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For further information on flowers in , the and the Northern Cape, call any of the regional offices below:

NAMAKWA Tourist Information Office Tel+27 (0)27 718 2985/6 • Fax+27 (0)27 712 1421 [email protected] • www.northerncape.co.za

GREATER CAPE TOWN Tel +27 (0)21 487 6800 • Fax +27 (0)21 487 6899 Flowers Northern Cape Namaqualand Cape Town Cape [email protected] his vast region is not primarily known as a wild flower destination, but it ost flower enthusiasts’ dream is to experience Namaqualand’s ith its many natural protected areas, easily accessible walking trails www.tourismcapetown.co.za Tprovides a unique variety of landscapes and plants. Mspring display. This unspoilt expanse of open spaces is regarded as wand world famous Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, a visit to the & Klein of the Cape The botanical-minded traveller will delight in forests of quiver trees, one of the world’s botanical wonders. The first flowers appear in July in the is rewarding at any time of the year. CAPE WEST COAST roadside ribbon of tumbleweeds and brilliant daisies, miniature gnarled drier coastal strip and in the north of the region, and later displays can be National Park, stretching from the well-loved Table Top his region can be described as an enormous natural garden, with Tel +27 (0)22 433 8505 • Fax +27 (0)22 433 8484 he Cape Floral Region was declared a World Heritage Site in 2004. Karoo bushes, sheltering small bulbs and succulents, and large social found until early October at higher and cooler altitudes. down to the , includes forested ravines, airy mountain Tdense evergreen forests harbouring strange and beautiful fauna and [email protected] • www.tourismcapewestcoast.co.za TThe heritage site spans eight protected areas and displays the most weaver “haystacks” in the camelthorn trees. At certain times of the year after Labelled by visitors as “the greatest flower show on earth”, paths, easy beach walks and damp ravines with misty waterfalls. flora. Giant Outeniqua yellowwood trees festooned with lichens, the pink- important examples of the Cape Floral Region. The sites are Table good rain, the silver desert grasses can spread from horizon to horizon. Namaqualand offers blazing Persian carpets of colourful daisies and The only city in the world with a l 000 metre high mountain at its pivot, flowering Cape chestnuts in summer and white-flowering ironwood trees in winter shelter numerous tree ferns and seven week ferns, easily explored by CAPE WINELANDS Mountain, the Wilderness Area, the Boland Mountain Complex, Mirages simmer across the many large dry depressions and strange tall vegetation rich in bulbs, perennial shrubs and vygies - an estimated 3 000 + Cape Town has numerous walking clubs, conservation groups and societies one of the many day walks or longer hiking trails on offer. Tel +27 (0)86 126 5263 • Fax +27 (0)21 883 8871 the Groot Winterhoek Wilderness Areas, , the cobra-like toadstools grow out of the rounded termite hills. plant species with more than 50% unique to the area. who spend their energies walking amongst the flowers and welcome all Boosmansbos Wilderness Area, the Swartberg Mountains and the The seasons along this route are less pronounced, with some plants in [email protected] • www.tourismcapewinelands.co.za In the east the rainfall is more predictable and occurs mainly as summer Flower displays change colour from week to week, and local tourism visitors. Baviaanskloof, which runs across from the Western Cape into the Eastern thunderstorms. Dense groves of wild camphor shrubs and wild olives are bureaux can provide up-to-date flower news. Regional displays in the The seasons each offer special delights, with spring flowers lasting well flower at every season. The mountain passes to the Klein Karoo allow Cape Province. separated by waving yellow grass and white daisies near Kuruman, merging Hardeveld, Knersvlakte, Sandveld, Hantam and Klipkoppe areas are all into November. Summer flowers include red disas and other orchids on the walkers to access the mountain trails with ease, where proteas, watsonias, CAPE The Cape Floral Kingdom is listed as the smallest of the world's six plant into sparse camelthorn dune as you travel westward. The rust-red unique. Walking is the best way to discover small jewels sheltering between cloud-covered peaks, rare ericas and buchus covering the mountain slopes. ericas and pelargoniums provide colour every season. Strange succulents Tel +27 (0)28 214 1466 • Fax +27 (0)28 212 1380 kingdoms. It only covers 0.04% of the earth’s surface. Rediscover the Kgalagadi dunes north of the Orange River give way to rocky ridges west of the taller plants, and will reward the photographer. Many byroads traverse On the sandy flats one is sure to find white everlastings. In autumn, the coast and showy shrubs welcome plant lovers at the geological wonders of [email protected] • www.tourismcapeoverberg.co.za richest variety of the 8 600 species, of which 68% are endemic. The Cape Kakamas, and change into the immense sandy plains and black mountains the region, and within short distances a large variation of landscapes and is decorated with the red candelabras of the brunsvigias and the surprising Meiringspoort and Seweweekspoort. Peninsula area offers more plant species that the entire UK! of Aggeneys and Pofadder. colour combinations can be found. scarlet nerines on rocky ridges. Winter is peak flowering time for numerous Excellent destinations for flower walks include Stilbaai, Reins Nature CAPE GARDEN ROUTE & KLEIN KAROO The annual flower season is from July - October, weather permitting. To the south more Karoo-like vegetation appears, and bright splashes The southern reaches of this region, known as the Hantam and proteas, serrurias and conebushes, with pink oxalis and red aloes in Reserve, Wilderness, the Garden Route Botanical Garden in George, Tel +27 (0)44 873 6314 • Fax +27 (0)44 884 0688 After the rain, carpets of flowers appear as from nowhere and visitors rejoice of vygies flower in spring. Nearer to Sutherland the soil becomes heavier, Bokkeveld plateau, are the world's richest region for bulbs. The delicate between. Knysna, Goukamma, Robberg Nature Reserve, Keurbooms and Nature's [email protected] • www.tourismcapegardenroute.co.za in the variety of bright yellow, orange and pure white that meets the eye in all and many bulbs such as wild irises provide a display by October. textures and scintillating colours appeal to flower connoisseurs. The strange underwater kelp forests around the coast harbour many Valley. The vegetation is a mosaic of high altitude , broadleaved directions. The duration of the flower season depends on the hot berg winds, Destinations like the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Augrabies National A visitor should allow enough time for Goegap Nature Reserve rare seaweeds that can be found washed up on the beaches. The winter evergreen forest, dune scrub, savanna and succulent-covered CAPE KAROO and the rain pattern. The flowers start blooming in the north and then spread Park, Witsand Nature Reserve and the stargazing town of Sutherland attract (Springbok), the Namaqualand National Park (Kamieskroon) and the “bulb months have been described as “a string of pearls studded with diamonds” cliffs and rocky outcrops. Dependable rainfall, rich soils and a warm ocean Tel +27 (0)23 449 1000 / 1016 • Fax +27 (0)23 415 1253 to the south as the weather becomes warmer. many visitors. Sunshine, space, solitude await you in the Northern Cape. capital” Nieuwoudtville. and a quiet sunny day after a rainy spell is the best time for a wild flower walk. creates a gentle climate, ideal for lazy holidays or adventurous hiking. [email protected] • www.tourismcentralkaroo.co.za Fynbos blooms throughout the year, but is more magnificent during late winter and spring. The Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is the only botanical garden in the world that is situated in a World Heritage Site. Rediscover the Harold Porter National Botanical Garden in Hangklip/ and the Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden in Worcester. During the flower season there are a variety of flower shows to choose CAPE TOWN from - check the events section of the tourism websites to obtain the dates & Western Cape and locations. The West Coast towns offer the most flowers shows. Namaqualand is a part of the Paleo-tropical plant kingdom, with links to the desert and savanna vegetation of the rest of . The sandy sun- CAPE TOWN NORTHERN CAPE baked plains and ancient granite whalebacks are transformed into a vast ROUTES UNLIMITED TOURISM AUTHORITY natural wonderland after winter rains, drawing botanists from all over the Tel +27 (0)21 426 5647 / 5639 Tel: +27 (0)53 833 1434 world to experience the annual miracle. Fax +27 (0)21 426 5640 Fax: +27 (0)53 831 2937 No two visits are the same - the timing and quantity of the rain showers [email protected] [email protected] determine the colours and variety of flowers that appear. A rule of thumb is www.tourismcapetown.co.za www.northerncape.co.za that flowers appear first (July) at the coast and north of Springbok, with the mountains around Kamieskroon at their best into September. Daisies of Images © CTRU and Northern Cape Tourism. Copy © CTRU. All rights reserved. Design & Cartography - Big Six Advertising & Marketing - 083 501 7555. every description, gaudy vygies like oversized cushions, amazing quiver trees and fragrant evening-flowering bulbs jostle for space before the drying d d l l

o east wind calls a halt to such exuberance and the tiny seeds are again o f covered by windblown sand or carefully buried by the ants, to wait for the f next spring. The Richtersveld National Park in the northwestern corner of the region WESTERN CAPE is a true rugged mountain desert, appealing to self sufficient travellers with 4x4 vehicles. Guided tours into this wild area can be arranged locally to experience the strange succulents, jagged mountains and lonely campsites & Northern Cape of this destination. FLOWER MAP

Flower viewing tips Cape Karoo Cape Overberg Cape West Coast Cape Winelands ! Always stand with your back to the sun, or drive with the sun behind you he Cape Karoo lies on the central South African plateau and is much egarded by botanists as the centre of the Cape Floral Kingdom, the ituated within easy reach of Cape Town, the spring wild flowers can be spectacular series of high mountain ranges with jagged peaks form - the flowers always face the sun. Tdrier than the coastal regions. Runique Overberg is the jewel in our floral crown - a region with a year- Senjoyed by combining one or more destinations like the West Coast Anatural barriers between the fertile valleys of this well-watered region. ! The flowers are at their best during the hottest time of the day from Spring and autumn showers can be followed by colourful displays of round display of showy wild flowers on the dramatic coastline and the National Park (including the Postberg section which only opens for August The famous vineyards on the lower slopes are interspersed with colourful 11h00 - 15h00. daisies, brilliant vygies and flowering shrubs like wild pomegranate. fynbos-covered mountains to the south-east of Cape Town. and September), Cape Columbine Nature Reserve, the private reserves swathes of fynbos, while mountain ravines shelter patches of evergreen ! Stop and walk amongst the flowers - you will be amazed at the variety The , and the Swartberg Spring wild flower shows are held during September each year in around Darling and Hopefield and the annual local wild flower shows at forests. Fields of pink watsonias bloom after summer veld fires, and the of minute flowers amongst the greater masses. Nature Reserve provide good walking, starry nights and solitude. Caledon, Hermanus and Betty’s Bay to showcase the floral riches of the Clanwilliam, Hopefield or Darling. many beautifully engineered mountain passes provide scenic views of ! Do not plan your trip according to the distance in kilometres. Always This is a region of immense brooding silence, vast arid plains, ironstone districts. The old mission hamlet of Elim and have wild flower Spring starts with drifts of white rain daisies and tiny yellow button mountain vegetation. ask a local person how long it will take for you to reach a certain place koppies, spectacular sunsets and good stargazing. shows every second spring. daisies, blue flax and pink nemesias. Sheltering between the taller plants There is a large number of opportunities to walk or hike in the many and then add a couple of hours viewing time. The eastern parts can receive rain in summer, while the western parts Flower walks and trails abound in the many protected areas like the are gems like winecups, sparaxis, lachenalias and babianas. Rain in spring nature reserves like Paarl Mountain, Jonkershoek (near Stellenbosch), ! Always have extra drinking water and refreshments in the vehicle. If fall in the winter rainfall region. The Khoi name Karoo means “place of thirst”, Nature Reserve, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Agulhas National can extend the show well into October, with colourful vygies, watsonias and Bainskloof, Du Toitskloof, and Tulbagh, combining with farm you are in a town, re-fuel. Please be advised that ATMs are only but good underground water resources make farming and game ranches Park, Fernkloof, Die Mond, and many private fields of orange and yellow “stinkkruid”. The display on the coast (Cape gardens, landscaped wine estates, protea production farms and wild flower available in larger towns. Also have a good map on hand and if possible possible. Most farm names allude to springs, vleis and ephemeral streams. conservancies. Harold Porter Botanical Garden at Betty’s Bay displays the Columbine) can last even longer. reserves to satisfy every wish. The old fashioned ask for the best and most scenic route to your destination. In rainy years a roadside ribbon of yellow and orange daisies appear many treasures of this region year-round, and one can experience the In the mountains inland heather, proteas, conebushes and perennial and mountain backdrops are attractive in every season, but spring provides ! The towns in Namaqualand are few and far between. Cell phone and many bulbs risk flowering, The silver Karoo grasses, black mountains unique Agulhas Dune fynbos at the most southern tip of Africa, where the daisies flower into summer, and January is the best month to see red disas in fringes of arum lilies, cape daisies and blossoming orchards, followed by reception is only available nearby or in some towns. and cloudless skies have a special appeal to travellers who are looking for Indian and Atlantic oceans meet. the Great Winterhoek Nature Reserve - an easy drive from Porterville. Along summer offerings of red disas at the mountain waterfalls, rare ericas on the ! The locals are friendly, helpful and always knowledgeable about the the heart of this diverse countryside. Spring can last well into November, with delicate ericas, fragrant bulbs the coast swathes of pink sea lavender and red and orange botterboom and mountain peaks and surfeit of fruit in every farm stall. whereabouts of the best flowers. Please don't be afraid to ask! The Karoo region is surprisingly rich in plants. Over 7 000 different and colourful daisy bushes. Summer brings the mountains into flower, while plakkie flowers appear in midsummer. The vineyards become a rich medley of yellows, reds and browns in species occur in this area, adapted to the periodic droughts. Flowering times the autumn is blossoming time for brunsvigias and paintbrush lilies. The Autumn surprises with a display of red brunsvigia, orange paintbrushes autumn with yellow oxalis in the margins. Arum lilies and waterblommetjies For the latest flower reports during the flower season, refer to are coupled to the erratic rainfall patterns in the region. rainy winter months are ruled by proteas, conebushes and other rare protea and the scarlet gout pelargoniums between silver-grey sage with strange appear with the winter rains in every ditch or farm dam, while proteas start relatives. A visit to the Overberg region in spring coincides with the whale- rustbrown flowers. The yellow daisies on the bright bietou bushes are also their flowering season. In the Swellendam region the orange flower spikes of www.tourismcapetown.co.za watching season and the arrival of many migrant birds from the farthest showy. Winter weather wakes the delicate yellow and orange chasmanthes, the bitter aloes transform the hillsides in May and June, while colourful red, & www.northerncape.co.za regions of the Northern Hemisphere. while the wetlands and the roadsides fill with creamy arum lilies. pink and yellow vygies start to flower near Worcester.

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Flower guide to Western Cape & Northern Cape

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To Windhoek To Kgaladi To Johannesburg To Johannesburg Transfrontier Park Olifantshoek Nature Reserves, National Parks Baievlei Port Nolloth Messelpad R325 Warrenton Hondeklipbaai GARIES 94km Steinkopf SPRINGBOK R370 G 49km Wildeperdehoek Pass R360 N R McDougallsbaai B O 104km N 14 Danielskuil E N 7 3 & N N 68km Namaqualand 165 Botanical Gardens 7 118 R 70 I 7 Nababeep VR Hondeklipbaai Soebatsfontein 59 I E Naries Skilpad Postmasburg M Nariep 68km Grootmis Region in which found relating to coloured title and area on map O Flower Routes R31 Northern Cape Province N SPRINGBOK Kamieskroon D Klipdraai Kleinzee Komaggas 98km Upington R385 R374 NAME LOCATION CONTACT Delportshoop /Ai/Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park east of Alexander Bay +27 (0)27 831 1506 Skilpad Kamieskroon Richtersveld Augrabies Falls National Park Augrabies near Kakamas +27 (0)54 452 9200 Soebalsfontein National Park Oran Witsand Barkly West ge Augrabies 64 N B 39 Nature Reserve Doornkloof Nature Reserve Colesberg +27 (0)51 753 1315 Hondeklipbaai 7 46km National Park Vaalbos 1 31 Goegap Nature Reserve 15 km south-east of Springbok +27 (0)27 718 9906 98km National Augrabies 116 Park Wallekraal GARIES 41 Keimoes Hester Malan Wild Flower Garden 15km south-east of Springbok +27 (0)27 718 9906 14 Griekwastad 144 95km Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park Kalahari north of Upington +27 (0)54 561 2000 Alexander Bay R64 R64 Khamkirri Private Game Reserve Augrabies +27 (0)54 451 0325 Kakamas Kimberley Pedreskloof t Vioolsdrif a 142 Groblershoop Kamieskroon lg Kleinzee Nature Reserve Kleinzee +27 (0)27 807 2999 28km Nourivier o H Orange Kuruman Nature Reserve Kuruman +27 (0)82 856 5800 46km Platbakkies Eksteenfontein 121 107 Leliefontein 39 N N +27 (0)53 712 1095 7 Douglas 7 75 Kamieskroon +27 (0)27 672 1948 a Modderrivier Karas m N Sendelingsdrif m a 10 R313 Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve Nieuwoudtville +27 (0)27 218 1159 74km K 165 Jacobsdal R48 GARIES 131 Riemvasmaak north of Augrabies Falls +27 (0)54 337 2804 Lekkersing 67 Pofadder 59 R705 +27 (0)83 873 7715 27 83 109 Or Rolfontein Nature Reserve Vanderkloof +27 (0)53 664 0170 Houmoed R383 ang Namaqualand Steinkopf Kenhardt e N Spitskop Nature Reserve Upington +27 (0)54 332 1336 12 R382 s Koffiefontein Tierberg Nature Reserve Keimoes +27 (0)54 461 6400 94 oerie Port Nolloth 42 K Marydale Tswalu Kalahari Reserve Kathu +27 (0)53 781 9311 Flower Routes Concordia N R358 141 Hopetown Victoria West Nature Reserve Victoria West +27 (0)53 621 0026 14 Prieska Nababeep R369 +27 (0)82 458 1639 388 Okiep R369 96 120 Witsand Nature Reserve Postmasburg +27 (0)53 313 1061 R347 55 elcome to Buffels Springbok Goegap Nature Reserve R361 Kleinzee Northern Cape R357 91 Western Cape Province Region in which found relating to coloured title and area on map the world of 141 Copperton Brak 150 Strydenburg NAME LOCATION CONTACT wild flowers Vanderkloof Namaqualand R355 L’Agulhas +27 (0)28 435 6078 Petrusville Rolfontein at the 128 Anysberg Nature Reserve Laingsburg +27 (0)23 659 3500 Namakwa N Nature Reserve National Park Gas 10 Bainskloof Wellington +27 (0)23 355 1607 southern tip of 67 ap R357 R48 Bontebok National Park off near Swellendam +27 (0)28 514 2735 128 76 45 91 Buffels R369 Doornkloof Buffelsfontein Game Nature Reserve off R27 near Darling +27 (0)22 451 2824 Africa. This part of our country s 168 R403 ie 150 fj Nature Reserve R717 W n Caledon Wild Flower Reserve off N2 near Caledon +27 (0)28 212 1511 li rt is blessed with an immense a Kamieskroon w Cape Columbine Nature Reserve near Paternoster +27 (0)22 752 2718 S Van Wyksvlei 105 Philipstown richness of natural treasures both Kharkams Brandvlei 146 R48 Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve , Cape Peninsula +27 (0)21 780 9100 45 R357 Cederberg Wilderness Area (Algeria) between Citrusdal & Clanwilliam +27 (0)27 482 2812 Hondeklipbaai 50 56 To Bloemfontein floral and mineral, a good road Vosburg 57 Contreberg Wild Flower Reserve off near Darling +27 (0)22 492 3361 R386 Britstown R389 Darling Reserve Darling +27 (0)22 492 3361 network, interesting towns and R361 R384 De Aar Garies Colesberg R58 Dassieshoek Nature Reserve between Robertson and Ashton +27 (0)23 615 8000 76 villages, friendly people and a Bitter 79 De Hoop Nature Reserve From Bredasdorp, take the +27 (0)28 425 5020 Kliprand R357 R358 58 for Swellendam wonderful climate. 120 73 69 De Mond Nature Reserve 24km from Bredasdorp on +27 (0)28 424 2170 Swart-Doring N 56 104 Loeriesfontein 127 R403 120 95 De Vasselot Nature Reserve Nature's Valley +27 (0)44 531 6700 R27 Carnarvon 12 Hanover Diepwalle & Gouna Forest Diepwalle / Gouna +27 (0)44 382 9762 Plan your journey by obtaining up to date R348 R357 R398 Nature Reserve Durbanville, Cape Town +27 (0)21 970 3097 Rietpoort R389 flowering news from the local Tourism KNERSVLAKTE 105 Featherbed Eco-Reserve near Knysna +27 (0)44 382 1697/3 Bitterfontein 149 N 82 Noupoort Nuwerus R63 1 Fernkloof Reserve Hermanus +27 (0)28 313 8100 Bureaux, obtain applicable regional wild 86 131 82 63 R355 56 60 41 between Caliztdorp & +27 (0)44 213 3367 Akkerendam flower guide books, pack your sunglasses and N Nature Reserve R56 Garden Route Botanical Garden Caledon Street, George +27 (0)44 874 1558 7 M55 82 104 Williston 81 Richmond Middelburg Geelkop Private Nature Reserve 5 km from Elim on the Napier rd +27 (0)28 482 1806 road maps, and then enjoy our floral bounty. Nieuwoudtville R63 Victoria West t 143 Goukamma Nature Reserve 11 km from Knysna +27 (0)44 383 0042 ou R308 Loxton S 52 66 Calvinia R398 Greyton Nature Reserve Greyton +27 (0)28 254 9414 ts R63 Olifan Koekenaap R27 Oorlogskloof Downes Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve Take theR324 through +27 (0)28 384 8000 It is always more rewarding to allow enough time Lutzville Nature Reserve Groot Winterhoek Nature Reserve near Porterville +27 (0)22 931 2860 R362 25 93 101 Ebenhaeser N to get out of your vehicle, soak up the sun, enjoy Vredendal Vanrhynsdorp 12 Harkerville Forest 30 km from Plettenberg Bay +27 (0)44 382 5466 Papendorp R362 d d l M55 l

o Harold Porter National Botanical Garden near Betty's Bay on +27 (0)28 272 9311 R355 o f an alfresco picnic between the flowers and create Strandfontein 68 Klawer Three Sisters f Reserve outskirts of +27 (0)21 851 4060 Doringbaai Nardouwsberg Heuningberg Nature Reserve +27 (0)28 424 2584 memories to last you a lifetime. 149 Bo Karoo Fraserburg Murraysburg Do Hopefield Fynbos Park Hopefield +27 (0)22 723 0500 ring M55 R63 Hortus Botanicus Stellenbosch +27 (0)21 808 3054 Atlantic Ocean R27 Nelspoort Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve near +27 (0)28 841 4826 Pakhuis Pass Huguenot Memorial Indigenous Garden Franschhoek +27 (0)21 876 2532 Lambert’s Bay Clanwilliam BIEDOUW R355 50 R307 R364 VALLEY Karoo Ramskop NR s Jonkershoek Nature Reserve Stellenbosch +27 (0)21 866 1560 s 62 National Mamre E Graafwater Tankwa-Karoo Park outhern frica U S A Limpopo Q Kammanassie Nature Reserve Uniondale +27 (0)44 752 1110 Leipoldtville Wupperthal National Park I d d R353 Beaufort West B

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e 75 M Karoo National Park Beaufort West +27 (0)23 415 2828 Atlantis 7 Wilderness Area Matjies River L u u Nature Reserve Mpumalanga Keurbooms River Nature Reserve 6 km from Plettenberg Bay +27 (0)44 533 2125 155 Silverstroomstrand Blombosch Redelinghuys R307 D o o 115 Citrusdal Gauteng Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Newlands, Cape Town +27 (0)21 799 8899 w SWAZILAND North West Rocherpan Nature y r r Gansfontein k Cape Karoo Kleinmond Coastal & Mountain NR Kleinmond +27 (0)28 271 8104 R304 & Marine Reserve a r r Cape West Coast D Koeberg Nature Reserve , Cape Town +27 (0)21 553 2466 Dwarskersbos o r NAMIBIA u u R27 in Hangklip-Kleinmond area +27 (0)28 271 5138 Aurora g 109 Leeu-Gamka Free State

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R311 Gamka Western Moriarty Environmental Centre George +27 (0)44 874 1558 t National Park 39 Gouda 86 Nature Reserve M14 Op die Berg Anysberg o Durbanville ro Towerkop R328 Olifants Neulfonteinkop Nature Reserve off N7, 2 km from Moorreesburg +27 (0)22 433 1072 G e e CAPE TOWN R46 Ceres Touws River Nature Reserve Nature Reserve Cape Riebeek-Wes 71 34 77 72 De Rust Op-den-Berg Reserve near Vanrhynsdorp +27 (0)27 219 1480 Yzerfontein p p Parow R46 Wolseley Ladismith 35 Oudepost Wild Flower Reserve off R307 near Darling +27 (0)22 492 3361 Bellville Darling Riebeek-Kasteel Waterval 45 Oudtshoorn NR De Doorns T 39 a a Malmesbury Cape ou M6 ws Kammanassie Outeniqua Nature Reserve 5 km from George on +27 (0)44 870 8323/5 Pinelands M10 Kuilsrivier Mamre 59 Dysselsdorp M62 R44 Bainskloof Gamkaberg Nature Reserve C C 71 Nature Kam Uniondale Paarl Mountain Nature Reserve Paarl +27 (0)21 872 3658 M12 R307 R302 R45 N man Cape Town Atlantis Wellington Winelands Reserve R328 ass International Airport R102 Worcester Van Wyksdorp 12 ie N Pat Busch Private Nature Reserve Robertson +27 (0)23 626 2033 Table 87 93 Philadelphia 65 11 Limietberg Groot 9 Mtn Claremont M10 Eerste Rivier Paarl Nature Reserve R316 Pauline Bohnen Reserve Stilbaai +27 (0)28 754 2602 M9 N2 R304 50 Montagu G Melkbosstrand Robertson19 o 91 Constantia 114 u Llandudno M6 R 3 r M63 54 0 i Pledge Nature Reserve off Main Rd as you enter Knysna +27 (0)44 382 3712 1 Ashton t Cape Gardens Route & Klein Karoo M41 Keurbooms River M4 Philippi Outeniqua Barrington M9 Durbanville 01 Pniel Wilderness Nature Reserve Ramskop Nature Garden Clanwilliam +27 (0)27 482 8000 Mitchells R1 3 Marloth Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve George Nature’s Valley M17 M7 R 21 4 4 Vrolijkheid NR W National Park To PE 3 4 R R McGregor 67 66 Nature Reserve 69 0 27 4 R323 N R Nature Reserve 37

CAPE TOWN S Reins Nature Reserve near Albertinia off R325 +27 (0)28 745 3322 Plain R 4 0 5 Franschhoek Herbertsdale 71 3 1 3 i Macassar R e R310 0 Tokai Bonnievale Herolds Bay l 2 M6 Somerset West 0 M12 11 d Suurbraak d M42 B Goukamma Robberg Nature Reserve Jeffreys Bay

R45 r e Rietvlei Nature Rerserve Milnerton +27 (0)21 557 5509 Strandfontein Sonderend NR e g R44 Hottentots Villiersdorp R317 e Swellendam Great Brak River Nature R310 Stellenbosch d r M7 e 69 e Knysna Plettenberg Bay Noordhoek d n 0 Holland n Reserve 4

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107 d Rocherpan Nature and Marine Reserve north of Velddrif +27 (0)22 931 2900/7 SealEiland Somerset West 24 57 Grabouw Indian Ocean M65 Bre Vermaaklikheid 38 Rondeberg Private Nature Reserve off R27 near Darling +27 (0)22 492 3099 4 ed 50 M6 4 46 Riviersonderend e Gouritsmond Gordon’s Bay N2 R Caledon +27 (0)21 706 2404 Simon’s Town Kogelberg Melkhoutfontein Nature Bot River Simon’s Town R Reins Salmons Dam Nature Reserve 10 km from Stanford +27 (0)28 314 0062 ToCaledon Reserve 43 Witsand Stilbaai Scarborough y R44 Table Mountain 44 Cape74 Overberg De Hoop Nature Reserve

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Salmonsdam NR l d r b h b o l b Walker Bay Bredasdorp o n r s i e h s Sheilam Cactus Farm Robertson +27 (0)23 626 4133 t o T n n n e g e e f Nature Reserve g s a l s g w l R43 e a Elim e t l r n 24 c e Table Mountain b u t l r d e i n n l r t d e

Silvermine Nature Reserve Tokai, Cape Town +27 (0)21 789 2457 Arniston/Waenhuiskrans d o i a p r r a Cape Town Gansbaai l

National Park e a m e e o e u e r a e l i p a l a p t R317 34 De Mond w B B C C C G K O P P S S S S U Silwerfontein Natural Heritage Site Tulbagh +27 (0)23 232 0531 Nature Reserve W Soete Inval Botanical Garden Melkhoutfontein near Stilbaai +27 (0)28 754 2362 & surrounds Struisbaai Bredasdorp 523 - 188 218 343 300 986 364 229 389 334 742 174 80 1151 208 Southern Cape Herbarium at Museum in George +27 (0)44 874 1558 L’Agulhas Agulhas National Park Cape Town 463 188 - 158 225 436 960 422 60 543 146 554 49 229 894 110 Southernmost tip of Africa Distances Steenbok Park Wolseley +27 (0)23 355 1888 Cape Point where the two oceans meet Ceres 401 218 158 - 196 423 898 360 82 488 192 624 135 175 1021 48 Swartberg Nature Reserve outside Oudtshoorn +27 (0)44 279 1739 (in km) Clanwilliam 425 343 225 196 - 630 860 599 236 644 214 317 229 306 795 216 Table Mountain National Park Cape Town +27 (0)21 780 9204 George 237 300 436 423 630 - 734 63 395 88 582 846 392 220 920 375 Tienie Versfeld Reserve off R315 near Darling +27 (0)22 492 3361 Kimberley 497 986 960 898 860 743 - 676 925 831 1048 800 937 905 392 850 CAPE TOWN 827 Tokai Forest Tokai, Cape Town +27 (0)21 712 7471 Oudtshoorn 179 364 422 360 599 63 676 - 363 151 552 788 399 236 312 ROUTES UNLIMITED Legend Paarl 438 229 60 82 236 395 925 363 - 497 164 537 18 175 954 48 Tsitsikamma National Park 68 km from Plettenberg Bay +27 (0)42 281 1607 National Roads Rivers Northern Cape Cape Winelands www.tourismcapetown.co.za Plettenberg Bay 366 389 543 488 644 88 831 151 497 - 652 961 500 313 958 440 Nature Reserve Bellville, Cape Town +27 (0)21 913 5695 Tarred Roads Parks and Nature Reserves Namaqualand Cape Overberg Saldanha Bay 556 334 146 192 214 582 1048 552 164 652 - 525 165 339 645 240 Vaalkloof Private Nature Reserve Ceres +27 (0)23 316 1690 Springbok 741 742 554 624 317 846 800 788 537 961 525 - 547 623 393 576 Villiersdorp Wild Flower Garden & NR on outskirts of Villiersdorp +27 (0)28 840 1130 NORTHERN CAPE Untarred Roads Towns Cape West Coast Cape Karoo Stellenbosch 440 174 49 135 229 392 937 399 18 500 165 547 - 161 931 87 Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve 15 km south of Robertson +27 (0)23 625 1621 TOURISM AUTHORITY Swellendam 408 80 229 175 306 220 905 236 175 313 339 623 161 - 1148 127 Provincial Boundaries Cape Town Cape Garden Route & Klein Karoo Upington 628 1151 894 1021 795 860 392 827 954 958 645 393 931 1148 - 985 Walker Bay Nature Reserve Hermanus +27 (0)28 425 5020 www.northerncape.co.za # Distance between towns Waylands Wild Flower Reserve off R307 near Darling +27 (0)22 492 3361 Worcester 353 208 110 48 216 375 850 312 48 440 240 576 87 127 985 - West Coast NP: Postberg Flower Reserve off R27 near Langebaan +27 (0)22 772 2144 off N2 in Wilderness +27 (0)44 877 1197

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