Harold Porter National Botanical Garden
A national botanical garden between mountains and sea in Betty's Bay, with fynbos gardens, indigenous forest and a gorge waterfall trail.
Harold Porter National Botanical Garden lies at the core of the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve in Betty's Bay, backed by mountains and facing the sea. The garden showcases fynbos plants, indigenous forest and wetlands, and in summer, red disa orchids bloom here. The most popular is the waterfall trail that climbs up the valley (Leopard's Kloof, for which you must collect a key or permit at the entrance), and the Disa Gorge trail leading to the waterfall. Admission is about ZAR 60. The garden has a restaurant and can be combined with the Stony Point penguin colony.
Opening hours
Mon–Fri 08:00–16:30; weekends 08:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Stony Point Penguin Colony
- Rotary Way Scenic Drive
- Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
- Hermanus Country Market
- Old Harbour & Whale Museum
- Hermanus Cliff Path
- Hermanus
- Fernkloof Nature Reserve