(Image: Chad Chapman)
Total 2009 season sightings of whales in the Strandfontein to Cape Point region to date: 467
(Image: Dave Hurwitz)
A Whale Of A Heritage Route is an initiative to package and market as a niche destination and Route approximately 500 historical attractions, associated events and businesses with Southern Right whale watching an additional feature in season. Businesses and organisations that subscribe to the Route initiative are promoted preferentially.
The whale watching/sightings log, whale sightings map and events are used as a leve to generate visibility, interest, excitement and knowledge. The whale watching/sightings log feeds SA Tourism’s Whale Desk and thus keeps the destination on the International Whale Watching/Spotting Radar. According to SA Tourism this recording and reporting system is the most sophisticated of the various destinations that report to them.
(Image: Dave Hurwitz)
The 3 whale images on this page were taken by members of the Whale Watcher's group in False Bay and used with permission obtained from Whale of a Heritage Route.
About the thumbnail image at the top of this page: This Humpback whale tail was designed and shaped by an art class from Tussing Elementary School in Pickerington, Ohio, USA. Muizenberg Junior School have agreed to design, shape and erect a Southern Right Whale tail in 2010.
