Besides being the best land-based whale watching destination in the world, the Hermanus Whale Coast offers you an equally impressive and totally unique variety of guest house, lodge, villa, hotel, and self-catering accommodation stays. The accommodation options listed here will undoubtedly contribute to making your Hermanus beach holiday an unforgettable and memorable experience.

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The Hermanus Overberg region has become known in recent years as the Cape Whale Route, and offers a truly unique holiday and destination product for both overseas and South African visitors alike. The Cape Whale Route offers you the marine Big 5, and various adventure and sports type experiences as part of your Hermanus beach holiday. The Whale Coast also offer nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts with a myriad of exciting visiting options like the African penguin colony at Kleinmond, the Harold Porter Botanical Garden, and the Fernkloof Nature Reserve. Land-based whale watching and spotting from the Cliff Path along the Old Harbour area. The Hermanus village has a rich historical heritage and offers great entertainment, shopping opportunities, and a variety of local restaurants and wineries amidst a unique blend of South African cultural diversity and ethnicity. Life truly is good along this coast.

The site promoting Whales and Stays have been launched and Hermanus coastal properties offering accommodation and stay options are invited to list their stay establishments.  Please visit the Hermanus Whales and Stays accommodation directory in case you’re planning a trip up along the South Coast of the Western Province to go do some whale watching. There are plenty places where to stay in the Hermanus village, and all along the Overberg Coastal District.

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The Cape Whale Coast has become a much desired accommodation stay and holiday destination in recent years, and the latest publication by local author Jeremy Browne celebrates this fact.  Jeremy is a well-known photographer and author of an outstanding range of stylish and glossy coffee table publications which is fast becoming must- have items in any distinguished South African household.  His latest “The Cape Whale Coast, Gateway to the Overberg Region of South Africa” portrays the magic and splendour of the Overberg, and is beautifully photographed and presented in this outstanding publication which showcases the uniqueness of the places and the people of the Overberg Region. Jeremy’s latest book may be ordered off the Whales and Stays site.

Also visit the activities pages to book your Dyer Island Whale, Shark and Seal adventures, and for the very brave there are the Great White Shark Cage Diving Adventures at Gansbaai. Gansbaai has the reputation of being the Great White Shark capitol of the world. Bookings and enquiries for these adventures may also be made of the Whales and Stays site.



In case you’re planning to visit the Cape Winalands of Franschhoek, Stellenbosch and Paarl and Wellington please visit Franschhoek Stays for accommodation options. The Cape Winelands of South Africa offers the visitor a unique combination of scenic beauty, world-class wine estates, and award winning wineries, spectacular guest stay and accommodation options, and off course acclaimed restaurants with cuisine to dine for!

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