Whale Watching in Hermanus
Hermanus is regarded as the whale watching capital of South Africa. By Land - By Boat - By Air
Old Harbour in Hermanus
The Old Harbour Open-Air Museum is a provincial heritage site. It is unique in that apparently it is one of only two fishing harbours in the world that has been conserved in tact.
Hermanus Cliff Path
meanders for almost 11 kilometres along the coast from the New Harbour in the west to the estuary at the mouth of the Klein River in the east.
Elim Mission Station
Elim was founded by German missionaries in 1824 and is inhabited only by Moravian church members.
Elim was founded by German missionaries in 1824 and is inhabited only by Moravian church members.
Biblically, Elim is the place the Israelites rested after crossing the Red Sea. It was a place of cooling waters and palm trees. Exodus 15:27.
The mission station was established by Bishop Hallbeck on May 24, 1824 in what is now the Overberg region of the Western Cape.
The church built in 1835 with its oldest working clock dating back to 1764 is the heart of this closely-knit community.
Elim residents were taught trades and skills by the missionaries.
The only monument in SA to commemorate the freeing of slaves in 1834 was erected in 1938 and subsequently many settled in Elim.
Many of the cottages are still whitewashed every year, the brilliant white offset by the dark thatch roofs, a skill at which Elim men are still very adept. Their thatching skills are sought the world over.
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Genandendal Museum
Izak Balie
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WHALE WATCHING
in and around Hermanus
With countless Southern Right Whales gathering along the Whale coast every year to mate and to calve
Shark Cage Diving
One for the Bucket list
Experience the exceptional and come face to face with a great white shark! Gansbaai also known as Shark Alley…
WINE TASTING
4 x Wine Routes
Hermanus is surrounded by 4 Wine routes, the Hermanus - (Hemel-and-Aarde); Stanford -, Elim - and Botriver Wine Route
Top Activities
in the Cape whale Coast
Hermanus is a spectacular seaside town with winding cliff paths, sloping green mountains, and deep blue waters.
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