Recent Traveler Reviews
Here is a selection of the most recent reviews of the Hermanus Day Trip with Seasonal Whale Watching submitted by actual travelers. Read what travelers liked, what they loved, and what they thought could be improved.
Splendid excursion, beautiful places personal kind and efficente
Reviewed by: Fiore L, Italy, December 2011
It was an interesting but the stay in Hermanus ,where watching the whales by boat couldn't take place because of strong winds, was a bit too long
Reviewed by: José T, November 2011
The trip was nice but we could not see any whale. Since the trip is based in whale watching, without this it was not worth. I feel that the boat ride to see whales should be included in the trip so that even if the cost will go up, there will be no frustration. Our guide was excellent. He tried his best with several moves but it was just our luck.
Reviewed by: Debadatta P, September 2011
Our Guide (cannot remember name) was a Hermanus local and had a great sense of humour which kept us entertained during the drive. We did have some stops along the route where we made use of photo oppurtunities. We stopped at Betty's Point stoney bay where we saw lots of penguins. We were at Hermanus late morning and then we spent a lot of time in whale watching from the cliffs. There were quite a few whales there. Chris did suggest us to go for a boat ride which gets us much closer to the wheels but we did not go for that. I would suggest add this part on your website so that tourists are aware of the "whale watching by boat" option at time of booking itself. We never saw any Whale Crier during the many hours we spent on the Hermanus cliff. The place is beautiful and we saw many with telephoto lens going for the photos. We were also not sure why kids are being charged adult prices when the only thing done is pick and drop services till Hermanus.
Reviewed by: Suguna A, United Arab Emirates, September 2011
I was dissapointed. I know that there is no guarantee you will see whales, but the tour took us to see penguins, wine tasting and left us at the Hermanus town for 3 1/2 hours. Also they told us that we had an option to pay about $90 extra to go on a boat to see the whales. The tour is very misleading because they do not tell you about the extra charges if you want to go a boat.
Reviewed by: Frank M, October 2011
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