Find some of the best Western Cape accommodation and packages on the Cape Whale Coast where glorious Hermanus hotels stand proud over bays full of whales. This beautiful meandering 130 km stretch of pristine coast starts in the magical village of Rooiels, into Betty’s Bay and continues past Kleinmond, and Pringle Bay to Hermanus and Gansbaai. It includes the popular little inland villages in the mountains and valleys of this Overstrand region, beside the wheat-growing Overberg.
The Cape Whale route offers some of the best land-based whale watching in the world, flanked by the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Fynbos mountains on the other side. Birdwatching and wildlife viewing add to this unique tourism route, one of our best family-friendly holidays in South Africa.
Every year, numerous Southern Right and Humpback whales migrate from the icy Antarctic, their main feeding grounds, to mate and calve in the warmer waters of the Cape. The whale season usually starts in July, peaking in September and tailing off in November. The little towns of Hermanus and De Kelders are at the epicentre of the whale experience and some whales remain in Walker Bay the entire year. Listen for the unmistakable sound of the world’s only Whale Crier as he blows his kelp horn when the whales are close.
