Hermanus Whale Cruises

One of the best experiencesWatch whales closely from Hermanus while in South Africa.Try to be there in the month of October till mid November for sighting maximum whales while they are migrating. Numbers lessen by the end of November.Captain was too good to take u closer to view a mama whale preparing baby whale to swim and be ready to migrate.We were lucky to even sight a seal very close to our boat.

Hermanus is really beautiful with its spectacular landscape. It is a quiet town and a perfect getaway!! Would love ❤️ to have stayed over. Perfect for Whale Watching...

We did not have great expectations of seeing whales- quite late in the season. However the eagle eyed crew spotted whales breaching fairly soon & we spent 1/2 hour watching 2 mothers with calves. Amazing experience. Thank you to the crew

Disappointing! Too expensive (900 ZAR p.P.) for what it is. We stayed all the time at one place while other boots were moving around to spot the whales. We just saw two whales on a two-hour-trip, but from a distance. Crew didn’t give any explanations, service wasn’t good either. As I said very disappointing. Can’t recommend this trip. But I heard from many others that tours in Gansbaai are much better - you even see penguins, dolphins, seals, sharks, next to whales (the marine big five).

This company is a scam! Please avoid them - they are just trying to make as much money as possible, not caring for the customers' experience or their safety!We had previously booked a whale tour with another company, which cancelled the tour due to bad weather. That day, all other companies cancelled due to bad weather, except the Hermanus Whale Cruises scammers, so our hotel booked us with them.When we arrived, we enquired why they didn't cancel, and if the weather would be a problem, and they assured us it would not be a problem because their boat is bigger than the others. Well, the horror trip lasted 1 hr instead of 2 hr, we then had to come back because of the storm, and saw no whales.I'm sure that, the same way all the other companies had seen this storm coming, they had as well, but decided to get people's money anyway.We then asked for a 50% refund, which they agreed to to keep us quiet, but guess what..after a month the refund never arrived and they told us the bank won't let them refund us, because we can't prove we actually paid !!! Which is absurd since we paid with card and have sent multiple times proof of payment !Please avoid at all costs. There are many other companies in Hermanus that won't try to scam you. And if this is the only company going on cruise while other cancels, remember that they are trying to scam you!

First time out and I saw some whales. Great crew and great fun.

Friendly helpful crew, we were lucky to have good weather conditions we saw at least 2 whales.The number of guest was too much for the size of the boat, yes everyone has a seat but when it comes to watching the whales standing around, the place was crowded and many didn't have the chance to watch comfortably" and get good pictures.They didn’t serve any thing not even water but also we didn’t ask if they have anything on board."

Unbelievable! Extraordinary! Informative! Educational...And absolutely AMAZING!!!What a rrrrrussssshhh! You have to be here to live it, to experience it!!!Just mindblowingly AMAZING!!!Never knew the ocean was so beautiful!WOW!!!☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆A DEFINITE 10 STAR EXPERIENCE!!!

Had the most amazing experience with this company!Despite the harsh conditions (strong winds and currents) they still dared to take us out. Before going on the boat, they explained that it's never a certainty to see the whales. When a whale is seen, they're only allowed to go as close as 50 metres (whale might get closer to the boat, but not the other way around).When we got out onto the ocean, we eventually got surrounded with whales! We saw about 8 in total, and spend about 20 minutes in between te whales. All in all the whole cruise took about 1.5/2 hours.