Weather permitting, early this morning there is the option of joining a Meerkat Tour to view these creatures in the wild on a farm outside Oudtshoorn. We will drive 15-minutes to the meeting point at sunrise, as these inquisitive creatures sun themselves outside their burrows (pay locally - no children < 10 years).
After breakfast we then enjoy more of the dramatic and contrasting beauty of South Africa on our scenic 4-hour drive along spectacular Route 62 to the small seaside town of Hermanus.
Along the way we stop in Barrydale where we visit a local farm school to interact with the children and their teachers, spending time with them in the classroom and learning more about this rural community (subject to the school being open).
We then continue via Tradouw's Pass and Swellendam, which has some lovely Cape Dutch architecture, to Hermanus where, from July to November, southern right and humpback whales come to breed and considered the best location for land-based Whale Watching in the world. Once severely endangered, these magnificent creatures of the deep are now breeding successfully in the area due to a major international conservation effort. Check in to your hotel and enjoy the natural beauty of the coastline. Dinner is for your own account tonight.