Guidebook for Hermanus
Drinks & Nightlife
Village gathering place with good quality pub food and a place to watch rugby with the locals. Only 10 mins drive down the mountain from The Square Elephant and directly across the R43.
11 habitants recommandent
Blue Roof Pub and Restaurant
41 The CrescentVillage gathering place with good quality pub food and a place to watch rugby with the locals. Only 10 mins drive down the mountain from The Square Elephant and directly across the R43.
Food Scene
You have a panoramic view of the wine estate from The Square Elephant (https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/16565299). It's about 15 mins drive down the mountain gravel road and turn right at R43, then left into Benguela Cove. You'll enjoy the tasting of many wine cultivars with your chocolate or cheese and charcuterie boards ending with a freshly ground aromatic coffee.
53 habitants recommandent
Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate
You have a panoramic view of the wine estate from The Square Elephant (https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/16565299). It's about 15 mins drive down the mountain gravel road and turn right at R43, then left into Benguela Cove. You'll enjoy the tasting of many wine cultivars with your chocolate or cheese and charcuterie boards ending with a freshly ground aromatic coffee.
Beautiful golf course (top 10 in South Africa). Also great for a long lunch and spa experience. Great views of the Botrivier Lagoon.
28 habitants recommandent
African Pride Arabella Hotel & Spa, Autograph Collection
R44Beautiful golf course (top 10 in South Africa). Also great for a long lunch and spa experience. Great views of the Botrivier Lagoon.
Excellent food, reasonably priced, as is the house wine. Relaxed views over the lagoon and beautiful white beach. Dog friendly. You should call and book your table on holidays and weekends.
Take your swimsuit and enjoy a dip in the lagoon or catch some sun on the beach.
67 habitants recommandent
The Milkwood Restaurant
1 Atlantic DrExcellent food, reasonably priced, as is the house wine. Relaxed views over the lagoon and beautiful white beach. Dog friendly. You should call and book your table on holidays and weekends.
Take your swimsuit and enjoy a dip in the lagoon or catch some sun on the beach.
Essentials
This place is actually on the corner of Vermont Ave and Main Road. From the Square Elephant entrance at the tar road, turn left towards Hermanus. Turn right off R43 at traffic lights onto Vermont Ave, first left on Main Road and left again into the parking lot.
This is your nearest place for all essentials: a well-stocked OK Mini-Mart (including fresh veg, bread), liquor store, butcher, chemist, veterinary practice and a couple of ATMs.
NOTE: In Fisherhaven, there is also the Haven Superette, next door to Blue Roof Pub.
11 habitants recommandent
Onrus Trading Centre
1 Hester De Wet RdThis place is actually on the corner of Vermont Ave and Main Road. From the Square Elephant entrance at the tar road, turn left towards Hermanus. Turn right off R43 at traffic lights onto Vermont Ave, first left on Main Road and left again into the parking lot.
This is your nearest place for all essentials: a well-stocked OK Mini-Mart (including fresh veg, bread), liquor store, butcher, chemist, veterinary practice and a couple of ATMs.
NOTE: In Fisherhaven, there is also the Haven Superette, next door to Blue Roof Pub.
Entertainment & Activities
Famous for the best land-based whale watching in the world, Hermanus is only about 15 to 20 minutes drive from the Square Elephant and offers miles of safe beaches and coves, good restaurants, great golf and other sports facilities and a unique foot path stretching 12km along the oceanfront.
219 habitants recommandent
Hermanus
Famous for the best land-based whale watching in the world, Hermanus is only about 15 to 20 minutes drive from the Square Elephant and offers miles of safe beaches and coves, good restaurants, great golf and other sports facilities and a unique foot path stretching 12km along the oceanfront.