Audrey’s guidebook
WHALE WATCHING
Every year Southern Right Whales migrate from their icy feeding grounds off Antarctica, to warmer climates, reaching South Africa in June. The coastal waters team with the giant animals, mating, calving and rearing their young – and giving whale watchers spectacular displays of raw power and elegant water acrobatics.
Hermanus Tourism Bureau: Old Station Building, Cnr of Michel & Lord Roberts Str.
Website: http:// www.hermanusthingstodo.com/whale-shark.php
This lovely garden, which is perfect for young and old alike, is situated in the centre of the coastal fynbos where the flora is at its richest. It encompasses mountain slopes with wind-clipped heathlands, deep gorges with relict forests, flats and marshes with restios, sedges and bulbs, as well as dunes adjacent to the beach with specialized salt-adapted plants. The garden is renowned for its waterfalls and amber pools.
Website: http://www.sanbi.org/gardens/harold-porter/
Tel: 028 272 9311 (08h00 – 17:00)
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Harold Porter þjóðgarðurinn
Broadwith Road
This lovely garden, which is perfect for young and old alike, is situated in the centre of the coastal fynbos where the flora is at its richest. It encompasses mountain slopes with wind-clipped heathlands, deep gorges with relict forests, flats and marshes with restios, sedges and bulbs, as well as dunes adjacent to the beach with specialized salt-adapted plants. The garden is renowned for its waterfalls and amber pools.
Website: http://www.sanbi.org/gardens/harold-porter/
Tel: 028 272 9311 (08h00 – 17:00)
Visit the penguin colony at Stoney Point in Betty’s Bay. Easily accessible and signposted from the road. Located in the quaint coastal town of Betty;s Bay in the Overburg, the Stoney Point Nature Reserve is home to a unique colony of African Penguins. Stoney Point offers the public the chance to see these wonderful flightless birds up close via the boardwalk through the colony, which allows the public to observe the penguins go about their daily activities in their natural habitat, without disturbing them.
Website: http://www.capenature.co.za/reserves/stoney-point-nature-reserve/
Tel: 028 272 9829 (08h00 – 16:30) Last permits issued at 16:00
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Stony Point Penguin Colony
Visit the penguin colony at Stoney Point in Betty’s Bay. Easily accessible and signposted from the road. Located in the quaint coastal town of Betty;s Bay in the Overburg, the Stoney Point Nature Reserve is home to a unique colony of African Penguins. Stoney Point offers the public the chance to see these wonderful flightless birds up close via the boardwalk through the colony, which allows the public to observe the penguins go about their daily activities in their natural habitat, without disturbing them.
Website: http://www.capenature.co.za/reserves/stoney-point-nature-reserve/
Tel: 028 272 9829 (08h00 – 16:30) Last permits issued at 16:00
If you are an adrenalin junkie, sandboarding the Blesberg Dune above Sliversands beach in Betty’s bay, is a must. The windswept Blesberg dune is a prime location to experience down-hill adventure to its max. From the top of the dune, at 210m, one can reach great speeds and enjoy the ultimate adrenaline buzz.
Betty's Bay Sandboarding
Watsonia StreetIf you are an adrenalin junkie, sandboarding the Blesberg Dune above Sliversands beach in Betty’s bay, is a must. The windswept Blesberg dune is a prime location to experience down-hill adventure to its max. From the top of the dune, at 210m, one can reach great speeds and enjoy the ultimate adrenaline buzz.
Every year Southern Right Whales migrate from their icy feeding grounds off Antarctica, to warmer climates, reaching South Africa in June. The coastal waters team with the giant animals, mating, calving and rearing their young – and giving whale watchers spectacular displays of raw power and elegant water acrobatics.
Hermanus Tourism Bureau: Old Station Building, Cnr of Michel & Lord Roberts Str.
Website: http:// www.hermanusthingstodo.com/whale-shark.php
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Whale Watching Hermanus
No. 6 High StEvery year Southern Right Whales migrate from their icy feeding grounds off Antarctica, to warmer climates, reaching South Africa in June. The coastal waters team with the giant animals, mating, calving and rearing their young – and giving whale watchers spectacular displays of raw power and elegant water acrobatics.
Hermanus Tourism Bureau: Old Station Building, Cnr of Michel & Lord Roberts Str.
Website: http:// www.hermanusthingstodo.com/whale-shark.php
The Overburg area is a great place to pursue your golfing passion with Arabella ranked top 10 in South Africa.
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Arabella Country Estate
R44The Overburg area is a great place to pursue your golfing passion with Arabella ranked top 10 in South Africa.