About Hermanus

Hermanus, on the shores of Walker Bay about 120km from Cape Town, is internationally known as one of the best land-based whale-watching sites in the world, thanks to southern right whales that come close to shore between June and December to calve in the bay's sheltered waters. The town's cliff path, a walking route laid out along the coastline in the early twentieth century, remains the main vantage point for spotting whales, and Hermanus has employed a "whale crier" who blows a kelp horn to announce sightings since the 1990s. Originally a fishing village named Hermanuspietersfontein, the town grew around its Old Harbour, now a museum, and has since become a centre for wine tourism, with the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley just inland producing some of South Africa's most acclaimed Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Fynbos-covered mountains rise directly behind the town, and the annual Hermanus Whale Festival remains one of the Western Cape's largest environmental arts festivals.

Hermanus's spring concert calendar is carried almost entirely by the Hermanus Golf Club, which hosts DISCO INFERNO - Hermanus Golf Club this month before handing the stage to Mark Haze presents A Tribute to Bon Jovi at Hermanus Golf Club in November. Comedy fans can catch Hey Hey Divorcé at Sandbaai Saal, and cyclists get their own date with Ride the Cape Elgin along the coastal roads. The Golf Club's tribute season then rolls on through December with Creedence - A Clearwater Revival at Hermanus Golf Club 4 Decemeber 2026.