Overberg Activities

Hermanus · Walker Bay · Overberg

Illustrated map of the Overberg, Walker Bay and surrounding activity locations with transfer times from Arabella Hotel & Spa

Hand-picked day trips and experiences across the Cape's wildest coast — booked in minutes, transfers included.

✓ Free cancellation✓ Instant confirmation✓ Door-to-door transfers

At the hotel

On-site experiences

Stay-in add-ons delivered by the Arabella team — no transfer needed.

Private Wine Tasting of the Area's Wine Gems

Year-round

By Arabella Hotel & Spa

Private Wine Tasting of the Area's Wine Gems

Discover the Hemel-en-Aarde wine route with the hotel sommelier, who hosts a private 60-minute tasting at the spot of your choice — your suite, a quiet deck, poolside or the lagoon edge — pouring six of the valley's finest wines spanning Hemel-en-Aarde Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays, Bot River Chenins and the local MCC houses, paired with a generous charcuterie and cheese board. Bottles available at cellar-door prices.

⏱ 1h● None fitness● Age 18+● 2 times daily

· 6-wine guided flight
· Charcuterie & local cheese board
· Hosted by the hotel sommelier

From

R850

per person

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Nov–Apr (summer sunsets)

By Arabella Hotel & Spa

Golf Cart Sundowner Safari

Collect a private golf cart from the clubhouse at 6pm, packed with a picnic hamper, ice, glassware and a bottle of estate wine. Wind through the Arabella estate, stop at the lagoon lookout deck for sunset over the Bot River estuary, and return by 8pm. A simple, self-paced way to see the property at its best hour.

⏱ 2h● Light fitness● Age 18+● 1 time daily

· Private 2-seater golf cart, 6–8pm
· Picnic hamper for two
· Bottle of estate wine + glassware

From

R1 250

per person

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Year-round

By Arabella Spa

In-Room Couples Massage

Skip the trip to the spa. Two senior therapists set up portable tables, linens, music and Babor oils in your suite and deliver simultaneous 60-minute aromatherapy massages. Followed by herbal tea and rusks. The most-requested in-room add-on.

⏱ 1.5h● None fitness● Age 18+● 3 times daily

· Two therapists, simultaneous treatments
· 60 minutes · aromatherapy
· Babor oils + warm towels

From

R1 650

per person

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Year-round

By Arabella Hotel & Spa

Luxury Rose & Champagne Bubble Bath

The Arabella spa team transforms your suite bathroom into a candle-lit ritual: a deep rose-petal bubble bath drawn just before you arrive, a chilled bottle of Benguela Cove Cuvée 58 MCC, a small canapé selection from the kitchen, and a curated Babor amenity tray to take home. Allow 45 minutes for setup before your reserved time.

⏱ 2h● None fitness● Age 18+● 2 times daily

· Drawn-on-arrival bath with rose petals & Babor oils
· Chilled Benguela Cove Cuvée 58 MCC + two flutes
· Chef's canapé plate for two

From

R1 950

per person

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Activities in the surrounding area

Featured day out first · then sorted by price · All prices in ZAR per person · Door-to-door transfers included

Best Day Out

By One Day Cape Tours

One Day · Hermanus

An exclusive Hermanus day curated by One Day Cape Tours that brings together the jewels of this coastal town with its surrounding wine country. Four iconic local tastings at the best venues in town, the Cliff Path walk, and a pontoon cruise on South Africa's largest fresh-water lagoon at Benguela Cove. Bespoke, personal — the perfect Hermanus day.

⏱ 7h● Light · ~900m flat Cliff Path walk (van available) fitness● Age 12+● 1 time daily

· Perlemoen Old Harbour · abalone + Creation wines
· Hermanus Cliff Path & Gearing's Point
· Ficks tidal pool · private-deck tasting

From

R3 500

per person

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Best Day Out

By Overberg Aviation

Helicopter Wine & Whales

Board our proud partner Overberg Aviations' beautifully appointed luxury helicopter right here at the Arabella helipad. You'll lift off low over the Bot River Lagoon mouth, trace the white-sand beach east toward Hermanus, and bank out over Walker Bay where Southern Right whales surface beneath you in turquoise water. After a slow pass over the Hermanus cliffs and Old Harbour, the helicopter brings you back inland and sets down at Benguela Cove on the Bot River Lagoon. You disembark for a private 30-minute pontoon cruise on the same lagoon you just flew over, followed by a sumptuous three-course lunch paired with the estate's own wines and locally produced Cap Classique. A private chartered vehicle returns you to the Arabella lobby.

⏱ 4h● Light · short walk to/from the helipad and pontoon fitness● Age 6+● 2 times daily

· Lift off from the Arabella helipad — no transfer needed
· Coastal flight over the Bot River Lagoon mouth & Walker Bay
· Whales from the air over Hermanus (Jun–Nov)

From

R8 950

per person

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Year-round · spring peak Aug–Oct

By Fernkloof Nature Reserve

Fernkloof Guided Walk

Two unhurried hours on the gentle lower slopes of Fernkloof Nature Reserve. Your botanist guide names and tells the story of the Cape Floral Kingdom species you pass — the smallest and most diverse of the world's six floral kingdoms, and almost entirely endemic to this corner of the planet.

⏱ 2h● Easy · gentle gradients on well-marked paths fitness● 2 times daily

· Easy 2-hour loop · 60–80m elevation
· Local botanist guide
· Pet-friendly (well-behaved dogs on lead)

From

R350

per person

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January for disas · spectacular Aug–Oct

By Harold Porter Botanical Garden

Harold Porter Flower Walk

A guided walk through one of the most spectacular pockets of the Cape Floral Kingdom — the disa kloof, the leopard kloof waterfalls, and ten hectares of rolling coastal fynbos pressed between mountain and sea.

⏱ 3h● Moderate · some uneven steps and stream crossings fitness● Age 6+● 1 time daily

· 3-hour guided walk
· Waterfall + disa kloof
· Year-round wildflowers, January disa bloom

From

R450

per person

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Jun–Nov for whales · year-round otherwise

By Walker Bay Adventures

Walker Bay Sea Kayak

Launch from the New Harbour and paddle the calm, sheltered side of Walker Bay along the famous cliff path. Stable tandem sea kayaks, qualified surf-lifesaver guides, and absolute beginners encouraged — the bay is one of the world's most forgiving open-water paddles.

⏱ 2h● Light to moderate · 90 minutes of easy paddling fitness● Age 8+● 2 times daily

· Stable tandem sea kayaks
· Whales in season (Jun–Nov)
· Year-round dolphins, seals & sea birds

From

R650

per person

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Year-round · sunset rides Nov–Mar are unmissable

By Arabella Equestrian Centre

Arabella Equestrian

Hand-selected horses, qualified guides, and routes that wind through the Arabella estate down to the Bot River lagoon. Suitable for absolute beginners through experienced riders — the centre keeps a stable of gentle, well-schooled horses chosen specifically for resort guests.

⏱ 2h● Light to moderate · able to mount and sit a walking/trotting horse for 90 minutes fitness● Age 8+● 2 times daily

· All abilities welcome — beginners taught from the mounting block
· Lagoon-edge, vineyard and fynbos trails
· British-Horse-Society-qualified guides

From

R850

per person

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Year-round · spectacular in autumn

By Cape Canopy Tour, Elgin

Cape Canopy Tour

A spectacular half-day in the Hottentots-Holland reserve: a 4×4 transfer winds up the mountain into a private wilderness area, then thirteen zip lines span indigenous Afromontane forest, granite cliffs and waterfalls — the longest single line is 320 metres of pure flight.

⏱ 5h● Moderate · short walks between platforms, no climbing skill required fitness● Age 7+● 1 time daily

· 13 lines, longest 320 metres
· Two qualified guides per group
· 4×4 mountain transfer included

From

R1 295

per person

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Peak Jul–Oct · trips year-round

By Southern Right Charters

Hermanus Whale Watching

Hermanus is the only town in the world with a designated whale-cryer for good reason — Walker Bay is the chosen calving ground of the entire Southern Right population every winter. Our partner Southern Right Charters is one of only three permit holders allowed to approach within 50 metres of the animals.

⏱ 2h● Light · stable boat but standing for the best views fitness● Age 6+● 3 times daily

· Government-permitted 50m approach
· Marine biologist on every trip
· Jun–Nov: southern right calving season

From

R1 450

per person

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