Friday, 29 July 2022

Whale watching season in South Africa

July to November is the annual whale migration season in South, with the whales arriving from the cold waters of Antarctica to the warmer waters around Cape Town. 

Southern Right Whales arrive to find a mate and calve in the region’s warmer waters, while the humpback carries on to Mozambique and Madagascar to care for their young. 

The resident Bryde Whale is found here all year round. 

The Southern Right and Humpback whales are naturally curious, making for exceptional viewing. 

They are particularly surface active and often display their natural exuberance by lob tailing, sailing and breaching. 

This is also where large mating pods and mothers choose to teach their calves to swim in the protected shallows. 

Bungalow St James 
Located at the foot of the Muzeinberg mountain, St. James Bungalow from Perfect Hideaways, enjoys uninterrupted views of False Bay and the Atlantic Ocean beyond.

Tintswalo Atlantic 
Tintswalo Atlantic is located on a pebbled beach overlooking the Hout Bay harbour,at the foot of Chapman’s Peak. 

The Blue Anchor, Hermanus 
The Blue Anchor is a private home offers views of the ocean and the whales. www.perfecthideaways.co.za/selfcatering/the-blue-anchor 

Morukuru Beach Lodge, De Hoop 
Nature Reserve The lodge has ocean-facing suites from which to watch the whales’ spouting, breaching, tail-flapping, and calving. 

Stone House Hermanus 
The Stone House offers views of the bay on its doorstep and within earshot of the horn that sounds in the town when whales are spotted along the coast. 

Baxter House, Simon’s Town 
Baxter House has expansive views across the bay to Fish Hoek. www.perfecthideaways.co.za/selfcatering/baxter-house 

Alana Fogarty at alana@farcommunications.co.uk

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