What is Kleinmond?
Kleinmond is a small coastal town in the Overberg region of the Western Cape province, South Africa. It is situated inside a UNESCO-declared biosphere about 90 km east of Cape Town between Betty’s Bay and Hermanus.
Where Is Kleinmond In South Africa
Kleinmond is a manageable 90-minute drive from the city of Cape Town. The driving directions to get to Kleinmond are either on the R44 around the coast via Clarence Drive (also known as the scenic route) past Rooi Els, Pringle Bay and Betty’s Bay or on the N2 over Sir Lowry’s Pass and then back along the coast.
The village of Kleinmond falls within the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve and offers residents and visitors to the area a multitude of outdoor activities that include a pristine blue flag beach and the Palmiet River estuary and lagoon, both of which are home to an abundance of fish, animal and birdlife.
The surrounding nature reserve stretches across 18,000 hectares that includes the Kogelberg Mountain Range that is blanketed with over 1,600 species of Fynbos.
What ocean is Kleinmond?
Kleinmond lies on a lagoon at the small mouth – hence the name – of the Bot River on a narrow strip of land hugged on the one side by the Palmiet Mountain range and on the other by the Atlantic Ocean.