Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town holidays & tours; unique luxury hotels & boutique lodges

• Take the cable car up Table Mountain
• Stunning coastline of golden beaches and crashing waves
• Restaurants and shops galore at the V&A Waterfront
• Wine-tasting in Constantia
• Abseiling off Table Mountain – a mere 1000-metre drop!
• Helicopter flips over the peninsula
• Quad-biking in the mountain forests
• Whales watching boat cruises – enjoy a full day of interacting with whales
• Sightseeing by classic motorcycle with sidecar

Reasons to visit Cape Town

Whale-watching

The whale season runs from June/July through to December with the peak months being September and October when the whales come right into the bays of South Africa to breach (and when daily sightings are almost guaranteed). Hermanus is one of the prime whale-watching areas, as is Plettenberg Bay and to a lesser degree, Port Elizabeth. There are about 40 to 70 whales which come into Walker Bay (Hermanus) every year with the Southern Right Whale being the common species of whale to be seen. The huge oval head is covered in wart-like bumps called callosities. The adults are approximately 14-18 metres long and weigh about 40-80 tons. The whales are often easily visible from the coastal path at Hermanus, which runs through the town and so you do not need a special boat trip to enjoy watching them, however whale-watching cruises are on offer in Knysna, Plettenberg Bay and Port Elizabeth. Another option we can arrange is aerial whale-watching by plane (Hermanus only).