Hermanus Backpackers and Budget Accommodation

Hermanus Backpackers and Budget Accommod Bed & Breakfast accommodation in Hermanus Western Cape

Description

Hermanus Backpackers is rated in the Top 5 hostels of Southern Africa. It has a cheerful, friendly and relaxed vibe. The lodge is clean and professionally run, we can organise Great White Shark Diving trip and sandboarding. Whale season is July to December and Walker Bay is the home to over 150 Southern Right Whales.

There’s nothing quite like a backpackers hostel run by seasoned backpackers. Hayley and Braam have travelled over 40 000 km between them - backpacking all the way!

hey know just what makes the perfect backpackers and Hermanus Backpackers is just that - the most superb backpacking accommodation you’ll find in South Africa.

Hayley and Braam have made sure that everything you need is right there - a great pool and garden, fantastic and inexpensive meals, TV, Internet access, comfortable beds; AND they’ll organise your adventures - whether it’s a trip to the beach, diving with great white sharks, sailing  trips, sandboarding, or kayaking alongside the whales.

All you have to do is get here - they’ll sort that out for you too if you like!

Hayley and Braam arrived in Hermanus 8 years ago for the weekend - and stayed. They decided that Hermanus, offering the best landbased whale watching in the world, needed a space for backpackers. Hermanus Backpackers was born!

They still put on their rucksacks and travel at least once a year. So watch out for them on your travels or come to Hermanus Backpackers and you’ll find them having fun making sure backpacker visitors have a good time too!

Barry, Tertius and Lela manage the Hermanus Backpackers. Willing, able.. AND wonderful… they’ll transport you to and from the Baz Bus or the beach; take you sandboarding or surfing; point you to the best spots for coffee or whale watching, make sure the bar is stocked, the pool clean, your linen fresh…. they’re cool, friendly and FUN!

Attractions

An excellent adventure! Go play ‘bait’ with the famous Great White Sharks of Dyer Island. Breakfast/lunch and all diving equipment included, 98% sighting. Free trips are at the discretion of the skipper in case of rare no sightings.

R895 per person + free dorm bed or a R100 per person discount off private rooms.

Optional Extras

• Underwater Cameras Available in Reception R150
• Return Hermanus/Gansbaai transport R100.

(HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)

An awesome day out on the ‘BIG’ dunes with everything you need, equipment, lessons, drinks, sore muscles & bruised bums!

R250 per person

9am, 12noon & 3pm (leaves from New Harbour)

Two hours out in the stunningly beautiful, Walker Bay. Check out the Southern Right Whales from their specialised whale watching boat.

R500 per person

1.5hrs on the water, delicious snacks and coffee included. Awesome scenery, maybe a few dolphins if you’re lucky and July to December avoid paddling into whales!!

R250 per person

Visit the most southern tip of the African continent at Cape Aghulhas, 34 degrees South.  Explore the pretty Overberg farmlands, the lighthouse (climb to the top!), the southern tip, old fishermans cottages, the longest white sandy beach in the Southern Hemisphere, a fabulous candle factory & the famous shipwreck museum.

Regularly seen are the rare Blue Cranes (South Africa’s national bird), eagles, ostrich and occasionally, wild antelope.

R850 per person for two or R700 per person for three or more.

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced rider, Horse Trail Safari’s has it all.

Take a ride on the beach and see some of the Overbergs most stunning scenery.

R220 per person per hour (Transport Included!!)

A fully guided Wine Tour of our incredibly pretty Hemel-en-Aarde (Heaven & Earth) Valley will introduce you to 5 wine farms and over 40 delicious wines.  Learn how the vines and grapes are cultivated, a cellar tour to see how wine is made, the history of wine, how corks and oak barrels are used and how climatic conditions affect the wine industry. 2 fabulous restaurants or a classy packed lunch can be organised – not included.  A visit to The Wine Village at the end of your tour is essential, you can taste more wine there and they also stock over 1,600 wines of South Africa.

R450 per person

Free Transport!!

• 1.5hr Adventure/Adrenalin trail : R350
• 2 – 3 hour tour includes 2 wine tasting stops and travelling through the vineyards and olive groves of Hamilton Russell and Southern Right wines.  This route also passes one of the many remote lookout points on the mountain, incredible views
  over Walker Bay: R500

(weather and availability permitting!) If you can afford it, it’s one of the things you’ll remember when you’re old! Totally amazing, breathtaking, fun, easy and very safe. No experience necessary. R850 per person

A 2hr walk around Zwelihle with Willy, a local township elder, an real insight of the ‘other’ South Africa. Pay Willy at his home.

R70 per person

Braai/BBQ - Every night (weather permitting).

200g Steak, Chicken Kebabs, traditional boerewors sausage or vegetarian option.

We do the work, you do the relaxing!

R70 per person