Hermanus Whales

07/12/2024

🐬🐬 Another wonderful trip this morning when the Marine Wildlife boat was accompanied by a large pod of common dolphins enjoying the rather big swells after the stormy weather of the past 2 days.🌊
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Weather permitting Whale Watchers Hermanus will do a 9am trip every morning hugging the WalkerBay Sanctuary coast.
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To join a trip :
Whats App: 0829318064
Book Online: https://hermanuswhalewatchers.co.za/

05/12/2024

Hermanus does not only have southern right whales but is bursting with marine wildlife- Bryde's whales, dolphins, seals, penguins and a huge variety of pelagic seabirds A marine boat trip in the Walkerbay Sanctuary is 90 minutes of pure family fun! Weather permitting we will do a daily 9 am trip during December. Whats App- 0829318064 or book online: www.hermanuswhalewatchers.co.za🐋🐳🐬

31/10/2024

Rare sighting of the endangered spotted by moving from the New harbor in the direction of Hermanus.

Humpback dolphins are South Africa's most endangered marine mammal with only 500 left in the wild.

Read more about the efforts to save the Indian Ocean Pacific Humpback Dolphin here https://bit.ly/4f4uH1h:

11/10/2024

2024 annual SRW survey completed:
The total count resulted in 199 females with a calf and 16 adults without a calf seen between Nature's Valley and Muizenberg. The graph shows how these numbers compare to the past 43 years - if extreme cycles continue we can expect less SRW along our coast next year.
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11/10/2024

Stunning calm cruises this morning, following the whales. A lively calf was leaping out of the water for pure joy with whales in all directions.

Video credit Whale Watchers Hermanus

04/10/2024

Iconic V-shaped blow of a Southern Right Whale.
Oh.. how we will miss this sight!

But today is classic in more ways than one, with good weather & good whales🐳🐳

Whale Watchers Hermanus encountered this mating group on their morning trip!

02/10/2024

Whale Watchers Hermanus had a special visitor on their trips yesterday when a curious white southern right calf stayed around their boat for a long time before slowly swimming away, leaving the cameras clicking!

Whale Watchers Hermanus
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11/09/2024

Southern Right Whales playing at Gearings Point yesterday making most of the strong winds and choppy water.
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Photo Credit: Martin Etsebeth

01/09/2024

Jumping for joy!
Lovely Southern Right Whale breach captured by crew member Damian during a Whale Watchers Hermanus trip.

30/08/2024

Southern Right Whales are oblivious to the stormy weather when they are engaged in a mating group.
Then again, that is the reason why they migrate to these waters and they will not let anything stop them..

Plenty of mating groups of up to seven males and one female can be seen everywhere.

04/08/2024

More an more Southern Right whales are moving into our waters daily.
This beautiful animal was seen from a boat based whale watching vessel a week ago.

22/06/2024

With more & more southern right & humpback whales arriving, whale-watching trips are becoming super exciting.
Lots of seals swimming around the boat today and an unexpected humpback whale breach !
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Whale Watchers Hermanus is running June Special at a 50% discount.
Join them on a fine weather Sunday whale watching boat trip at 9hr /11hr/14hr
WhatsApp call: 082 931 8064
or book online: https://www.hermanuswhalewatchers.co.za/

17/06/2024

There was a wonderful sighting on the Whale Watchers Hermanus trip today when three southern right whales swimming next to the boat were joined by a pod of bottlenose dolphins!
The many kiddies on the boat shrieked with excitement!💙🐳🐋🐬🐬👩‍🍼🧑‍🙆‍♂️💁‍♂️-
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Whale Watchers Hermanus

16/06/2024

Thus far the windless long weekend bestowed amazing whale sightings on the visitors showing off all 3 of the whale species: SouthernRight- Humpback- & Bryde's whales.🐬🐳🐋
We also spotted large pods of common dolphins just off the New Harbour.
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Whale Watchers Hermanus

14/06/2024

About 700m into the nature reserve between Vermont and Hawston there is a dead whale beached onto the rocks. Local scientists, the municipality, and the national department DFFE have been notified as part of the Greater Overberg Stranding Network,
This whale that was found floating dead at sea, and died due to entanglement. The NSRI kindly removed the ropes and brought them ashore, and the carcass washed up in the Whale Coast Nature Reserve. It is a sub-adult, male humpback whale.
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15/05/2024

The Hermanus Whales are well represented at

04/05/2024