• The Neighbourhood
    The Neighbourhood

About Pringle Bay

Pringle Bay is a beautiful seaside village on the edge of the Kogelberg Biosphere reserve, which is a UNESCO heritage site.

The climate is warm and windy in summer and cool overnight in winter, with winter rainfall. Pringle Bay is well located to explore the region's tourist attractions. 

The Mermaid's Tail is just over one hour's drive from the Cape Town Waterfront & Table Mountain cable-way to the West, and one hour's drive to Hermanus in the East, a very popular whale watching, shark diving and wine tasting area. We have stocked the house with various tourist brochures and there is more tourist information available at the local restaurants and shops - the local residents are very friendly and forthcoming about the attractions of the area.

Getting Around

WE WOULD RECOMMEND HIRING A CAR AS THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT AROUND PRINGLE BAY IS EXTREMELY LIMITED.

The local mini-bus taxis are not recommended for tourists. Everything in the town of Pringle Bay is within walking distance. It would be feasible to get to Pringle Bay via various airport shuttle services or Uber taxis, but the Uber service does not operate in Pringle Bay itself.

OTHER THINGS TO NOTE: The house is 600 metres (660 yards) from the beach and 400 metres (440 yards) from shops and restaurants in the village centre. The area has beautiful beaches, safe for swimming, surfing and kite-surfing with life guards present in summer season.

There are numerous mountain walks and bicycle trails close by. There are numerous tourist attractions in the region, including wine tasting, whale watching and shark-cage diving.