
Hermanus
Surf, sailing and mountain biking town · South Africa
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Beds: 104 places
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104 places to stay within 2 km, 1 of them campsites.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£45 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£55 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£70 a night
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 104 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 17 places in 3 sports
Surf · this week
Baby J · about 20 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreBay view · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreBayview · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreGrotto Beach · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreHardebaai · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMagnet Rock · about 15 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMini Reef · about 15 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMosselrivier Rivermouth · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no score
All 13 surf spots
Onrus · about 15 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSandbaai · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSandbaai Beach · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreVendetta Reef · about 15 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreVoelklip · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no score
Sailing · this week
New Hermanus Harbour · 2 km · stays here
18 out of 100Hermanus Yacht Club · 10.4 km · stays here
9 out of 100
Mountain biking · this week
Black Route · 9.8 km · stays here
88 out of 100Katkloof MTB · 20.1 km · stays here
85 out of 100
Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Hermanus; a spot more than 5 km away stays here because Hermanus is the nearest town with beds.
Places to eat
6 near Hermanus
Places to eat near Hermanus
- Mount Everest Halaal Indian Restaurant and TakeawayIndian · 0.4 km from the centre
- San Remo SpurBurger · 0.4 km from the centre
- Fabios Authentic Ristorante ItalianoItalian · 0.6 km from the centre
- KAUAI Checkers HermanusHealth food · 0.6 km from the centre
- Rossi's Italian RestaurantItalian · 0.6 km from the centre
- Tipples HermanusBar and grill · 0.6 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits
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About Hermanus
where it is, what is near
Hermanus is a town in Western Cape, South Africa.
From Hermanus you can reach 13 surf spots, 2 sailing spots and 2 mountain bike areas, 7 of the surf spots more than 5 km away.
The nearest is Bayview, a surf spot 1.5 km from the centre.
Overture lists 104 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), 76 km away.
In Western Cape · South Africa
- 104 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Cape Town International Airport (CPT), 76 km
Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).