by De Hoop Collection | Mar 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
If there’s one thing that gets us excited about the approaching winter, it’s the whales that come with it! South Africa has some of the best whale watching in the world, attracting travellers from across the globe between June and November. If staring at a bunch of...
by De Hoop Collection | Feb 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
The glinting flukes of the whales’ tails emerge elegantly from the water, but soon slap the surface in a controlled and rhythmic manner. Each time the flukes rise, a half-formed arch of water outlines the trajectory of their movement, briefly suspended in the air,...
by De Hoop Collection | Sep 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
Harry Stone visited De Hoop Collection last weekend and snapped some stunning pictures during the Wine, Whales and Music event. Held annually, this weekend celebrates local wines from the Overberg region; frolicking Southern Right Whales in the Bay; as well as the...
by De Hoop Collection | Sep 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
Loyd Edwards has had a lifelong love affair with whales. “We still know so little about them,” he says, his sea-blue eyes transfixed on the ocean as he steers his boat Winkle out of the harbour. He’s been watching whales almost daily for 22 years in Algoa Bay, off...
by De Hoop Collection | Sep 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Spring mid-week getaway Three hours from Cape Town lies the De Hoop Nature Reserve which leads to a marine-protected coastline. De Hoop is a bird lover’s paradise, and it offers some of the best whale viewing in the world when the southern right whales come to De Hoop...
