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Cape Flower Power: a September Special Print E-mail

Tour Details:

  • A full day tour special... departing from Cape Town at 09h00 and returning at approximately 17h00.
  • Cost per person: R400.00 excluding lunch and refreshments, but includes all park entrance fees.
  • Book now for this spectacular tour!!

Flower Power Flower Season in the Western Cape offers so much more than just daisies, and you don't need to trek all the way to Namaqualand to appreciate the flower spectacular. Spring is an exciting time in the Western Cape,the sun is shining, bees buzzing, whales are a-whaling and the flowers - are flowering!

Join us on a Platinum Escape and visit this West Coast Wonderland.

Tour Itinerary:

  • We drive out of Cape Town along the R27 and you’ll come across the quaint town of Darling. The town, which has become more popular since it became the home of Evita Bezuidenhout (otherwise known as Pieter-Dirk Uys), holds an annual wildflower and orchid show in the third week in September.
  • To see the flowers in their natural splendour,we visit the Tienie Versfeld Reserve, a small, but densely flowered reserve that’s certainly worth checking out. The Renosterveld wildflower reserve was originally part of the farm ‘Slangkop’ until 1958 when the owner of the farm, Mr Marthinus Versfeld (known as Oom Tienie), donated the 20 hectare piece of his farm to the National Botanical Institute due to its conservation importance.
  • Head further along the R27 and you’ll reach the West Coast National Park. During the months of August and September the public is allowed into the Potsberg area of the reserve, which is closed throughout the rest of the year, to experience the annual explosion of colour.
  • With the Langebaan lagoon (one of South Africa’s pristine wetland areas) to the east, the Atlantic to the west and fields upon fields of wildflowers in between, you couldn’t ask for a more spectacular day out.

Once you’ve had your fill of flowers, do a bit of game spotting in the reserve (there are eland, bontebok and zebra amongst others). We may even spot a Southern Right whale or two lounging just behind the breakers.

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A lovely view of flowers fynbos mountain and ocean  A lovely view of flowers mountain and ocean  Colourful sea of flowers  Little girl amazed by the flowers 

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 29 August 2007 )
 
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