Welcome Whales Celebration

25/09/2022

23/07/2022

17/07/2022

04/07/2022

29/06/2022

29/06/2022

Sunny Days, calm seas, and playful whales! This mornings 09:00 tour going great! 3 species spotted- Southern Right, Humpback & Brydes whales. is the place to be!

29/06/2022

26/06/2022

Some fun at the Welcome Whales Celebration🐋

25/06/2022

FInally Friday! ☀️ Make Gearings Point your point of arrival today! 10:00 Hermanus is welcoming the Southern Right Whales to Walker Bay.

25/06/2022

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22/06/2022

Come and taste the new Killer Ale at the Welcome Whales Celebration!

The Brewery is excited to introduce the Limited Edition Ocean Brews in support of the & NSRI.
Come raise a glass to this apex predator of
the oceans, as well as to the work done
by MIMMP, the Whale Unit and the
NSRI to protect and improve our
oceans.

NSRI The Brewery Hemel-en-Aarde

19/06/2022

This weekend: Fab line up of talks - all things whales & the ocean & an array of activities at discounted prices, join us at this years Welcome Whales Celebration - best part is that the southern right whales are already here!

TICKETS: https://qkt.io/whales

15/06/2022

KIDS ACTIVITY to start the HOLIDAYS!
Let them be entertained by the real-life explorer, Riaan Manser Explorer, as he brings his new children's book to life - 'My first African Adventure.'
While the kids enjoy this experience feel free to enjoy a cappuccino brewed by the Great Company. After the reading the kids can interact with the various marine and whale related displays - Great start to a Sunday!

FREE ADMISSION- REGISTER AT: https://qkt.io/whales

Join in the second festive Welcome Whales Celebration hosted by a collaboration of whale enthusiasts, scientists and locals from 24 – 26 June in the New Harbour.

15/06/2022

Marine life of Walker Bay & beyond !

Join Ash Appleby as he entertains you with an interesting visual presentation on the lesser-known marine sightings of Walker Bay & beyond.

TICKETS: https://qkt.io/whales

Ash is an all round ocean enthusiast with many 'tails' to tell! As Skipper and Marine guide he has conducted +1000 whale watching tours, at Southern Right Charters and is founder of Whale Expedition SA.

14/06/2022

With Dr Elisa Seyboth delayed in Europe, the talk covering the Humpback 'Supergroups' will be hijacked by Chris Wilkinson.

Never mind being an all round nice guy, he is the Technical Manager of the MRI Whale Unit, Chris runs all the operations of the Unit, plans and executes safe field sampling, maintains all the scientific equipment, and manages and curates all the data.

Additionally, Chris is an avid fisherman and represented the country at an international level, as well as being part of the national tagging programme. Originally from Cape Town, Chris completed his Diploma and B-tech Diploma in Nature Conservation at the then Cape Technikon (now CPUT) and is currently finishing his MSc (population size of migrating east coast humpback whales) based at CPUT in collaboration with the Whale Unit.

Join Chris for an informative and entertaining talk as he unpacks what, when and why we seeing The Humpback whale ‘Supergroups’ visiting the coastal area of Cape each year.

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13/06/2022

2 weeks until the Welcome Whales Celebration in Hermanus, come listen to a variety of talks and presentations & fill the weekend with oceanic adventures TICKETS: https://qkt.io/whales

Mammal Research Institute Whale Unit WWF South Africa Wesgro Discoverctwc Percy Tours
SASSI Southern Right Charters thephotowalkers.com Walkerbay Adventures Hermanus Whales The Brewery Hemel-en-Aarde Spookfontein Wines Hermanus Tourism Bureau Seafari App Riaan Manser Explorer Heart of Abalone Yulya Art Wild Tide by Ida Balters

08/06/2022

And what better way to celebrate than this awesome Giveaway:

Stand a chance to a prize for two:

WEEKEND GETAWAY TO THE WELCOME WHALES CELEBRATION in HERMANUS

🐋 Free tickets to ALL the Talks & Presentations
🐋 Sea Kayaking with Walker Bay Adventures
🐋 2 Nights’ stay at the Whale Rock Luxury Lodge

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The event is hosted by a collaboration of whale-fanatics, scientists and locals that have teamed up to showcase the areas diverse marine life, honour the whales and celebrate the Ocean.

05/06/2022

The The Photo Shed Academy spotted their 1st whales for the season at De Hoop, during their Whale Trail Hike. Join them at the Welcome Whales Celebration as they host and interactive demonstration: 'Break Free from heavy camera gear with Olympus Mirrorless Camera'

Limited places. Loads of fun and learning.
Prizes to be won, refreshments served

PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKSHOP TICKETS: https://qkt.io/whales
Get Olympus

04/06/2022

Views for days!

03/06/2022

The right and the wrong whale!

Join Dr Els Vermeulen for this interesting talk where you will gain insight into the lives of South African Right & Brydes whales

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Dr Els Vermeulen is Research Manager -Mammal Research Institute Whale Unit (Department of Zoology and Entomology -University of Pretoria, South Africa)
Els is a member of the IUCN cetacean specialist group and of the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission. Her expertise lies in the field of population biology, with a main research interest in conservation biology and associated management.

02/06/2022

ABALONE TOUR & TASTING
Boot-up to walk through a working abalone farm. Informative tour and tasting experience.

Choose from a variety of whale and ocean related activities, all activities are at discounted special rates for the Welcome Whales Celebration. TICKETS: https://qkt.io/whales

01/06/2022

Bring the kids to 'Story time with a Real-Life Explorer'

Go on your first African Adventure with world-renowned explorer, Riaan Manser and his book on circumnavigating the entire African continent on his bicycle.

FREE ADMISSION: Book Reading & Signing of his new Children's Story Book, My First African Adventure
TICKETS: https://qkt.io/whales - 26 June, Sunday - 9.30 am

31/05/2022

Explore Hermanus – Join the Xplora Hermanus tour offered daily during the Welcome Whales Celebration

Guided Tour, Discounted prices for the Celebration
TICKETS: https://qkt.io/whales

Explore the local, pretty spots of Hermanus by visiting our massive and deserted Grotto Beach, then Fernkloof to see our Fynbos flowers, bushes and trees in the Cape Floral Kingdom, then some of the cliff top lookout spots to hopefully see marine creatures, then the Old Harbour and then high up onto the mountains that surround Hermanus for incredible views of our Wine Valley and the whole of Walker Bay, while informing you of all the funny and interesting Hermanus stories, myths and facts. Hermanus Tourism Bureau Discoverctwc Percy Tours and Transfers, Hermanus

31/05/2022

Paddle across Walker Bay and come face-to-face with the diverse marine life of Hermanus.🐋


Choose from a variety of whale and ocean related activities, all activities are at discounted special rates for the Welcome Whales Celebration. TICKETS: https://qkt.io/whales

26/05/2022

INBOUND: whale season in Hermanus 🐋

25/05/2022

Join Dr Elisa Seyboth as she unpacks what, when and why we seeing The Humpback whale ‘Supergroups’ visiting the coastal area of Cape each year.

TICKETS: https://qkt.io/whales

Dr Elisa Seyboth is a Brazilian oceanographer who has been dedicated to research on cetaceans ecology in the Southern Hemisphere, especially regarding their habitat use, diet and reproductive success. She currently is a postdoctoral researcher at CPUT (Cape Peninsula University of Technology) and a collaborator of MRI Whale Unit. Elisa is a member of the project EcoPelagos, which is developed under the PROANTAR (Brazilian Antarctic Program) and is the Brazilian representative at the SC-CAMLR (Scientific Committee for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources). Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) Mammal Research Institute Whale Unit

24/05/2022

'Lets go WHALE WATCHING 🐋 Discounted special rates for the Welcome Whales Celebration!

Explore the Hermanus coastline and spot some of the first Southern Right Whales of the 2022 whale season.

Join Southern Right Charters for an informative and educational whale watching experience.

TICKETS: https://qkt.io/whales

18/05/2022

NOT TO BE MISSED!
Be inspired as Riaan Manser - Pioneering Explorer, Oceanic adventurer & Bestselling Author - gives a first-hand account of his death-defying oceanic adventures in an ocean rowing boat.

As one of the world’s leading explorers he has captivated thousands of people through his bestselling books & motivational talks, worldwide. Riaan Manser is undoubtedly in a league of his own. He brought a whole new level of expertise to the world of exploration with his ground-breaking circumnavigation of the African continent by bicycle. Thereafter circumnavigation by kayak of both Madagascar and Iceland. He has rowed across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, covering more than 21 000 km across open Ocean.

TICKETS: https://qkt.io/whales