Description: Whale Watching with Hermanus Whale Watchers. boat-based whale watching company offering an exciting up-close and personal encounter with Southern Right Whales
A boat-based whale watching company offering an exciting up-close and personal encounter with Southern Right Whales in their natural environment. Southern Right Whale watching season starts in June and ends in December.
Hermanus in South Africa is the Land Based Whale Watching capital of the world and every whale-watching trip is a unique experience where the sightings vary. Southern Right Whales are the stars of the show during the annual mating in calving season, which starts with the arrival of the bulls in June, closely followed by the females. They will mate during their time in the South African Cape Coastal waters. Pregnant female Southern Right Whales will be the last to arrive and the last to leave with their
On a typical whale-watching trip, you may encounter Cape Fur Seals, pods of common dolphins, or the playful bottlenose dolphins and the endangered Africa Penguins. Depending on the time of the season you may also see migrating Humpback Whales or the resident Bryde’s Whales. The Hermanus Walker Bay area also attracts a large concentration and variety of seabirds.