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Hermanus Slideshow
Hermanus
Travel Blogs from Hermanus, South Africa
Indian Ocean meets Atlantic Ocean
... ) I will return from Cape Town to Dive next Wednesday when the weather is expected to improve. Finally on to Hermanus, where we spent the night. Hermanus is considered the world’s best Land-Based Whale-Watching Destination. In ...
Whales, Sharks and Rain... oh my!
Yesterday we arrived in the picturesque former fishing town of Hermanus. During the winter months its coastal waters are the breeding grounds for the Southern Right Whale. We checked in and went for a walk along the headland hoping to catch a glimpse of ...
Off to watch the whales in Hermanus
We were off to the coastal town of Hermanus today, which was another long drive along the Garden route towards Cape Town. We had estimated that it would take about 4 hrs or so to get there and we'd need to stop probably half way. After our experience of a ...
Southern "Comfort" Whales and other stories
... 6. Halt: Hermanus (07.08. – 08.08.2011): 1000 places to see before you die, Seite 37: Hermanus. Warum? Vielleicht, wegen der unbeschreiblich idyllischen Lage dieses kleinen Staedtchens, eingekesselt zwischen hohen Bergen und der Kueste des Western ...
a whale of a time
... nbsp; On the way we stop off at Betties Bay where a small African Penguin colony is situated. 13:00 Arrive at Hermanus backpackers. Ash, Leah, Kylie and I decide to give the boat ride a miss and rather grab some lunch and try to ...
Week Three
March 5, 2010 Hermanus, South Africa Hello Again Everyone, This is our "Week Three" entry. Time is passing too quickly as we will be home exactly three weeks from today. We are still in the very beautiful town of Hermanus; we are here until March 15 and ...
Ice Cream, Whales, and Prison
On our last days in Cape Town we embarked on a tour of the 'home' of Nelson Mandela for 18 years--Robben Island. We were lead by boat to the island for a tour which was guided by former political prisoners. The prisoners offered much detail of the ...
First day of the Garden Route
On our first day of the Garden Route we had a wonderful seafood lunch in Hermanus right on the ocean! From there we had a few scenic stops along the way and spent the night in Agulhas, the Southern most tip of Africa. Once we arrived at our backpackers, ...
Great White Shark Cage Diving!!
... was abit crap but then we get up at half 6 to go to SANCCOB so its not much of an issue here. anyway, we drove to Hermanus which is east of cape town past the penninsula, so its on the indian ocean side as opposed to the atlantic (and thank god too as it ...
Road Trip
... of all and had some incredible views as we wound through the mountains. Good job Dan's driving is pretty good! Arrived in Hermanus and enjoyed a delicious meal at Harbour Rock restaurant - fresh fish for both of us. The next morning we were up ...
Facing ones fears
... style. Early the next day we left on the bazbus for the long drive to Hermanus. We passed through township and scruffy little villages with people dressed in the dead fashions of the west, utterly uncoordinated and ...
Hermanus to Home
End of the trip with a sleepy, cozy whale watching town... Saw 2 whales even though the season ended. Beautiful Coastline along the Atlantic Ocean. Restful way to end the trip! Ready to head home to our families! WHODAT and GEAUX ...
Week Two
February 27, 2010 Hermanus, South Africa Hello Again Everyone, This is our second entry. We are in our second week in beautiful Hermanus. We are enjoying our house right on the ocean. We have included several pictures to give you a sense of it. There are ...
Whale Watching
... in Greenpoint for coffee to go and it was the N2 for me again, this time to travel nearly 150km away to Hermanus to take a 2 hour cruise and watch whales! The drive was amazing, drove past Stellenbosch and briefly considered stopping to hit ...
Cliffs and beaches
... walk along the quaint beachfront and a coffee. Cats in the beach, a rock swimming pool and cliffs. Took an alternate route to Hermanus passing ostrich farms where we saw people herding flocks of them. Also lots of sheep and lambs. A quick walk along the ...
Home bound to Hermanus, South Africa
... a journey it has been and continues to be! This is one large entry but it encompasses and touches on life in South Africa. We live in Hermanus, a coastal town 80 miles outside of Cape Town. We missed the whale season and hope to return and witness ...
Shark Diving
... . Another shark appeared so they lowered the cage and we put on our masks and got in the cage, the other two guys were from South Africa. Faye winged even more but once she got in the water she realised it wasnt too bad. Again more waiting and suddenly we ...
whales where are you??
No whales in hermanus! But we had a lovely walk nice lunch and an indiean take away what more did we need oh and a really lovely room sea veiw! very relaxing was nice. we didn't think much of the town but am sure if there had been whales we wouldn't have ...
Jaws for real!!
... , so annoying as the scenery was quite boring. Anyway back onto a real sealed road we made it to the southernmost point in Africa where the 2 seas merge. In reality the Atlantic side felt warmer than the Indian Ocean!!! The rocks here are amazing, stripy ...
Just Chillin..........
... sounds of the town starting to bustle around us and the waves lapping in the old harbour. It was another blue, sunny day in Hermanus and the view from the balcony was great, with the sun glinting on the gentle waves, like diamonds sparkling and the mist ...
Bafana
Hermanus is supposedly the best whale spotting town in the world. When it's high season you can sit on one of the many benches along to waterfront and spot whale after whale. The whales move here from the rich waters around Antarctica to mate and breed ...
Onrus River 2009
Traveled by car to Onrus River, near Hermanus. Stayed in Pieter and Eike's holiday house. Celebrated my sister's birthday on the 21st of Jan. Went into Hermanus for most of the day. Had a very relaxing ...
Toer fisk og fanta!
Roadtrip part two: Om aftenen ankom vi til Hermanus, som er en havneby, hvorfra man har god chance for at se hvaler fra land. Desvaerre var vi udenfor saeson og der var kun 30% chance for at se hvaler og det gjorde vi saa ikke… maaske havde vi ...
Jóreménység foka és Hermanus
... a nevezetes pingvin-leső helynél, majd folytattuk az utat, hogy megkerüljük azt a nagy öblöt (False Bay), aminek a másik partján Hermanus, a mai szálláshelyünk van. Fél 4 körül értünk ide, és a d.u. maradék része sétálgatással ...
Hermanus
... good breakfast, tons on offer from the cold and a full on English plus salmon or kippers. Whilst eating we saw our first hermanus whale, having a bit of a synchronised swim about 800 yards away. We went back to the glorious room changed and went out. ...
Week One - The Beginning
February 23, 2010 Hermanus, South Africa Hi Everyone, Welcome to Susan & Don's South Africa Adventure Blog. We have finally sorted out some challenging Internet issues on this end and are "good to go"! This is our first entry covering Week One of our ...
Hermanus whales and marine life
The hermanus whale season has begun, each year the Southern Right Whales migrate to the shores of South Africa, with Hermanus being one of their favourite locations. While they are here, the little town becomes alive with tourists and wild life ...
Whale watching and goodbyes
... used to stick again and then driving on the left hand side. We picked up kalen, shaggy and Lena and went off on the drive to hermanus, an hour and a half away. It was a fun drive and we split the guys and girls up into their own cars. When we got there ...