Nautilus Bay is situated just 2km off the N2, exactly mid-way between Cape Town and Port
Elizabeth. A convenient half-hour’s drive from George Airport, the nature reserve is located
10 minutes to the west of Mossel Bay. This charming harbour town has twice been voted
‘Town of the Year’ in a nationwide annual competition that showcases South Africa’s most
popular and charming towns.
Mossel Bay has one of the most moderate climates in the world, and it enjoys an average of
320 days of sunshine per year. The town offers a state-of- the-art private hospital, excellent
schools, an upmarket shopping mall, cultural and social venues, various sporting, sailing and
fishing amenities and two golf courses (one of which was designed by renowned golf course
designer Peter Matkovich and 2011 Open Champion, Darren Clarke).
Nautilus Bay has access to a 24km stretch of unbroken, unspoiled, secluded beach with fine
white sand and soaring sand dunes. Whales and dolphins are a common sight and surf
angling is exceptionally good. Birdlife is rich and varied, and small buck and other mammals
abound. Indigenous vegetation (fynbos) provides a constantly changing tapestry of the best
of the Cape Floral Kingdom, which was declared a world heritage site by the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation in 2004.