Walker Bay

For other uses, see Walker Bay (disambiguation).

Walker Bay is a large bay located in the south-western Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the next major bay between False Bay near Cape Town and Cape Agulhas to the south-east. The bay is famous for having some of the best land based whale-watching in the world, which a town on its shores, Hermanus, has become famous for. Southern right whales visit the bay in the winter and spring months.

Walker Bay
Walkerbaai (Afrikaans)
Coastline of Walker Bay with Klein river lagoon
Walker Bay Location in South Africa
Coordinates	34°30′S 19°20′E
River sources	Klein river
Ocean/sea sources	Southern Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries	South Africa
Settlements	Hermanus

Gansbaai on the shores of the bay has also become very famous for Great white shark diving.

The shores adjacent to the bay are protected as part of the Walker Bay Nature Reserve, and the bay itself is a marine protected area in which most boating and fishing activity is prohibited.

Cage diving at Gansbaai

Wine

An up-and-coming South African wine region with a cooler climate than most. This allows for good Pinot noir and Chardonnay with top estates in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley.

See also

• List of bays of South Africa