Baleens - Walker Bay Nature Reserve
Baleens is a guesthouse near Walker Bay Nature Reserve.
- Location
- Walker Bay Nature Reserve, Western Cape & Garden Route, South Africa, Southern Africa
- Coordinates
- -34.414364, 19.297700
- Best season
- June to December for Southern Right Whale viewing
- Phone
- +27283140006
- Website
- https://www.baleens.co.za/
- Activities
- guesthouse
- Child-friendly
- Yes
PlnrScore: 45/100
Sustainability
Conservation efforts for Southern Right Whales and marine ecosystem within Walker Bay Nature Reserve.
Wildlife Near This Lodge
3872 species observed within 20 km, 60 mammals, 247 birds.
- Broadleaf Featherbush (Plantae, 774 observations)
- Common Pagoda (Plantae, 682 observations)
- Cape everlasting (Plantae, 667 observations)
- Common Sugarbush (Plantae, 579 observations)
- Sickleleaf Conebush (Plantae, 562 observations)
- Salter (Plantae, 532 observations)
- Angulate Tortoise (Reptilia, 531 observations)
- golden wreath wattle (Plantae, 519 observations)
- wild mallow (Plantae, 473 observations)
- Common Sunshine Conebush (Plantae, 471 observations)
Best Time to Visit Baleens
The best months to visit Baleens are January, February, December, based on temperature, rainfall, weather conditions, and wildlife viewing opportunities.
Month-by-Month Safari Conditions
- January: Great, temperature 20.85°C, rainfall 26.6mm, sunshine 11.8 hrs, humidity 72.2%
- February: Great, temperature 20.71°C, rainfall 26.9mm, sunshine 11.3 hrs, humidity 72.3%
- March: Good, temperature 19.31°C, rainfall 56.5mm, sunshine 9.5 hrs, humidity 76.2%
- April: Good, temperature 16.74°C, rainfall 37mm, sunshine 9.1 hrs, humidity 76.8%
- May: Good, temperature 15.03°C, rainfall 101.9mm, sunshine 8.3 hrs, humidity 79.2%
- June: Poor, temperature 13.84°C, rainfall 127.4mm, sunshine 7.6 hrs, humidity 78.6%
- July: Poor, temperature 11.97°C, rainfall 116.9mm, sunshine 8.3 hrs, humidity 78.1%
- August: Good, temperature 12.21°C, rainfall 98.4mm, sunshine 9.1 hrs, humidity 76.4%
- September: Good, temperature 13.21°C, rainfall 70.1mm, sunshine 9.6 hrs, humidity 76.5%
- October: Good, temperature 16.12°C, rainfall 49.1mm, sunshine 10.8 hrs, humidity 75.3%
- November: Good, temperature 17.59°C, rainfall 39.6mm, sunshine 11.5 hrs, humidity 72.2%
- December: Great, temperature 19.01°C, rainfall 45.6mm, sunshine 11.6 hrs, humidity 72.3%
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Parks in Western Cape & Garden Route
- Agulhas National Park
- Aquila
- Bontebok National Park
- Buffelsfontein Game & Nature Reserve
- Cederberg Wilderness Area
- De Hoop Nature Reserve
- Gondwana Game Reserve
- Hantam National Botanical Garden
- Kogelberg Nature Reserve
- Koggelfontein workshops
- Namaqua National Park
- Table Mountain National Park
- Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area
- Tankwa-Karoo National Park
- Tygerberg Nature Reserve