Today our Locals' Guide is to Hermanus - best known as a brilliant whale watching spot, but there's a lot more to this coastal town than whales as Whale View Guest House tells us...

For those of us living in the deep south of Cape Town, in the False Bay area, there are two sure signs of spring that appear in nature towards the end of winter… arum lilies in abundance, and the return of the whales to our coastal waters.

The scenic seaside town of Hermanus was once a sleepy fishing village but today is a vibrant holiday destination that has not lost its charm along the way.