Local Hermanus fisherman, Bill Selkirk, caught the world’s biggest man-eating shark with a rod and reel in 1922

The story of a Local Hermanus fisherman, Bill Selkirk, caught the world’s biggest man-eating shark ( 2,176 lbs (967 kg) with a rod and reel in 1922 in Hermanus

Local Hermanus fisherman, Bill Selkirk, caught the world’s biggest man-eating shark with a rod and reel in 1922

Hawston and it's history

Close to Hermanus, the town of Hawston with its long, white unspoilt beach lies cosily between the sea and the mountain. It is thought that long ago the Quena (Khoi-Khoi) grazed their cattle in the area.

Hawston and it's history

Whale Watching in Hermanus

Did you see Whales in Hermanus? Hermanus is known as the land based whale capital of the world, you can see whales frolicking from the winding coastline, observe from the benches along the cliff paths.

Whale Watching in Hermanus

8 Wine farms and wineries along the Stanford Wine Route

The Stanford Wine Route in South Africa is an up and coming area in the Overberg. Wine Estates here are producing award winning, cool climate wines. Visit one of the 8 Wine farms and wineries along the Stanford Wine Route

8 Wine farms and wineries along the Stanford Wine Route

5 original ways to explore Hermanus on foot

If you are a regular visitor to Hermanus, you may well be enticed into enjoying one of these special walking tours, each offering the chance to gain more knowledge while, at the same time, exploring this wonderful, and very walkable, town. Here are five original ways to explore Hermanus on foot.

5 original ways to explore Hermanus on foot

6 Iconic museums that depict the colorful lives on the Cape Whale Coast in the times of shipwrecks and whaling.

6 Iconic museums that depict the colorful lives on the Cape Whale Coast in the times of shipwrecks and whaling.

African Fish-Eagle - Visarend

African Fish-Eagle - Visarend