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Hermanus
Whale watching Capital of South Africa
Best Land based whale watching in the World
Read about
what to see and do,
where to
eat in Hermanus,
where
to drink in Hermanus,
where
to dance and have fun in Hermanus,
whether you want to spend the day on the beaches of Hermanus
or meander through the awe-inspiring spaces around Hermanus, the Overberg
& Western Cape.
Hermanus lies along the shores of Walker Bay near the Southern most
tip of Africa. The magnificent mountains of the Overberg towers over
the town - home of the Southern Right Whale. The Brydel Whales can be
found all year round. Whale enthusiasts and nature lovers from all
over the world visit Hermanus to enjoy these magnificent creatures
playing and frolicking. Hermanus is the best land based whale watching
destination in the world. Hermanus is Known as the heart of the whale
route. The popular cliff path stretches from one side of the town to
the other, about 12 km of fresh unpolluted air. An excellent walk and
place for whale watchers to study and enjoy these amazing gigantic
mammals and get within closer range than you can dream of.
Telescopes situated alongside the Old Harbour Museum makes it possible
to survey the entire Walker Bay and the whales and dolphins at close
range.
The Whale Crier keeps visitors informed as to the whereabouts of the
whales. The sound of his kelp horn has become a well loved and awaited
sound during the whale season.
Writers & Artists
Hermanus has become renowned for housing many artists and writers.
There are interesting Galleries to visit and a Craft Market in the
centre of town every weekend and Public holiday.
South African Wines of Hermanus
The Wines of our region has made a name for itself over the last
centuries.
Hamilton Russell and Bouchard Finlayson has become some of our
superior export wines, while there are many other excellent wineries
around Hermanus. Our temperature, humidity, latitude and altitude has
proven perfect for the cultivation of the finest wines. Both white and
red wine grapes do exceptionally well around Hermanus and produce
wines we are very proud of.
Restaurants, Pubs & Clubs
The rainbow nation proudly offers a wide variety of Good -by any
standard- restaurants in and around Hermanus. From Asian to Italian,
from African to French, there are many chefs who have mastered the art
of their culinary preference, and will spoil your palette to any of
all the flavours of this land of plenty.
Whether you want to relax in the sun, shop, go wild or just watch the
whales,
Hermanus has a lot to offer.
List of things to do
Once you've settled into one of our lovely accommodations on offer...
you can enjoy:
Fantastic scenery
www.vogelgat.com Drives to Stanford, Greyton etc.
Scenic cliff path walks
Walks & hikes in the Fernkloof nature resort
Fabulous white sandy beaches
Grotto Blue Flag Beach
World class golf courses
www.arabella.co.za www.hgc.co.za
Arabella Golf Estate, Hotel & Health Spa
Art & craft market
A paradise for bird watching
Cycling trails
Art galleries
Quaint shops & curios
Serious Shops & Design articles
www.geta.co.za
A choice of many restaurants & bars to cater for all tastes
Many Good restaurants
Pubs & Clubs
Live Music Shows.
Caledon Casino & spa
AND MUCH MORE...
Whale watching in season
Great white shark cage diving
Walks & Hikes
Fishing & boat trips
Scuba diving
Bird watching
Lagoon Cruises
Canoe trips on the Atlantic
Beer Tasting
Bicycle Hire
Quad biking
Horse riding
Sea kayaking
Paragliding
Township tours
Wine tours
Churches
Beauty Salons
Spa's
Casino
Reiki
Crystal Healing Therapies
Please visit our links page for more information
Rosy is honoured and privileged to
introduce
Natural History Writer and Consultant Michael M
Scott.
Michael was a guest at the Whale
Festival and
regards himself as a friend of the Walker Bay
whales.
He recently received an OBE from Queen Elizabeth
for his contribution to bio-diversity in
Scotland.
He tells us more:
"Like most people, I know far too little
about what goes on beneath the sea. I do dive a
little, but, as an ageing novice diver, I don't
go beneath about 25 metres, and that's no more
than the thinnest skin of the ocean surface. So
it has been a great learning experience
researching some of the stories for the book --
about the amazing discovery of the only life on
Earth that doesn't depend on sunlight for energy
around volcanic vents and hydrocarbon seeps on
the seabed; about the strange currents around
seamounts that trap marine life above them and
attract huge shoals of fish that humans have
successfully exploited and all too often
over-exploited; about the amazing sediments from
living animals that cover vast plains in the
abyss and have accumulated at about the speed of
dust on household furniture over 200 million
years. And it's a huge privilege to work with
the talented researchers and designers at
Dorling Kindersley who always produce books that
are just so visually stunning."
The book is due out in October in the States and
November in Europe.
Michael and his wife Sue, have fallen in love
with the wildlife and countryside around Cape
Town and are working on a new take on a walking
guide for softies, to be published by Sunflower
Books in the UK in January 2006.
"As to my OBE, I think it largely came to me
because I had been on the Main Board of Scottish
Natural Heritage (the government nature
conservation agency in Scotland) for six years,
and Deputy Chairman for the last five of those
years, until my term ended in March last year. I
had also worked with the Scottish Executive (the
devolved civil service administration
responsible to the Scottish Parliament) on
helping to develop the Scottish Biodiversity
Strategy, and particularly a implementation plan
for biodiversity in the marine environment (I
still chair a working group for them on that).
For 20 years, I was the Scottish Co-ordinator
for the Scottish arm of a plant conservation
charity called Plant life International (which
does have links to plant conservation in South
Africa, incidentally), and I was also involved
with Scottish Environment Link, the network
organisation for all the environmental
Non-governmental Organisations in Scotland,
which I also chaired for a while."
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Friend of the Walker Bay whales
Whale festival
guest 2005
Read about..
Michael Scott and his
wife Sue in front
of Buckingham Palace
Birkenhead Brewery
Stanford
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