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Sand Castle Estates

P.O. Box 426
Betty’s Bay
7141

Phone: +27 28 272 9015
Fax:+27 28 272 9068

Sandy Carruthers
082 4143320

Craig Carruthers
082 770 2783

Rory Carruthers
083 500 5036
"A man's home is his castle."
 
LOCAL INFORMATION
Betty's bay is a quiet picturesque seaside town appealing to both local and overseas visitors. Nestled beneath the majestic Kogelberg Mountains and flanked by the temperate waters of False Bay, Bettys Bay is a veritable playground for the adventure and environmental enthusiast. Hiking, surfing, fishing, diving, sand boarding and mountain biking might appeal to those with energy to burn, whilst whale watching, the penguin colony or Harld Porter Botanical Gardens would suit those with a more laid back disposition. Safe sandy beaches and shelly coves quietly beckon families with small children.
Harold Porter Botanical Gardens which forms a very important part of the Biosphere. Waterfalls, indigenous forest, hiking trails, and a host of botanical plants to enjoy, there is also a restaurant at the gardens open for breakfast lunch, and afternoon tea.
The Penguin Colony:
Betty's bay penguin colony lies within the Stony Point marine reserve and is very popular with visitors to Betty's bay. Every year thousands of people come to see their antics and to observe their way of life, they share their site with the cormorants which are also in abundance here, because of the amount of fish in the local waters.
Whale Watching:
All six species of whale which frequent the southern oceans have been seen regularly off the Cape coast, and three of these are our most frequent guests: the Southern Right, the Humpback, and Bryde's Whales.
Of these, the biggest and most spectacular is the Southern Right Whale. These gentle giants, (weighing on average around 60 tons ),spend 6 months of the year in the antarctic waters,feeding on plankton to build up blubber reserves. For the next 6 months they spend breeding in South African waters. They eat virtually nothing and live off the reserves they built up earlier in the year.They frequent some of the most unspoilt bays in the world.They can be seen in large numbers in False Bay, Betty's Bay and in Hermanus where they can be observed at close quarters.They are easily recognized by their playfull habit of "breaching " and their characteristic V- shaped blow.

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