The world's only whale crier walks this cliff path every season.
Since 1992, Hermanus has had a whale crier: a real person, walking the cliff path with a horn cut from kelp, calling out where the whales have been sighted that day. No app, no livestream, just someone who knows the coastline well enough to find them for you. It's still the same job today, June through December.
Five ways to spend a day on the Whale Coast.
Real activities, real prices. Guests see the cost before they commit to anything.
The town, not just the tours.
Every guest asks the same thing after they land: what's actually here. Click a pin to find out.
Stays chosen the way you'd choose them yourself.
Every listing is walked through in person before it goes live, picked for the view as much as the address. What's in the photos is exactly what's waiting for your guests.
- Ocean view
- Private balcony
- Full kitchen
- 2-min walk to the water
What guests say after they've actually been.
Our driver was waiting when we landed, no confusion, no calling around. The whale watching trip he booked us onto was the best two hours of the whole trip.
We booked the wine tour and a transfer back to Cape Town in one message. Everything ran on time, and the driver knew every back road worth taking.
Third time using Authentick for family trips down to Hermanus. They remember what we like and never oversell an activity we won't enjoy.
Find us
Shop 41B, 1st Floor, Village Square
Corner of Main Road & Market Square Street
Hermanus Waterfront, 7200
Cape Town to Hermanus, planned before you land.
Tell us your dates and we build the stays, tours, and transfers around them, not the other way round.
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