The Whale Watchers in Hermanus, South Africa is a boat- based whale watching company offering an exciting up-close and personal encounter with Southern Right Whales in their natural environment. Whale watching season starts in June and ends November.
An exhilarating two hour voyage to discover Walker bay’s wonderful wildlife, stunning coastline and famous whales.
Our vessel, Unathi is WHEELCHAIR accessible and CHILD FRIENDLY.
THE VESSEL – Unathi is a 36 seater , 15 meter catamaran with two 380HP inboard diesel engines.
THE CREW: You will be accompanied by our SAMSA registered skipper and two SATOUR registered guides
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF AN INFANT IS BOOKED, IT STILL COUNTS AS A PERSON – IT IS IMPORTANT TO BOOK AN INFANT FROM 3 MONTHS – 3 YEARS. PLEASE ADD THE INFANT UNDER CHILD AND THEN TICK OFF “INCLUDE INFANTS UNDER 3 – FREE OF CHARGE” AND PUT IN THE TOTAL CHILDREN UNDER 3 YEARS****
1.5 – 2 Hour Guided Whale Watching trip
Life Jackets
Coffee on arrival
Complimentary water.
Clean In-house toilets
Transport.
Entrance fee to the Harbour ( R5 payable upon entry)
For more information you are more than welcome to contact us:
Tel: +27 28 312 4957
Cell/WhatsApp: +27 82 931 8064
Email: bookings@whalewatchers.biz
Duration: Usually 2 hours, sometimes longer, depending on the whales
Departure times: 7h00, 9h00, 11h00, 14h00 and 16h00
Trip times might vary due to weather and tide conditions.
Guiding: You will be accompanied by one of our SATOUR qualified guides for the duration of the trip.
Our guides have first-hand knowledge about the marine wildlife of this area.
The tour starts at our orange office on your right hand side as you enter the New Harbour. You will be welcomed by Kylin who will set the scene for a memorable trip. Our clean, comfortable bathroom facilities are available for your convenience. You will love the beautiful view over Walker bay during the 2 minute walk down to the vessel. Once on board one of our guides will give an orientation briefing about the trip, safety and facilities on board as well as the marine wildlife we can expect to encounter.
The Whale Experience:
An exhilarating two hour voyage to discover Walker bay’s wonderful wildlife, stunning coastline and famous whales. Depending on conditions and recent sightings, you could find yourself exploring the coast towards De Plaat or the sandy beaches of Hawston, in search of the stars of the whale watching trip – Southern Right Whales. On the way to our whale watching area we regularly encounter two different whale species inhabiting these waters, Humpback and Bryde’s whales. Each trip is different, which makes the experience even more exciting! ! When we set out from the harbour we never know exactly what kind of whales wait for us out at sea on that particular day.
Return to Land:
You can enjoy the boat ride and magnificent landscapes while summing up the experiences of the trip with our friendly guides.
Because we are dealing with wild animals, it might happen, especially nearing the end of the season, that there might be less sightings.
Whale Watching with Hermanus Whale Watchers
We had a fantastic time whale watching! Coffee and muffins were delicious before we set off and the guides and all the staff were so knowledgeable and friendly. We saw lots of whales. I would definitely recommended this trip! - Olivia
Awesome experience! And huge appreciation for the tour working with us to reschedule our tour when we were delayed getting to SA due to weather delays! We thoroughly enjoyed our whale watching trip - we saw so many Southern Right Whales and their babies! We even saw one breach several times! It was incredible! So many mums and babies! Thank for an incredible afternoon and thank you for not letting us miss it!! - Alex
The boarding was perfect: first of all, we watched a video about whales and dolphins, after this a crew member explained some basic rules and lot of information about all different kind of whales. Finally, the ship on the boat was amazing. - PELLO
The office was easy to find and the pre trip presentation clear and informative. The boat was clean and comfortable. The trip itself was memorable as we saw mating whales spinning in the water and fin slapping. A great trip! - Julia
Interesting and friendly stuff. - Gerd-Wilhelm
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