Whale Coast
A 100km stretch from Pringle Bay to Gansbaai — land-based whale watching, fynbos cliffs, and small fishing villages.
100 km2–4 dayseasy
About this route
The Whale Coast is a 100km stretch east of Cape Town where southern right whales come to calve between June and November — and you can watch them from the cliffs without ever leaving land. Pringle Bay and the Kogelberg Biosphere offer fynbos and quiet beaches; Hermanus is the world capital of land-based whale watching with a designated whale crier; Stanford is a foodie village inland; Gansbaai is the great-white shark cage-diving capital and a launch point for boat-based marine tours.
Stops along the route
- 1Pringle BayMajor stop
- 2HermanusMajor stop
- 3Stanford
- 4GansbaaiMajor stop
