Overberg District Municipality

South Africa's southernmost coastal region, where you can watch whales in Hermanus, cage dive in Gansbaai, and reach Cape Agulhas.

Overberg District is located in the southern part of the Western Cape, extending along the coast east of Cape Town to Cape Agulhas, the southernmost tip of the African continent. Hermanus is world-famous for land-based whale watching, with its Cliff Path running along the coast. Gansbaai offers great white shark cage diving and Marine Big Five boat tours around Dyer Island. Stony Point in Betty's Bay is a great place to see African penguins, while the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley is renowned for cool-climate wines. Southern right whale watching is best from June to November, and spring brings beautiful wild flowers. The main gateway is Cape Town, and self-driving via the N2 highway or the scenic Clarence Drive is the most convenient way to travel.

Destinations

• Hermanus & Gansbaai
• Montagu & Route 62

Itineraries

• Whale Coast to Addo: Garden Route – Drive east along the coast from Cape Town, passing through Hermanus, the Little Karoo, and Knysna, ending with elephant…
• Cape Town Old City and Hermanus Whale Watching – Old city history museums, Table Mountain and Constantia, the peninsula coast, plus a day of shore-based whale watching…
• Route 62 & Little Karoo – Drive along Route 62 through wine valleys and semi-arid plateaus to Oudtshoorn, then cross the mountains to George.
• Cape Town, the Winelands and the Whale Coast – Use the waterfront as a base for the city and the peninsula, take a day trip to the Winelands, and finish with a night…
• Cape Town, Garden Route & Kruger Panorama – The ultimate first-time South Africa itinerary: Cape Town, Winelands, the Garden Route, and a flight to the northeast f…