Pringle Bay, Betty's Bay and Kleinmond Snapshot
The coastal road from Gordon’s Bay to Rooiels unfurls as a long black ribbon between hulking rock and inkwell ocean. Rooiels (65km from Cape Town) comes up first – the tidiest and most exclusive of the seaside resorts along this stretch of holiday coast. The village is well-endowed with coastal fynbos, a river and lagoon, a good beach and an impressive granite backdrop bearing resemblance to a beached whale. Pringle Bay follows - a somewhat less orderly holiday community with more than a few notable architectural mishaps. Next up is Betty’s Bay, historically a popular refuge for runaway slaves and a little neater than Pringle Bay, with bigger plots and tighter urban planning. From Betty’s Bay the road proceeds to Kleinmond and beyond to Hermanus. Once a holiday village to inland farmers, Kleinmond is today a big dorp with gridlocked residential suburbs, houses called Gryp die Dag, Oosies Rus, and Ôk Mar Nét, and a lovely long white beach. The adjacent Kogelberg Reserve, towering mountain backdrop and endless beach is Kleinmond’s attraction, not the town itself. With a few exceptions, accommodation from Rooiels to Kleinmond comprises private holiday houses managed by 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.
Edible Shores
Pringle Bay, Betty's Bay and Kleinmond, Western Cape
Set along a quiet urban street, backed by Pringle Bay’s surrounding mountains, 287 on High Level has two self-contained garden cottages, ready and waiting for your holiday jaunt in Pringle....
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From R190 - R240 per person nightly for a cottage
Dreamview Rental
Pringle Bay, Betty's Bay and Kleinmond, Western Cape
The Butterfly Villa is in all ways a dreamy kind of place, from beautifully furnished and decorated interiors to flowing and open outdoor living spaces, this is one gorgeous home! What adds the cherry...
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R6500 nightly for the 10 sleeper house. Peak season (December and January) rates apply.
Riverview House
Pringle Bay, Betty's Bay and Kleinmond, Western Cape
This exquisite holiday home features 2 levels with 2 bedrooms. The chic open-plan kitchen is perfectly suited for self-catering. The contemporary living room leads onto a magnificent outside patio, wh...
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From R4912, depending on unit, guests and time of year
Klein-Hangklip
Pringle Bay, Betty's Bay and Kleinmond, Western Cape
This self-catering eco pod offers all the features of a luxury resort home with added features of solar power as well as backup batteries. Some impressive features of this cabin include an indoor/outd...
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From R3778 to R5640, 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