Rooiels
ROOIELS
This picturesque area with its rocky shoreline and small beaches offers dramatic views across False Bay to the Cape Peninsula, perfect swimming and fishing opportunities, and numerous walks and trails for hikers. The richness of natural beauty is equalled by its richness in history. There are even a few stories of “children dressed in old-fashioned clothes” running up and down the Rooiels beach on warm summer evenings. Evidence of settlements by the Khoekhoe people are still visible and runaway slaves took refuge in caves in the inaccessible mountain slopes.
Rooi-Els is the first Cape Whale Coast stop on Clarence Drive. Famous for its magnificent views over False Bay and situated beside the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve. The town roads are narrow, un-tarred and without street lights. Klein-Hangklip mountain dominates the village, and is home to a pair of Verreaux’s Eagles. You might note the Chacma baboons, Rock hyrax, small antelope, African clawless otters while you are there.
Rooi-Els is an underrated nature gem in the Kogelberg Nature Reserve. Read more here
Hangklip-Kleinmond Tourism
The Hangklip Coast includes the towns of Kleinmond, Betty’s Bay, Pringle Bay and Rooiels, all located within the UNESCO Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve. The thin belt between the mountains and the sea hosts many wonders: from high peaks and fynbos-covered mountain slopes, rough ravines, caves, rivers and streams tumbling over edges to pristine beaches. The area has a typical Mediterranean climate: cool, wet winters with dry and hot summers. The indigenous forest and fynbos are home to a wide variety of animals, birds and insects. Here, you escape to nature!
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Hangklip-Kleinmond Tourism
The Hangklip Coast includes the towns of Kleinmond, Betty’s Bay, Pringle Bay and Rooiels, all located within the UNESCO Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve. The thin belt between the mountains and the sea hosts many wonders: from high peaks and fynbos-covered mountain slopes, rough ravines, caves, rivers and streams tumbling over edges to pristine beaches. The area has a typical Mediterranean climate: cool, wet winters with dry and hot summers. The indigenous forest and fynbos are home to a wide variety of animals, birds and insects. Here, you escape to nature!
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