In honour of World Whale Day, which took place on February 18, Sodurba Community Tourism Organisation (CTO) announced that it will be hosting tours to the public at the Old Whaling Station on the Bluff in KwaZulu Natal.
Earlier this month, Sodurba CTO, in collaboration with KZN Tourism, invited environmental non-profit organisation WILDTRUST and several tourists to a ‘Whaling History Tour’ led by Bluff native, David Asgeir-Nielsen, where he shared the history of whaling, which saw thousands of whales pass through the Whaling Station until a ban was implemented in 1979 in South Africa.
The Old Whaling Station accepted guests onto its grounds for the first time in five years. Asgeir-Nielsen gave a building-by-building tour accompanied by an explanation of what processes took place in the various structures.
“The launching of tours at this historically significant site is pivotal in reaffirming the Bluff as a Whale World Heritage Site. These sites, declared by the World Cetacean…
