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Hermanus Whale Watching in Season
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Creation Wine Pairing
Creation wine tasting
Creation Wine pairing with optional canapés

Hemel en Aarde Whale Coast + Wine Day Tour with Private Transfer

By Hotspots2c Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$572 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Enjoy a private tour through the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley and along the Cape Whale Coast. Explore a local vineyard, where you will not only have marvellous views of the coastline, but you will also get to sample some incredible local wines. Next, visit Hermanus for amazing views of the ocean and during whale season (June to November) you can possibly see whales in the bay from the cliffside pathways. Stop at Stony Point Nature Reserve to see the colony of wild African penguins and travel along the scenic Clarence Drive to return to Cape Town.

Activity location

  • Creation Wines
    • 7200, Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Creation Wines
    • 7200, Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa

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Private Tour
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h8h
  • English

This private tour will run exclusively for you with your own vehicle and guide on the transport section of the tour. Some included activities will join other groups.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 6:30 am
Price details
AU$572.26 x 1 AdultAU$572.26
Total
Price is AU$572.26
Until Thu, 16 Jan

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's includedWine and chocolate pairing
  • What's includedWhat's includedTransport by air-conditioned minivan
  • What's includedWhat's includedLocal English-speaking professional tour guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedMeals and drinks, unless specified
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAdditional drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedOptional activities, whale watching cruise (about R1200) and tapas pairing

Know before you book

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Minimum drinking age is 18 years
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Personal comprehensive travel insurance is excluded and recommended
  • If some wines, farm or wine pairing options are unavailable during certain times of the week or season, we reserve the right to offer a similar type or value alternative.

Activity itinerary

Hermanus New Harbour (Pass by)
Your guide will meet you at your accommodation in Cape Town with an air-conditioned minivan to begin your private, full-day tour of the Whale Coast and the Hemel-en-Aarde wine valley.
Creation Wines
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Along the way to Creation Wines, you will see breathtaking vistas and magnificent mountains. Upon arriving at the rolling vineyards, you will relax, unwind, and enjoy their unique pairing creations. Indulge in the estate’s award-winning wine and velvety smooth chocolate pairings. You can also opt for an additional tapas style food pairing (at own expense) and enjoy the fresh mountain air and vineyards vies to the ocean view.
Hermanus Cliff Path
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Continue with a scenic 20-minute drive to Hermanus, one of the best whale watching spots in the world. Explore cliffside pathways to view spectacular displays of raw power and elegance from the whales that migrate to this area’s warm waters during the whale season (typically from June to November).
Southern Right Charters
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket not included
While here, you can choose to go on an optional 2-hour whale watching cruise (at own expense) for views of the gentle giants. Like all wild creatures, there is no guarantee they will appear on cue, but there’s always the thrill that you may spot that tell-tale water spout between the waves.
Stony Point Penguin Colony
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
After free time for lunch (at own expense) in Hermanus, venture back towards Cape Town with a stop at Stony Point Nature Reserve, home to one of only two breeding colonies of the endangered African penguin in the world. Here, you’ll see up to 5,000 of these incredibly cute, flightless birds.
Clarence Drive Outlook Point
  • 1h
Head back to Cape Town along the picturesque Clarence Drive, with its impressive, craggy coastline and try to catch a last glimpse of frolicking whales against the pink and amber sunset. You will reach your hotel at approximately 5pm.
Africa Select Journeys (Pass by)
- This private tour will run exclusively run for you. The itinerary is flexible and can be tailored to spend more time at the tour’s highlights that interest you the most or swop for alternative options. This is a private tour running exclusively for you or your group. - Do contact us during of after the booking process to let us know if you would prefer any changes to the tour and we can suggest an updated itinerary and cost estimate if there are any additional charges.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESCreation Wines
    • 7200, Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLECreation Wines
    • 7200, Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa

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