Whale watching hot spots in Cape Town and surrounds

Every year between June to November, Cape Town and its surrounding areas are becoming some of the best land-based whale watching spots of the world. It is the time when the Southern Right Whales are migrating from the heir icy feeding grounds off Antarctica to warmer climates off South Africa.
Southern Africa's coast is exactly what the whales need during this time of the year.The shallow, sandy-bottomed and sheltered bays are perfect for mating, calving, nursing their young and resting.


View Top five whale watching spots in Cape Town and surrounds in a larger map

The top spots to watch whales in Cape Town & surrounds are:

• Road between Llandudno and Bakoven
• Hout Bay area (you will need a powerful pair of binoculars)
• Chapman's Peak Drive
• Road between Scarborough and Kommetjie
• Cape Point
• Road from Boulders to Smitswinkelbaai
• Coastal road between Fish Hoek and Simon's Town
• Glencairn
• Fish Hoek
• Road to Fish Hoek to Kalk Bay
• Boyes Drive from St James to Kalk Bay
• Clarence Drive between Gordon’s Bay and Rooi Els
• Hangklip, home to the Kogelberg Biosphere
• Hermanus

Western Cape: "A short film about penguins"

If you like penguins, you'll love the video below titled "A short film about penguins". The footage was taken at the penguin colonies Stony Point in Betty's Bay, which is only about a 1hrs drive from Cape Town along the scenic Clarence Drive Route (R44) between Pringle Bay and Kleinmond, and at Boulders Beach in Simons Town. The town is situated about 40 km outside of Cape Town, en route to the Cape Point Nature Reserve. Enjoy!