Experts will answer these intriguing questions and many more in a series of 13 remarkable talks crammed into the four days of the Hermanus Whale Festival, which starts on Thursday, September 23.

If you thought you knew all there was to know about the magical world of Walker Bay, think again. You may be astounded to discover what is really happening on land and in the sea. The talks are lavishly illustrated.

Here is the programme:

• Thursday 11h30: Marine Magic in Walker Bay - Yvonne Kamp.
• Thursday 14h30: Special birds of the Overberg - Anton Odendal.
• Thursday 16h00: Beyond Jaws, the real great white sharks - Michael Scholl.
• Friday 14h00: Abalone for Africa - Jane Hugo.
• Friday 15h30: Who’s afraid of the big bad baboon? - Evette Weyers.
• Friday 17h00: Northwards from the Cape - Max Leipold.
• Saturday 11h30: Wonderful Whales - Ken Moore.
• Saturday 14h00: Shark Shenanigans - Jenna Cains.
• Saturday 15h30: A Bird in the Hand - Mike Ford and Vladis Servas.
• Saturday 17h00: Alien Busters – insect agents in the fight against invasive plants - Cliff Moran.
• Sunday 11h30: Raising Tobie, an endangered Black Oystercatcher chick - Sarah Starke.
• Sunday 14h30: Fynbos – where to from here? – Sean Privett.
• Sunday 16h00: A Namibian Journey – Max Leipold.

Venue: Whale House lecture theatre, Limited seats, book at the Whale House, Market Square, Hermanus.
Telephone (028) 313-0920 Tickets R10, children R5.

Also currently on display at the Whale House is Noel Ashton’s amazing cetacean exhibition ‘The Oceans of Africa’ - a celebration of South Africa’s whales and dolphins and their marine environment. Each painting captures the unique spirit of their ocean world. This exhibition runs until November 30 and is free to the public

For the past two years, three motoring enthusiasts have brought an average of 85 classic cars to the Hermanus Whale Festival for a one day show that attracts motoring enthusiasts from all over the Western Cape.
Alan Johnson, formerly the presenter of the popular TV3 programme “Drivetime”, Tor Bovim, a local enthusiast and owner of a classic Mercedes and a Morgan, and Danie Loubser, who renovates old cars to their former glory, are once again organising the show which should attract more than 90 veteran, vintage and classic car owners to Hermanus.

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The Hermanus Whale Festival and Children’s Festival promises non-stop fun for the whole school holidays – from 23 September – 2 October.
If you have children between the ages of 5 to 10 who never have enough to do during the school holidays then the place for them is The Kidzone @ The Station.

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