Hermanus Whales & Walks

Hermanus Whales & Walks Hermanus Whales & Walks is an expansion from Hermanus Whales, established by Dave de Beer

To all our friends, family all over the world & to the wonderfully kind & interesting people we met through tours booked...
22/12/2025

To all our friends, family all over the world & to the wonderfully kind & interesting people we met through tours booked during 2025, we wish each and everyone one of you a Merry Christmas.

May it be peaceful, filled with joy & above all health & love. Enjoy the food & merriment too!

If you’re travelling, safe travels & don’t forget to smile in those queues 😀

Merry Christmas
🎄 🎅🎄🎅🎄
Dave & Nikki

I was taking a stroll along the Cliff Path near the Old Harbour & spotted probably 6 Brydes Whales, including a Mom & ca...
21/12/2025

I was taking a stroll along the Cliff Path near the Old Harbour & spotted probably 6 Brydes Whales, including a Mom & calf.

The image in this post isn’t taken today, but merely to guide visitors on what to look out for.

They’re likely to be feeding, and a common sight for this time of year till the end of April.

Don’t miss the opportunity if you are in the vicinity to look out for them.

Taken from the rocks on the coastline of Hermanus during the July-August storms.When I’m not capturing the Whales, the w...
19/12/2025

Taken from the rocks on the coastline of Hermanus during the July-August storms.

When I’m not capturing the Whales, the waves offer incredible photographic opportunities too.
Colours & movement : Froth of Life

I have selected pieces of my photographic art on display at 155 High Street, Hermanus.
Whales, Wildlife and scenery.

HermanusCliffPath WildlifePhotography

Dave has taken 2 of his iconic images, a spectacular photo of Voelklip, & a Southern Right Whale Tail, combined them, & ...
17/10/2025

Dave has taken 2 of his iconic images, a spectacular photo of Voelklip, & a Southern Right Whale Tail, combined them, & a unique 3D fridge magnet is now available to purchase through our Photographic Art & Gift store, at 155 High Street Hermanus. We’re right next door the Cuckoo Tree Restaurant.

Fridge Magnets are like road maps, they’re a wonderful way to record where your travels have taken you, or a wonderful reminder for friends and family what a special place HERMANUS is!

They’re also available at the Hermanus Country Market.

Hey Dave, How long have you been talking about the Whales & sharing your stories?”Dave’s response : “Around 22 years, & ...
03/09/2025

Hey Dave, How long have you been talking about the Whales & sharing your stories?”

Dave’s response :
“Around 22 years, & it brings me incredible joy every single time I get to tell people why the Southern Right Whales visit Walker Bay annually, which Whales I’ve photographed more than once & many other interesting facts about SRW’s.

I also get to meet people from all over the world, & hear their stories and why they’ve chosen to visit Hermanus.

Some stories are about new beginnings, honeymoons, new adventures, bucket list experiences.
Some are about annual holidays, reliving childhood memories of Hermanus, visiting family or friends, or Whale nuts who travel all over the globe chasing Whales.
All these stories & thousands more, remind me how fortunate I am to call Hermanus home.”

The 2nd group’s lucky draw winners who each a signed copy of Dave’s photographic book on Southern Right Whales ...
03/09/2025

The 2nd group’s lucky draw winners who each a signed copy of Dave’s photographic book on Southern Right Whales

Dave self published a spectacular 288 page photographic coffee table book on Southern Right Whales, with content added t...
03/09/2025

Dave self published a spectacular 288 page photographic coffee table book on Southern Right Whales, with content added to the images, making the book both informative as well as riveting to page through.

Only 22 of the images that appear in the book were taken off a Whale boat, or from a plane, every other photo was taken from land.

This is Dave’s 2nd book, and spans over 10 years of observing, photographing and following the Whales each year they visit Walker Bay.

The book is a labour love, and designed to enlighten, educate and inform anyone who loves Nature, the Ocean, and obviously Whales.

It’s a unique gift for friends or family, locals or visitors who are eager to have something of Hermaus in their home, office, guesthouse or bookshelf.

Available from:
155 High Street, Hermanus
The Rock, Breakfast Room
Book Cottage
Hemingway’s Book Store

A beautiful day in Hermanus, & the Cliff Path is calling.Passing visitors and locals along the way, all eagerly looking ...
25/08/2025

A beautiful day in Hermanus, & the Cliff Path is calling.

Passing visitors and locals along the way, all eagerly looking out for frolicking around, & they didn’t disappoint.

Swimming along slowly was a not far off from shore. Callosities easily identifiable, as it moves through the water, illiciting a blow now and again.

Did you know?
A fully grown Whale will reach around 15m’s in length & weigh around 60 000kgs.

Join me on a land-based Whale tour, I’ll share my knowledge and passion which spans over 2 decades observing and photographing these Gentle Giants.

- this image was taken late yesterday afternoon, when the sun made its appearance after rain & grey skies.The Old Harb...
11/06/2025

- this image was taken late yesterday afternoon, when the sun made its appearance after rain & grey skies.

The Old Harbour in the foreground, with the Klein River Mountain Range in the background sets the scene for a view that I’m grateful I see daily.

SRW’s will in the coming months call Walker Bay home until the end of November.

Soon the Bay will be alive with Whale’s breaching, spyhopping, lobtailing & lulling about.

The long wait is over!Here we go - Whale Season 2025 has officially begun.It’s a feeling I struggle to articulate - the ...
04/06/2025

The long wait is over!

Here we go - Whale Season 2025 has officially begun.

It’s a feeling I struggle to articulate -
the excitement, the thrill, the wonder & indescribable joy I have experienced each and every season for the last 21 years when the visit .

I’ve been fortunate enough to record Mother’s calf more than once, photographed the calves grow into adults, & capture families breach simultaneously.

I believe each and every season yields better images than the one before, unparalleled experiences and land-based tours that simply are off the charts.

My aim is for my images to do fair justice to convey the story of power, beauty & Nature’s spectacular theatre that unfolds each season when the Southern Right Whales return to our shores.

Visit our store at 155 High Street, Hermanus where there is a wide variety of printed images to peruse through on canvas or photo paper.

My land-based Whale Tours run daily at
09h00, 12h00 & 15h00
Email [email protected] for enquiries or bookings
Mobile: 0828977175 or 0825757637

See you on the Cliff Path!

12/05/2025

Taking a stroll along the Hermanus Cliff path on a beautiful Monday, I do have a special “office”

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Hermanus
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