Best 6 hotels and places to stay in Hermanus
Listed below are our recommendations for nice places to stay in this region. Ask us for more details of what's where, and what's likely to suit you best!
Ocean Eleven
Ocean Eleven is a small, high-quality guest house in a superb location beside the cliff path, overlooking the ocean, a short distance from Hermanus.
The Marine
Set on the clifftop, The Marine is a luxury seafront hotel close to the centre of Hermanus, one of South Africa's top whale-watching areas.
Auberge Provence
Elegant yet relaxed, Auberge Provence is a comfortable guesthouse with stunning views over Walker Bay. It is an excellent place to base yourself for whale watching around Hermanus.
Harbour House Hotel
Harbour House Hotel is a modern hotel conveniently located in the centre of the old harbour town in Hermanus and offers eighteen tasteful rooms.
Birkenhead House
Birkenhead House is a wonderfully indulgent, sophisticated base from which to explore Hermanus and its environs, and also for whale watching in season.
Auberge Burgundy
Auberge Burgundy is a quaint Provençal-style guesthouse, in the centre of Hermanus, beside the old harbour.
Trips visiting Hermanus
Just ideas, we'll always tailor-make a trip for you
Cape Genet Self-drive Safari
20 days • 8 locations • 1 country
CAPE TOWN AIRPORT TO CAPE TOWN AIRPORT
Enjoy fine-dining in Cape Town, whale-watching in Hermanus, and a range of walking and water-based activities throughout De Hoop’s Nature Reserve, the Klein Karoo and Plettenberg. This relaxed self-driven safari concludes with stays in The Winelands and Namaqualand.
Visiting Cape Town, Hermanus and 5 other areas
US$2,850 - US$3,760 per person
Cape Grysbok Self-drive Safari
20 days • 8 locations • 1 country
CAPE TOWN AIRPORT TO CAPE TOWN AIRPORT
Explore Cape Town, Hermanus, Franschhoek and Namaqualand, amongst other memorable destinations, during this leisurely self-driven safari. Fine dining, varied activities and impressively comfortable lodges, estates and country houses await.
Visiting Cape Town, Hermanus and 5 other areas
US$3,760 - US$6,230 per person
Excursions in Hermanus
Optional extra day-drips and excursions possible whilst your staying within Hermanus. Talk to us: these are usually best arranged before you go.
Whale watching boat trip
Approximately five hours
Setting out by boat, you’ll head into the marine protected waters of Walker Bay for an exhilarating morning of whale-watching. Here you hopefully get up close and personal to the mighty southern right whale, as well as perhaps, humpbacks and the shy Brydes whale.
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