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Hermanus BAD weather day Activities, Excursions, Tours & things to see & do

Cliff tops of Hermanus, Whale Watching

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Quad Biking in the rain and mud, Hermanus - check those water-proofs

Wine Tours to Cape wine regions

Bird Watching in Hermanus - Sugar Bird

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Computer Games Arcade for Kids, Hermanus

Kids Games Arcade in Hermanus

Cessna plane flights over the Whale and scenery of Hermanus

Safari and African animal encounters near Hermanus

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Golf Courses, Stellenbosch

Cape Floral Kingdom, Fynbos, Hermanus

Wineries, Wine Tours, old dutch buildings, Stellenbosch

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V&A Waterfront, Cape Town

Whale Watchiing boat trips

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Hermanus Old Harbour

Hermanus is located at what the early explorers called "the Cape of Storms" and they sure were right, as the wind, rain and high sea waves can occur, especially during the Winter months of May to August.

This quite obviously cancels many of the fabulous activities that Hermanus has to offer - including - Whale watching boat trips, Great White Shark cage diving boats, Kayaking and other fair-weather activities and pursuits.

Thankfully Hermanus has many other activities to keep you and your family busy that avoids getting rained on.

The pretty seaside town of Hermanus is blessed with many incredible natural wonders, fabulous coastal and mountain scenery, as well as, many creative art galleries, top quality restaurants, award winning wines and wineries - and much more......

What to see & do in Hermanus on BAD weather days -

So here's a list of Activities to keep you busy, entertained, happy to be out exploring and not stuck in your hotel room reading a boring newspaper or watching rubbish TV soaps.

Also remember that after the eye of a rainstorm has passed over us, then the following day usually still has high waves BUT much clearer, sunnier and calmer skies – so the ocean vessels might still not be able to go out on their trips, but there are even more things to see and do.

HERMANUS –

• Quad Biking – they also supply full body water–proofs
• Tree Top Zip–Lining – play Tarzan and Jane
• White Water Rafting – you are going to get wet anyway :-)
• Wine Tours – with 21 wineries, 5 fab restaurants and over 120 award winning wines to sample up the Hemel–en–Aarde wine valley, all set in stunning mountain and coastal scenery

• Whale watching WALKING tours – 2 to 3 hours of slowly wandering along the cliff–tops to watch the whales from a multitude of excellent vantage points with a Whale Tour Guide in luxury minibuses
• Hermanus Orientation Tours – 2 to 3 hours exploring the wonders of Hermanus
• Bird Watching – with over 250 species to discover
• Photography Walking tours
• Mountain Bike hire
• Township Tours of Hermanus
• African curio, arts and crafts markets
• Massages and Spa Treatments
• Whale Museum - discover our Whales
• Shark Conservancy in the Old Harbour
• Abalone hatchery tours
• Restaurants - there are literally loads of great food places
• Art Galleries walk–about – 1st Fridays Artwalk Galleries are amazing
• Golf courses
• Hiking and/or Cliff path walks
• Cinema at the Whale Coast Mall
• Shopping Mall and restaurants at - Whale Coast Mall, Sandbaai
• Saturday Markets – Hermanuspietersfontein, Wine Village, Country Farmers Market at the cricket ground and Lemms Corner
• Horse Riding – on a beach (if not too windy) + Hemel-en-Aarde
• Wine Tours can also be done on – 1. Quad Bikes (Monday to Friday) – 2. Horse–back (Hemel–en–Aarde valley) – 3. in non-windy weather, Kayaking across the lagoon – 4. Mountain Biking
  

For Kids –

• Games Arcade at – Zero Gravity with 12 interactive screens – and –
• VR-Gaming with 10 computer gaming screens at Whale Coast Mall
• Wonderland at SupaPlant, Sandbaai
• Hermanus Astronomy Centre and Magnetic Observatory – fascinating place – we are 1 of only 13 telescopes on the planet permanently looking at the sun 24hrs/365day – while also we calibrate ALL of South Africa’s composes for planes, ships, helicopters etc…...right here too, due to our zero magnetism
• Peddle Go–Carts on Saturdays at Country Market at cricket ground

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Close by – within 20 to 45 mins drive –

• Cessna Plane Flights over the Whales and stunning scenery
  
• Helicopter trips over Hermanus and Gansbaai
  
• Big Cats sanctuary - Lions, Tigers, Leopards, Caracal and loads educational conservation info
• Wine Tours – Stanford / Botrivier / Elgin – with 60 wineries and many restaurants
  
• Beer Tasting – 4 micro-Breweries
  
• River Cruises, with Braai BBQ facilities too
  
• Caledon Casino
• Penguins and Harold Porter Botanical Gardens + pretty Harbour Road in Kleinmond
• Cinemas at Somerset West
• Somerset Mall - massive indoor shopping centre
• Scenic road–trips – including visiting the Shark Boat crew houses at Kleinbaai, the new Penguin Rescue Centre, Danger Point Light–house, De Kelders and the many attractions in Stanford
• Arabella – golf and spa treatments
  

For Kids –

• Monkeyland at Somerset West
• Cheetahs at Somerset West – stroke and interact
  
• Eagles and Owls at Spier – stroke and interact
  
• Giraffe House Wildlife Awareness centre near Paarl
  
• Blue Rock Aqua Activities at Sir Lowrys

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Even Further afield – day trips / tours to explore –

• Wine Tours – full day – Stellenbosch and Franschhoek only 90mins away
• Cape Town city – V&A Waterfront, Gold Museum, Slavery Museum, District 6 Museum, Company Gardens, Planetarium, Natural History, Heart Hospital Museum, views from Signal Hill..…and loads more….
• Century City shopping Mall and restaurants
  
• Cinemas
• Gun shooting gallery in Cape Town
• Cape Agulhas - southern tip of Africa - full day tour
• Scenic road–trips
• Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens – remember we are in the world heritage site of the Cape Floral Kingdom
• V&A Waterfront, Cape Town - over 740 shops & 120 restaurants

For Kids –

• Crocodiles at Franschhoek
• Butterflies at Klapmuts
• Lion Park at Drankenstein
• World of Birds in Hout Bay – largest bird park in Africa
• Ratanga Junction at Century City
• 2 Oceans Aquarium, V&A Cape Town – fascinating
• Scratch–Patch Rocks
• Jolly Roger Pirate Ship – from V&A Cape Town

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Much further afield – 2 to 3 hours away –

• Safari park at Ceres – it frequently occurs that we leave Hermanus when it's raining, to arrive in the Karoo with baking hot sunshine (that’s why it's a semi–arid desert) - click HERE for more info
  
• Route 62 – Montagu, Robertson…fantastic scenery and great wineries
• Scenic road–trips - Cape Point & Cape of Good Hope, Cape Agulhas...

And a whole load more….....…
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Hermanus is located only 75 mins from Cape Town and is well worth at least a full day trip - in fact many holiday-makers are actually now staying in Hermanus for a much longer period and using Hermanus as their base from which to explore from, for their entire holiday. Please inform us if you wish to start/end your tour from Cape Town and we will quote accordingly for that additional section of your tour/transfer.

All of our Day Trips, Excursions and longer Tours are totally individualised to cater to all your holiday wishes, thus allowing you utmost freedom to do exactly what you wish to do and hence Percy Tours will devise a completely personalised Tour schedule for you after we have discussed and finalised all your wishes, this also means that our Tour prices are dependent upon where you go and what you do.

We devise Tours to be as action–packed and adventurous – or – as relaxed and chilled-out as YOU want; while also catering for any group size from 1 person upwards.

We also have a fleet of cars, minibuses and Quantums that can transfer you from any location to any location - including, Cape Town International Airport, Stellenbosch and the Garden Route.........

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Great White Shark trips, Hermanus

Kayaking on the Hermanus Lagoon

African Township arts & craft markets, Hermanus

Seafood restaurants, Hermanus

African masks, arts and craft markets, Hermanus

Stroke a Cheetah, near Hermanus

Penguins at Bettys Bay and Boulders Beach

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Cape of Good Hope, Cape Point, Cape Town

African arts and crafts markets, Hermanus

Coastal scenery tours and road trips, Hermanus

Whale watching WALKING Tours, Hermanus

Cape Point, Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town

Cape Town Malay district Bo-Kaap

Safari parks 3hrs from Hermanus

Gorge Zip-lining, Hermanus

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Whale watching season is JUNE to late NOV - for Boat trips & Tours - Contact Us

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PLUS many more Tours, Transfers, Activities, Excursions and Explorations available within the Hermanus, Cape Town and Western Cape province......

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