Detailed Itinerary

Cape Town Whale watching in Hermanus and a visit of the Hemmel en Aarde Valley

The Cape Town Whale watching tour starts at your Cape Town hotel. We pick you up at 9:00 and drive along the scenic False Bay coast to Hermanus. The whale watching boat trip will take about two hours.

During the season from July to November whale sightings are guaranteed.
This is private tour to Hermanus including boat trip.

Hemmel en Aarde Valley

After the exciting 2 hours whale watching boat trip we drive through the Hemmel en Aarde valley to one of the most beautiful wine estates of the Hermanus region. Also described as the Riviera of the South, it is the cool maritime climate and soil composition that makes the Hermanus region such fertile land for growing vines.

The vineyard kitchen offers for a very reasonable price a food and wine pairing plates (not included).

Small Plate Food and Wine pairing Menu:

We drive back to Cape Town via the scenic False Bay road. The road meanders through wild and remote ravines and along the rugged coastline.

The Southern Right Whale

 

The Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis)

The Southern Right Whale frequently visits the local waters of South Africa from June to November. An estimated population of 12,000 are spread out through the Southern Hemisphere, with hundreds visiting Hermanus, the ‘capital of the cape whale coast’ annually. The Southern Right Whale is a baleen whale, meaning they have baleen plates for filtering food from water. These whales can be easily identified by its ‘V’ shaped blow caused when the whale breathes out.

The gorgeous animals can grow to lengths of up to approximately 60 feet (18 meters) and can weigh a staggering 40 tons.

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Rinaldo at 17/08/2023.