The 4 Most Popular Hermanus Whale Watching Tours

1.Boat Based Whale Watching Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,180 reviews · 1h 30m · from $93Our pick

From Hermanus New Harbour, you’ll join an English-speaking crew for a 90-minute to two-hour boat trip across Walker Bay. Guides such as Philip and Peter explain whale behavior while you look for southern right whales, dolphins, seals, and seabirds. Boats have an upper deck, and coffee is served before departure.

“tour guides very knowlegable and got to see 2 types of whales one with calf and dolphins on the way back to habour.👌”

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2.Whale and Dolphin Watching Boat Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 807 reviews · 2 hours · from $98

From Hermanus New Harbour, Southern Right Charters takes you into Walker Bay for two hours of whale and dolphin watching. A whale specialist explains the animals as you see them, while the catamaran gives you room to spread out. Southern right whales are seasonal, Bryde’s whales and dolphins may appear year-round, and onboard refreshments are included.

“Great afternoon out, saw lots of Southern Rightback Whales, some even had their newly born babies with them! Amazing experience! Boat was a bit bouncy on the way back, make sure you take the tablets if you need them…”

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3.Boat Based Whale Watching from Hermanus

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 205 reviews · from $91

Set out from Hermanus New Harbour on a purpose-built catamaran with a whale specialist, support crew, and videographer. The two-hour trip looks for southern right, humpback, and Bryde’s whales, plus dolphins and seals. Light refreshments are included, and children under 12 receive life jackets.

“Unfortunately our Hermanus Whale watching was cancelled due to poor weather. However I was very impressed with the operator, Southern Right Charters, who informed us at 08h00 of the cancellation and I was contacted within a couple of hours by Viator to offer mRead more”

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4.Whale Watching Walking Tours (Land-Based) – from JUNE 2025

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 88 reviews · from $57Best value

Meet Percy at The Whale House Museum in Hermanus for a 2 to 3-hour private whale-watching walk. Start with a 20-minute look at whale skeletons and marine displays, then ride between 5 to 7 coastal viewpoints and walk paved paths in search of whales, dolphins, seals, and other sea life.

“Alles perfekt geklappt. Percy hat dieses Erlebnis für mich toll gemacht..auf individuelle Wünsche eingegangen..Man merkt dass er seinen Job gern macht und dann aber auch noch die Extrameile geht und auch mit seiner Kamera Fotos macht zur Erinnerung . Danke”

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