenhuiskrans) • Barrydale • Beaufort West • Betty's Bay • Bonnievale • Bot River • Bredasdorp • Caledon • Calitzdorp • Cape Agulhas and Struisbaai • Cape Town area • Ceres • Citrusdal • Clanwilliam & Cederberg • Darling • De Rust • Franschhoek • Gansbaai • George • Grabouw & Elgin Valley • Greyton • Heidelberg • Hermanus • Knysna • Ladismith • Laingsburg • Lamberts Bay • Langebaan • Malgas • Matjiesfontein • McGregor • Montagu • Mossel Bay • Napier • Oudtshoorn • Paarl • Paternoster • Plettenberg Bay • Porterville • Prince Albert • Pringle Bay • Pringle Bay, Betty's Bay and Kleinmond • Riebeek West and Riebeek-Kasteel • Riversdale • Riviersonderend • Robertson • St Helena Bay • Stanford • Stilbaai • Strand, Gordon's Bay and Somerset West • Swellendam • Tulbagh • Uniondale • Velddrif • Vermaaklikheid • Wellington • Wilderness • Witsand • Worcester & Hex Valley • Yzerfontein • Baviaanskloof • Cape St Francis • Cape St Francis & St Francis Bay • East London • Graaff-Reinet • Hogsback • Jeffreys Bay • Makhanda (Grahamstown) • Middelburg • Nieu-Bethesda • Rhodes • Sutherland