Hermanus is located in the Western Cape region of South Africa on the coast of the Indian Ocean. Though a small town, boasting less than 26,000 in population, it has a big town attitude and there is good reason for it.

It doesn’t generate the commerce of a “London,” New York” or “Johannesburg” but when it comes to natural attractions it rules. With a great variety of things to do and places to go, as well as some of the most beautiful scenery in the world, it is one of the best locations to visit in South Africa. There may be places in this world just as unusual but I doubt any are as accessible as Hermanus. Try driving up the Himalayas or into the jungles of Borneo sometime.

Just over a hundred kilometers from the Cape Town International airport Hermanus can be reached by two well paved routes either of which is beautiful in its own right. The inland route takes you through winding mountain roads scattered with old country villages, shops, olive groves and vineyards.

The coastal route is a little longer and must be driven more slowly but is well worth the extra time. Too say it follows the coast is misleading. The land comes out of the ocean so vertically in spots you think you’re traveling “on” rather than “by” the ocean. It must have taken great fetes of engineering to install the road. [Read more…] about Hermanus – The Hub of Nature