Few destinations in South Africa live larger than on the Cape Whale Coast. Boat based, land-based and aerial whale watching has fondly earned this most southern coast of Africa the name Whale Capitol of the World. Tourists not only visit to watch whales or dive with Great White Sharks. They also want to drinbk our top rated wines, buy clothes, jewels, and souvenirs. They want to beachcomb our Blue Flag beaches and hike amongst fynbos. They no less eagerly dine in the restaurants, or visit the celebrated cellars where they can discover what a refined pleasure wine wasting can be.

Southern Right Whales visit the Cape Whale Coast annually from June until November.

Adrenaline junkies, the smart set, and the unsophisticated, the nonchalant ones, the old and the young visit The Cape Whale Coast to shop, joke, flirt, quarrel, get married… always living with zest and individuality!

We hope your stay in Hermanus will leave you with memories for life…

Whale Watching is a close encounter of the Hermanus kind, where people and our marine visitors get to know each other up close and personal.