Arabella Golf Estate:

Voted the number two golf course in South Africa and the top golf course in the Western Cape, the Arabella Golf Club stretches through rolling fairways, deceptive bunkers and challenging water traps.

A truly unique golf course set on the banks of the Bot River lagoon and fringed by indigenous fynbos.

Spa Facilities:

Restore your energy and rejuvenate your spirit at the Arabella Western Cape Hotel and Spa. Out here at our luxury resort, the only thing you're encouraged to work really hard at is the art of slow.

Whale Watching:

Every year between July and October whales visit the waters of False Bay. Gordon’s Bay is the start of the whale route and these magnificent creatures have been seen all along the length of the bay.

The route from Gordon’s Bay, Clarence Drive,takes you along a scenic whale route, to the popular town of Hermanus, approximately an hour’s drive away.

A stop at Stony Point, Betty’s Bay, about 20 minutes from the village center, has one, of only two, mainland African Penguin breeding colonies in South Africa.

Wine Route Tours:

Gordon's Bay is situated in the heart of the Helderberg, boasting it’s own unique winelands, and close to the prestigious Vergelegen and Lourensford wine estates.

The famous Stellenbosch Wine Route is 15 minutes away where you can enjoy tastings in spectacular surroundings.

The Stellenbosch Wine Route is justifiably known as one of the finest that South Africa has to offer. The region’s climate and fertile soils combined with careful selection of the correct grape varieties have produced a winemaking industry that has survived and indeed thrived for over 300 years. The Stellenbosch Wine Region is today synonymous with award winning wines.

Gordon's Bay Beaches:

Gordon’s Bay has the most beautiful white sandy beaches, awarded Blue Flag status, that are safe for swimming and sunbathing.

There are a number of beaches nearby, from the most spectacular and largest being Kogel Bay (pronounced "Cool Bay") to the quaint & protected Bikini Beach.

Bikini Beach is a small beach and one of Cape Town’s Blue Flag Beaches, which means it has a high level of water quality, facilities, cleanliness and safety. Popular for sunbathing as it is sheltered from the wind. Gordon’s Bay Beach, regarded as one of the safest swimming beaches, has wonderful sheltered rock pools.

Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve:

Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, SA’s first proclaimed international biosphere, situated about 30 minutes from the village center, is referred to as the heart of the Fynbos Kingdom with its 1600 fynbos species of which 150 are unique to this area!

Harold Porter Botanical Gardens in Betty’s Bay is a showcase of the fynbos kingdom, with walks through spectacular gardens and hiking trails up deep, wooded kloofs where waterfalls splash into fern-fringed pools.

Both these reserves are easy accessible from Gordon's Bay.