African Tours

"Observe the whales a few metres from the shore from the world's most exciting whale-watch venue."
For a truly adventurous day tour of Cape Town and beyond "The Whale Route Tour" takes you to the quaint seaside village of Hermanus

on the southern coast of Africa close to the latitude where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans converge. Experience the feel of the emergence of land, sea and the Rainbow culture of the Western Cape. Bond with the whales from the most exciting land based whale-watching venue in the World! Each year Southern Right Whales, among other species, migrate into the coastal waters to calve and nurse their young. These mammals, mere metres from the shore, provide an unsurpassed whale watching opportunity between August and November.

THIS IS A LAND-BASED CAPE TOWN DAY TOUR. IN ADDITTION A BOAT BASED 2-3 HOUR EXCURSION IS AVAILABLE BUT SHOULD BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Scenic Coastal Route via Gordons Bay
• Cape Hangklip
• Harold Porter Botanical Gardens
• Hermanus
• Sir Lowry's Pass

This is an extended 300 km tour that takes about 9 hours.
The route takes one via Gordon's Bay along the South Coast Road passing Cape Hangklip to Hermanus. We return on the inland route over Sir Lowry's Pass.

Harold Porter Botanical Gardens:
A short stop-over at this World famous institution on the way to the whales goes down well.

Season:
Although the whales migrate to our coast during the period from August - November, they are often seen during the month before and after this period.

Lunch:
Not included in our rates for our Cape Town day tours. Lunch stop-over will be in Hermanus. An amount of R 100.00 is a reasonable restaurant lunch allowance if you wish to include lunch with your package There are cheaper alternatives if you wish to have light snacks only.

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