Category: Things to do

Western Cape Spring Flowers – a Day Trip Have you seen the wonderous Western Cape Spring flowers?   The amazing beauty of the spring flowers in the Western Cape floral kingdom awaits you!  The fynbos in Hermanus, the wild flowers of the Cape West Coast are in abundance from June to October annually. You’ve booked your […]

    Hermanus Whale Festival – Have a whale of a time! It’s only fitting that the best land-based whale watching destination in the world hosts an annual welcoming celebration for the giants of the ocean. And what a celebration the Hermanus Whale Festival is! Running in September every year, the festival attracts people from […]

Welcome to The Annual Hermanus Wine and Food Festival Be ready to push your taste buds to the limit at the annual Hermanus Wine and Food Festival…and, while you are enjoying the fine fare, be sure not to  miss the arts and crafts and Afrikaans Theatre at the Hermanus Kalfiefees which happens annually during the […]

Join us for the Hermanus Kalfiefees every August! The Hermanus Kalfiefees – meaning “Calf Festival” in Afrikaans – usually happens over the Women’s Day long weekend in August, about a month before the Whale Festival.  It is Hermanus’s version of a pre-party. Running for a bit longer than the Whale Festival, the Hermanus Kalfiefees boasts […]

Restaurants in Hermanus Above and beyond the chain store restaurants in Hermanus like the Wimpy, KFC, Steers, Simply Asia, Ocean Basket, Col’Cacchios and Debonairs  etc, Hermanus has a plethora of restaurants that are only found in this seaside town.  We’ve briefly described a few of the types of restaurants you can find in Hermanus along […]

Hermanus FynArts Festival 2013 The Hermanus Fynarts Festival was created by dedicated members of the Arts and Crafts sub-committee of the Hermanus Tourism Bureau Management Committee in the latter months of 2012, under the chairmanship of Mary Faure.  Their vision for making Hermanus an Art Mecca of South Africa is soon to bear its fruits.  […]

 When to Visit Hermanus and Why – A Reason for every Season! Are you perhaps wondering when to visit Hermanus? Being a seaside town, there could be a misconception that the only “good” time to visit Hermanus is during the summertime. While this may be true from the point of view of sunbathers, but it’s […]

  The World’s only Whale Crier While other towns may still have a Town Crier – an officer of the court who makes public pronouncements – Hermanus is the home of the World’s only Whale Crier.  It is the only town in the world to have its own Whale Crier. Dressed in black and white […]

Hermanus Railway Station has no Train!  Have you ever wondered why the Hermanus Railway Station  has no railway line or train in this lovely village? Here is the story how this came about. One of the most fondly remembered visitors to Hermanus was Sir William Hoy.  He made an impact on this town so great, that the […]

SPORT EVENTS IN HERMANUS Hermanus is known as a town that boasts plenty of activities in which you can partake, no matter what the season or what your interests are and competitive sport events in Hermanus are filling the annual sporting calendar. Along with regular crowd-pleasers, Hermanus is the venue for some big sporting events that take […]