Collection
The Whale Coast
Southern right whales come within metres of shore here from June to November. Hermanus is the headline; De Hoop and the Agulhas coastline are quieter and often better.
7 places
Hermanus Cliff Path
A 12km cliff walk where southern right whales surface meters offshore in season.
Hermanus Whale Watching
Walker Bay is the world's best land-based whale watching — southern right whales come within metres of the cliff path in spring.
De Hoop Nature Reserve
Coastal reserve on the Overberg with fynbos, white dunes, and the Whale Trail multi-day hike.
Cape Agulhas
The southern tip of Africa — where the two oceans meet, and most international tourists don't bother.
Gansbaai Great White Shark Cage Diving
Marine predator capital — cage diving with great whites and bronze whalers off Dyer Island, plus whales in season.
Stony Point Penguin Colony
Betty's Bay penguin colony — quieter than Boulders, with breeding birds among the coastal rocks.
De Kelders
The cliff-and-cove shoreline at Gansbaai where southern right whales come within metres of the rocks in season.
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