Hermanus Whale Watching Full Day Tour

The tour will start from your hotel as you prepare for beauty, adventure and joy that are all rewards of visiting Hermanus for this whale watching tour. You will continue the whale watching tour with a beautiful drive that will take us on to the N2 highway through to Sir Lowry’s Pass with majestic views of the Hottentots Holland where you can enjoy panoramic views over the low-lying white sandy beaches that stretch back towards Cape Town as you make your way towards the dream destination for a whale lover, Hermanus.

Hermanus is the only town in the world that has a “whale crier” on duty during whale season and is the popular attraction on whale watching tours in the town. Stationed at a prime advantage point, the whale crier is able to spot whales and then sound his horn to let bystanders know that there are whales in the bay.

Upon your arrival in Hermanus at the New Harbor, you will be briefed about the Southern Right Whales by an experienced qualified whale watching specialist. You will be able to learn about their lives, life spam and behavior. Afterwards you will aboard the whale boat and embark on a 2 to 3 hour sea excursion in the search for the Southern Right Whales. As soon as a whale is spotted, the skipper will stop the boat so that you can see these amazing sea creatures up close. As the time goes by, the skipper and crew members will try to spot more whales to maximize a full whale watching experience.

The boats permits entitles to approach the whales up to 50m and then stops to observe and being naturally curious the whales will normally approach the boat to observe you.

Hermanus has a large number of whales visiting its shores during the whale season and the town also boasts a Whale House which will afford you the opportunity to enjoy the market square daily show for informative and educational displays of marine life in Walker Bay and to feed your eyes on the well conserved whale skeleton. An opportunity for land base viewing is aided by the cliffs edges of Hermanus with walk able paths which serve as an ideal viewing point for the surrounding waters. Hermanus is perfectly positioned to offer the best viewing directly from the shore.

After your whale experience in the town of the “whale capital” of the world you will continue the whale watching tour with a drive to Betty’s Bay to view the endangered African Penguins at Stoney Point. Betty’ Bay also holds one of only three land based penguin colonies in South Africa. These cheerful, yet boisterous sea birds have been placed on the endangered list after seeing a 90% population decline over the last 60 years.

You will proceed the whale watching tour with a drive through Gordon’s Bay with amazing sunset views and beautiful beaches for a scenic drive on Clarence Drive. After a day exploring the charming towns and magnificent marine life around Cape Town you will return to the City Centre to take you back to your hotel.