UK Daily Mirror's Top 10 Places to visit during World Cup 2010 have listed Hermanus as #3. Soccer fans seeking off-pitch action will find lots to do from whale-watching to wine-tasting. The best land-based whale watching capital of the world, Hermanus, offers so much. A cliff path winds from one side of the town to the other and whales come so close they can be seen in the small bays. They begin arriving in May and can be regularly seen until late autumn.
