Whale Watching in Hermanus
Hermanus is regarded as the whale watching capital of South Africa. By Land - By Boat - By Air
Old Harbour in Hermanus
The Old Harbour Open-Air Museum is a provincial heritage site. It is unique in that apparently it is one of only two fishing harbours in the world that has been conserved in tact.
Hermanus Cliff Path
meanders for almost 11 kilometres along the coast from the New Harbour in the west to the estuary at the mouth of the Klein River in the east.
Join a fun and friendly local parkrun on Saturday
Parkrun is a collection of 5-kilometre events for walkers, runners, and volunteers that take place every Saturday morning at 8hr. In this area, we have 3 parkrun venues
Tips
- Parkrun operates a No barcode, No result policy, so please bring a scannable barcode with you.
- If you need to reprint your barcode, please see your registration email, previous results or ‘thanks for volunteering’ email or you can request a reminder email.
- Coming along for the first time? Please make sure you have registered and also read the course description.
- Did you take part this week? Check out the results page and news page which includes event reports - we normally update these a day or two after the event.
- Not received your results email? It may be in your spam folder. We've a few tips on our support site to help you.
- You look great! Have a look at the event photos.
- Want to know more? Read about us and the event.
- Our links page connects you to local and national running resources.
- This event is organized and delivered every week by volunteers; if you want to join us, find out more on our volunteering page.
- Summary event statistics are at the bottom of every page.
- Any other questions? Read our dedicated support site.
Parkrun - In the beginning…
The idea of parkrun was conceived by Zimbabwean-born Londoner Paul Sinton-Hewitt in 2004. Sinton-Hewitt has never hidden his selfish reasons for originally starting parkrun: at the time of its creation in October 2004, he had just been made redundant and had also got injured, meaning no more running for the foreseeable future. This gave him the motivation to go ahead with a plan he had been mulling for a while: a social time trial over 5 kilometers held every week, primarily for club runners but open to anyone who wanted to come along. Despite disbelief from many of his clubmates about its viability, the inaugural Bushy Park Time Trial took place on October 2nd 2004, with 13 runners and finished in a slightly contrived dead-heat between Ranelagh Harriers’ Chris Owens and Matt Morgan in 18:47. There were no barcodes, no finish tokens, no marshals, just two volunteers, a stopwatch and some number-punched washers to be handed out for finishing positions.
13 runners, 5 kilometers...the start of something beautiful!
What is Parkrun?
Parkrun is a collection of 5-kilometre events for walkers, runners, and volunteers that take place every Saturday morning at more than 2,000 locations in 22 countries across five continents. Parkrun was founded by Paul Sinton-Hewitt on 2 October 2004 at Bushy Park in London, England.
How many km is a parkrun?
parkrun is a free, community event where you can walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate. parkrun is 5k and takes place every Saturday morning. junior parkrun is 2k, dedicated to 4-14 year-olds and their families, every Sunday morning.
What time does parkrun start in SA?
8:00am
What does it cost to join in?
Nothing - it's free! but please register before you first come along. Only ever register with parkrun once and don't forget to bring a scannable copy of your barcode (request a reminder). If you forget it, you won't get a time.
Safeguarding
parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk.
Bettysbay Parkrun
What is Betty’s Bay parkrun?
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer, or spectate – it's up to you!
When is it?
Every Saturday at 8:00 am.
Where is it?
The event takes place at Harold Porter National Botanical Garden, C/O R44 Clarens Drive, Broadwith Rd, Betty's Bay, 7141 , Western Cape. See Course page for more details.
How fast do I have to be?
We all take part for our own enjoyment. Please come along and join in whatever your pace!
Betty’s Bay parkrun needs you!
It is entirely organized by volunteers - email 
We're friendly!
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee in the Red Disa restaurant and Coffee on Clarence - please come and join us!
Hermanus Parkrun
VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE
Hermanus Parkrun will take place on 23 December 2023. At last, permission has been granted to get to the start of the route following the devastating storms in September.
That said- PLEASE NOTE- that there is a stop-and-go in place on the R320, so getting to the start will take a little longer and you should therefore leave plenty of time to get there.
ALSO- most importantly – the bridge on Camphill Road still only has a temporary fix. A marshal will be on the bridge ensuring all vehicles drive across slowly, and one at a time- so this will impact the time it will take to get to the start.
Hermanus is so excited to be back in the Parkrun fraternity and looks forward to welcoming everyone back!
What is Hermanus parkrun?
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer, or spectate – it's up to you!
When is it?
Every Saturday at 8:00 am.
Where is it?
The event takes place at Hermanus Forest, Camphill Road, Hemel en Aarde Valley, Hermanus, 7200. See Course page for more details.
How fast do I have to be?
We all take part for our own enjoyment. Please come along and join in whatever your pace!
Hermanus parkrun needs you!
It is entirely organized by volunteers - email 
We're friendly!
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee in the Bush Diner - please come and join us!
Groeneweide Parkrun – Gansbaai
What is Groeneweide parkrun?
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you!
When is it?
Every Saturday at 8:00 am.
Where is it?
The event takes place at Groeneweide Farm, Franskraal, 7220. See Course page for more details.
How fast do I have to be?
We all take part for our own enjoyment. Please come along and join in whatever your pace!
Groeneweide parkrun needs you!
It is entirely organized by volunteers - email 
We're friendly!
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee in the Groeneweide Restaurant - please come and join us!
BETTYSBAY PARKRUN VOTED THE BEST PARKRUN IN AFRICA 2023
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WHALE WATCHING
in and around Hermanus
With countless Southern Right Whales gathering along the Whale coast every year to mate and to calve
Shark Cage Diving
One for the Bucket list
Experience the exceptional and come face to face with a great white shark! Gansbaai also known as Shark Alley…
WINE TASTING
4 x Wine Routes
Hermanus is surrounded by 4 Wine routes, the Hermanus - (Hemel-and-Aarde); Stanford -, Elim - and Botriver Wine Route
Top Activities
in the Cape whale Coast
Hermanus is a spectacular seaside town with winding cliff paths, sloping green mountains, and deep blue waters.
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