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 $104
Zoete Inval Travellers Lodge
Private room · per night · Zoete Inval is one of those places that is REally “out of the box”, because it is simply “home” … to the owners and travellers alike.
from $55
Zen Den Hermanus
Private room · per night
from $26
Zen Den Hermanus
Dorm bed · per night
from $41
Never At Home 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
$334
plus flights · Dec 2026 dates