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Whale Watching Tour - 3 Days (Code T12)

 

View of the coast on a Whale watching tour The Whale Watching Tour is a South African Tour which focuses on the coastal part of South Africa's Overberg Region. The tour departs from Cape Town and is a private tour. It can start on any date specified by clients.

The area offers the most dramatic coastal scenery in South Africa and the waters are frequently visited by the Southern Right Whale, from May to November. Hermanus is reputed to be the best place in the world for land based whale watching.

 

Tour Itinerary

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Tour Price: From R4 724 to R6 995 (South African Rand) per person sharing
Tour Starting Date: Any date specified by clients, this is a private tour
Tour Starting Point: Anywhere in Cape Town
Tour Ending Point: Anywhere in Cape Town
What is Included: Below the detailed itinerary
What is Excluded: Below the detailed itinerary
 
 

Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Overberg
Guests are met at any location of their choice in Cape Town from where the Whale Watching Tour makes its way to Hermanus. En route we traverse the towns of Rooi Els and Betties Bay following one of the most scenic coastal routes in South Africa. Several stops are made at vantage points from where the scenery can be enjoyed. During the months of June to November these waters are frequented by the Southern Right Whale and the stops could afford the opportunity of viewing these magnificent creatures. The overnight destination of Hermanus is reached during the late afternoon. The town is situated on the shores of Walker Bay with sweeping views over the Indian Ocean and the rigid mountains which is characteristic of this part of the Western Cape.
Overnight: Auberge Burgundy  
Meals: Dinner  

Day 2: Overberg
A morning visit is made to the Hamilton and Russell Vineyard which is situated a stone's throw from Hermanus in the Heaven and Earth Valley. This fine wine estate is world renowned for the excellent Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines it produces. The afternoon is spent in Walker Bay visiting various vantage points from where the whales can potentially be spotted. We also embark on a whale watching cruise. The cruise affords clients the opportunity of getting in fairly close proximity to the Southern Right Whale as they regularly splash about in the waters of Walker Bay.
Overnight: Auberge Burgundy  
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner  

Day 3: Departure
A late morning is followed by a return journey to Cape Town via the apple producing regions of Grabouw and Elgin where we make a stop at one of the warehouses involved in storing the apples. It is fascinating in the sense that all of the oxygen in these storage facilities is replaced by a mixture of gasses which make it possible to preserve apples for more than a year. The tour then travels back to Cape Town via Sir Lowery's Pass which is cut into the Hottentots Holland mountains.
Overnight: None  
Meals: Breakfast  
 
African Sky has been conducting quality South Africa Tours and African Tours for more than 10 years. We offer both luxury tours as well as family tours in South Africa and Southern Africa. If none of our standard South African Tour itineraries meet with your approval, we will gladly tailor make a tour to suit your requirements.
 

Whale Watching Tour Includes:
- Accommodation as specified in the Itinerary
- Services of a registered guide/Resident Rangers
- Meals as specified in the Itinerary
- Tourism Levy
- All Applicable Taxes
- All Land Transportation in air conditioned vehicles
- All Activities and Entrance fees to places mentioned in the itinerary
- All Park Fees if Applicable

Whale Watching Tour Excludes:
- International Airfare (Getting to South Africa and getting back home)
- Personal and Medical Insurance
- Activities not specifically stated in the itinerary
- Drinks
- Gratuities
- Meals not specifically stated in the itinerary

 

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