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Whale Watching boat trips

& tours in Hermanus, South Africa

Whale watching of Southern Right Whales 

season is -
OPEN
Whale watching season in Hermanus starts on 1st JUNE
Whale watching season in Hermanus starts on 1st JUNE
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Whale watching season is NOW OPEN in Hermanus, near Cape Town, South Africa - luxury Catamaran
Whale watching season is OPEN - from 1st JUNE to late NOV in Hermanus, near Cape Town, South Africa
Southern Right Whale breaching at Hermanus, South Africa
Southern Right Whale breaching at Hermanus, South Africa
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Whale Watching Boat trips, Hermanus, South Africa
Whale Watching Boat trips, Hermanus, South Africa
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Cessna 3 seater plane flights over the Whales of Hermanus
Cessna 3 seater plane flights over the Whales of Hermanus

Whale watching season is


OPEN


from -
1st JUNE, 2025


Hermanus, South Africa is now famous as one of the best locations to watch Whales in the world - (JUNE to late NOV)

Whale Watching SEASON for Southern Right Whales is - OPEN

The migrating Southern Right Whales are the major attraction as they are here for 5 to 6 months to mate and give birth; while also being easy to spot, are very acrobatic and highly active.

Humpbacks and Bryde's Whales are also spotted, plus African Penguins, Cape Fur Seals, Skuas and many sea birds are also viewed, with occasionally pods of 3 species of Dolphin - Common, Hump-Back and Bottle-nosed.

Boat trips take you out onto the ocean to view them close-up.
                                     
Only 3 boat licenses are issued so as to minimize disturbing the whales. 1 operates at Hermanus, 1 at Kleinbaai and 1 at Gansbaai, which are about 60 minutes drive around the bay from Hermanus - Boat trips are 2 to 3 hours long.
 
All the boats are various sizes and carry from 30 persons and upwards to 70 persons - all have covered seating areas and upper decks so that you can obtain higher viewing positions to take great photos and each have different prices and discounts for kids and students - please check out our PRICES page

Whale Watching walking tours will take you on a gentle walk along our scenic cliff tops for 2 to 3 hours, with our experienced Whale Watching Tour Guide who will take you to all the hidden coves. Visiting the Whale Museum for 20mins to discuss many whale related topics will start this tour.

You might also wish to consider Kayaking in the bay, which is a gentle paddle for 2 hours to explore our coastline from the sea in our stable Kayaks. Each Kayak can take 2 persons and is a lovely way to encounter Seals, Penguins, birdlife and hopefully pods of Whales (June to late Nov) and Dolphin, with the incredibly pretty back-drop of our mountains surrounding you.

For an incredible birds-eye view of the Whales and the pretty scenery, then how about a flight over all of this fabulous natural splendour? Cessna plane & helicopter flights allow 3 persons to fly at once and offer you – 30mins / 45mins / 60mins flights. Maximum combined weight of 3 passengers and camera gear must be less than 250kgs per flight.

We can also arrange return transfers to/from any destination (for example Cape Town) to/from the Whales at Hermanus – please inform us if we can assist you with transport.

The best thing to do is book your Whale watching trip to occur on the first day you are in Hermanus/Cape Town and if the weather is not so good on that first day, then we just move your trip to the next good weather day. Weather forecasts can be viewed at - http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/hermanus
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Southern Right Whales in Hermanus, mother and baby, viewed from a helicopter flight. June to Dec each year.
Southern Right Whales in Hermanus, mother and baby, viewed from a helicopter flight. June to late Nov each year.


Humpback Whale trips at Yzerfontein - December 2024
Humpback Whale trips at Yzerfontein from DEC 2025
NEW product - from DECEMBER 2025

Humpback Whale Watching boat trips on the

West Coast at Yzerfontein -

1 hours drive north of Cape Town -

Season re-starts - December, 2025 -

full info HERE

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On the 30th October 2019, the Hermanus region was given an extremely

important and unique award – being named as – THE Gastronomic region

of AFRICA
- check it out here - Food & Wine town of Africa - Hermanus

Xplora Tours, Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa
Sharks, Whales, Wine Tours, Explorations, Safaris, Vacations and African Adventures....
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