The usually tranquil seaside town of Hermanus was buzzing with activity over the weekend as a result of the town's 15th annual Whale Festival, which brought in close to 60 000 visitors over the four days.
Visitors started arriving at the coastal hub on Friday for the start of the Hermanus Whale Festival, which ended on Monday.
Festival organising committee executive chairperson Glynis van Rooyen said that despite the numbers being slightly lower compared to last year, the festival was a great success.
"We believe we had about 60 000 people here, based on the vehicle count.
"There were close to 15 000 cars here and they were not local. They were in town for the festival.
"We were expecting something close to 80 000. It's a bit down from last year, but we had a really good weekend. For the first time ever we had three days of sunshine.
"The whales were, and still are, great. But everything (else) was well attended," said Van Rooyen.
While the whales were the main attraction, visitors were also treated to performances by culinary artists, musicians, crafters and sports celebrities.
Van Rooyen said the festival was virtually incident-free.
"There were no major incidents.
"Traffic was a problem for a while, with people trying to get into town.
"People going home might have problems, but we're really pleased with everything," said Van Rooyen.Read More
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