A cliff-top town on Walker Bay, and some of the best land-based whale watching anywhere. Out of season it's a coast path, an old harbour and the wine valley behind.
Free things to do
Free
The cliff path, end to end
12km of coast; in season the whales follow you along it.
Free
Saturday market & old harbour
Saturday mornings only, in the square above the old harbour.
© Olga Ernst · CC BY-SA 4.0
Free
Grotto Beach & the lagoon
Blue-flag sand that runs for miles, with warmer lagoon water at the far end of it.
Where to stay
from $82
Zzzone
Private room · per night
from $107
Never At Home Hermanus
Private room · per night
from $36
Never At Home Hermanus
Dorm bed · per night
from $26
Zen Den Hermanus
Dorm bed · per night
Trips that take it in
Africa · 9 days · loop · 2 nights in Hermanus
The Cape Route
Cape Town → Stellenbosch → Hermanus → Cape Town
$364
plus flights · Jan 2027 dates