Betty's Bay

Tucked along the dramatic Whale Coast between Gordons Bay and Hermanus, Betty’s Bay is a small coastal village with an outsized natural charm. It is best known for its resident African penguin colony at Stony Point — one of only two land-based colonies accessible to the public in South Africa — where visitors can watch these charismatic birds at remarkably close range. The surrounding landscape is a showcase of fynbos, the extraordinarily diverse shrubland unique to the Cape Floral Kingdom. The Harold Porter National Botanical Garden sits at the foot of the Kogelberg mountains, offering trails through pristine wetlands, waterfalls, and rare plant life. Wild, windswept, and wonderfully unspoilt, Betty’s Bay is a nature lover’s retreat.