Hermanus Whale Watching Day Trip from Cape Town: Seasonal Sightings and Wine Tasting Experience

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Embark on a thrilling day trip from Cape Town to Hermanus for an unforgettable whale watching experience. Witness the majestic Southern Right Whales as they breed in the bay, and indulge in a wine tasting at Bouchard Finlayson wine estate.

Duration: 9 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Bouchard Finlayson Winery - 2020 Season - Enjoy a wine tasting at Bouchard Finlayson, a boutique winery in Hermanus dedicated to the making of Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc wines.

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop off from Cape Town City Centre Hotels
Professional English speaking tour guide
1 x Wine tasting

What's Not Included

Food and drinks, unless specified
Gratuities
Boat based whale experience (subject to availability)

Additional Information

Seize the moment to observe whales in their natural habitat from Hermanus, a top-rated land site globally known for this activity. Between July and November, the Southern Right Whale frequents the bay close to this coastal town for breeding, conveniently located on a scenic route from Cape Town. The tour also features a wine tasting at the Bouchard…

A minimum of 2 adults per booking is required
Seasonal: the tour runs from July - November only
Tour Departs Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays only
Wine Estate is closed on Sundays. A stop at Stoney Point penguin colony will be included instead on Sundays.
Cullinan Guided Journeys strictly follow the SA Government approved TBCSA Health and Safety COVID-19 Protocols. Should guests present COVID-19 symptoms, COVID testing and quarantine will be at their own cost. We recommend that you ensure that your guests take adequate personal travel insurance cover before departure from home.
If guests are making their own way to a listed pick-up point, they need to allow sufficient travelling time (ie… traffic delays etc…) in order to arrive at the pickup point in time for collection.
Should guests not arrive by the scheduled departure time, the tour will depart and no refunds will be given.
It is compulsory that guests contact us 48 hours prior to tour departure to re-confirm pick up and drop off details. Should clients not make contact with us by 48 hours prior to travel date, the booking will automatically be cancelled.
It is compulsory that guests contact us 48 hours prior to tour departure to re-confirm that they will still be travelling on the tour. Should clients not make contact with us by 48 hours prior to travel date, the booking will automatically be cancelled.
When more than one person is travelling – we require names and last names of all guests travelling (reason being if tour booking is made with one person and the hotel reservation is made under another, we will be informed by the hotel that there ais nobody by that name at the hotel which will result in delays and could cause the guests to miss the tour).

Location

Southern Sun Waterfront Cape Town

Lower Buitengracht

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Dianemeyers

Jul 24, 2023

Great Tour Guide! - Our tour guide, Armoy Olivier, was absolutely fabulous. He talked with the locals about best places to see the whales and made sure we had a wonderful day. I recommend you contact him about any trip you want to take.

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852jacquelyns

Nov 20, 2018

Awesome day out with the whales! - A full day tour that brought us to many scenic places along the coast, with a 2hour boat ride out to catch the whales basking in the sun, followed by a yummy lunch in a quaint village. A perfect day!

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Christine

Nov 25, 2014

A fantastic trip, a great... - A fantastic trip, a great driver/guide who was informative and amusing. Wonderful scenery, I managed to go out on a boat and had super views of the whales. Probably one of the best day trips I've done.

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Rachel_n

Sep 16, 2023

A great experience - Hermanus and the whale watching were amazing definitely worth doing. It would have been nice to have a little more time in Hermanus itself as the addition of the boat trip meant that we struggled for time. Jean our guide was great and made a booking for lunch in a lovely restaurant.

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Priyank

Aug 28, 2016

The trip was very beautiful, passing... - The trip was very beautiful, passing through amazing landscapes. The guide Rodney was knowledgeable, though not a very good listener. Nevertheless, he made sure we got the best spots for each activity. We saw Whales and Penguins. Wine tasting was also done, though in short.

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Hannah

Nov 23, 2014

Tour was over all great, only... - Tour was over all great, only irritant was that the boat was mega crowded and it made it hard to get a good viewing spot.

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Solange_a

Oct 28, 2023

Hermanus Whales tour - The tour was amazing and the guide as well but when I booked the tour it said it was with a wine tasting and ticket entry as well and the day of the tour we didn’t do it and the guide was not told that was the tour we booked.

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Dana_f

Oct 16, 2019

Disappointing - We had a driver rather than a guide. He did the minimal effort to explain and even mentioned “I appreciate you talking among yourselves”

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James

Oct 14, 2016

I booked the Full day whale watching... - I booked the Full day whale watching in Hermanus trip from Cape Town. Not up to the usual Viator standards, by far. The tour as advertised in the UK is not what we got. We were not taken to the cliff top walk we were given restricted time in the town, which had to include lunch we did visit / tour an industrial estate we were taken to a hill top overlooking the town, but miles from the coastal pass. To see the whales, we had to take the boat trip, which was expensive, and many Japanese tourists found it much too rough. There was no time to visit the penguins, or the Nature Reserve, or the botanical Gardens but time was made to visit a winery. Conclusions - The whales were an exciting experience, but I would not recommend this particular trip to anyone.

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Monica.corzo

Oct 23, 2015

It was disappointing. We didnt feel... - It was disappointing. We didnt feel the guide wanted to make a nice trip like I felt with other guides in South Africa. We spent only 10min in Hermanus, they guide wanted to do only a drive through!! and the town was nice enough to have been there more time. The boat was too expensive for its real duration and we were not informed about it, we felt the guide was more interested on her commission instead of informing properly the boat was 700ZAR, around 50, it was almost 2 hours but more than 1h was spent going to the whales, and after the boat we lost 1h in the harbor that could have been spent in Hermanus. Also, we didnt do the wine tasting, she said it was closed! We were given a bottle of wine, we didnt want a free bottle of wine, we wanted the experience of knowing more about South African wines! Hermanus is a nice place, the tour was not a nice experience.

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