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The winter rains and prevailing winds in uence These mass owering daisies can or outdoor enthusiast. From July to September each year, September each year, its magnicent beauty transcends the West Coast Tourism where and when the best blooms occur. Normally, the rst this traditionally arid region is transformed into a oral nature offerings of other parts of Southern Africa. be confused with snow all along Tel +27 (0)22 433 8505 oral displays can be seen up north with the spread of owers extravaganza incomparable to anywhere else on the globe. the Namakwa region. www.capewestcoast.org moving south as the season continues. For tips on the most The amazing oral display of the Namakwa has earned itself Cape West Coast Tourism @CapeWestCoast spectacular ower hotspots, call the Flower Hotlines on +27 The Northern Cape prides itself on its diverse tourism a place as a global botanical wonder. As part of the (0)72 938 8186 for the West Coast and +27 (0)72 760 6019 offerings ranging from extreme culture, extreme adventure Succulent Karoo, the Namakwa is considered to be the CapeNature Arctotis fastuosa (Bittergousblom) for Namakwa. and extreme nature – and these are never more evident than richest bulb ora arid region in the world as well as the most Head Office: +27 (0)21 483 0000 during its majestic oral displays. Late winter and spring are diverse, arid environment on the planet. Bookings: +27 (0)21 483 0190 This proud ower can be found the perfect times to visit this vast province as the sunny days www.capenature.co.za Namakwa growing abundantly in the Tankwa and cool nights are the perfect backdrop for a perfect Visitors to the region can experience the greatest ower South African National Biodiversity Institute - SANBI National Park during springtime. Calvinia breakaway under the African skies. show on earth with an estimated 3000 plant species of Tel +27 (0)12 843 5000 The Calvinia Museum: +27 (0)27 341 1043 which more than 50% are indigenous to the region. The www.sanbi.org | www.plantzafrica.com Akkerendam Nature Reserve: +27 (0)27 341 8100 The province is located in the north-eastern area of South wild owers of the Namakwa are an unforgettable natural namaqualand.com Hantam Meat Festival 29-30 Aug: Africa and borders on neighbouring countries Namibia and phenomenon and best discovered on foot, which makes it Tel +27 (0)83 283 2700 +27 (0)27 341 8219 Botswana. The 360 000 square kilometres of the province is ultimately appealing to keen photographers, hikers and Colchicum sp. (Cup-and-Saucer) www.namaqualand.com divided into ve regions, namely Diamond Fields, Karoo, outdoor enthusiasts. Concordia These low-lying owers can be i Tourism Information Oces Orbicule Hill National Monument: +27 (0)27 712 8035 Green Kalahari, Kalahari and Namakwa. A visit to the Northern Cape is bound to be entrenched with rich cultural Experience the Namakwa in all its oral nery as the found north of the Cape Floral Calvinia +27 (0)27 341 8100 Garies engagements, amazing outdoor adventures and incredible landscape is covered with a amboyant spread of wild Region towards Namakwa. Cape Town +27 (0)21 487 6800 Rooiberg Conservancy: +27 (0)27 712 8035 encounters with the bounty of Mother Nature. owers. Popular ower spots include the Goegap Nature Citrusdal +27 (0)22 921 3210 Roodebergskloof Hiking Trail: +27 (0)27 652 8000 Reserve in Springbok, the Namakwa National Park near Clanwilliam +27 (0)27 482 2024 Roodebergskloof Flower Power Run, 13 Sept 2014 : The Northern Cape prides itself on its incredible archaeological Kamieskroon and the world’s bulb capital in Niewoudtville. 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Succulent Karoo Knowledge Centre: +27 (0)82 484 6993 The vast open spaces inherent to the Northern Cape denitely Langebaan +27 (0)22 772 1515 resonates with outdoor adventurers with amazing opportunities Malmesbury +27 (0)22 487 1133 Kleinzee / Koingnaas offered by the mighty Orange River for water adventures, Moorreesburg +27 (0)22 433 1072 4x4 trails, surng, birding, hiking, museum. Tripteris oppositifolia (Skaapbos) hiking, adventure motor-biking, 4x4-safaris and game viewing Nieuwoudtville +27 (0)27 218 1336 Molyneux Nature Reserve: +27 (0)27 877 0028 throughout the province and even perfect seaside holidays. This stunning ower can be found all Paternoster +27 (0)22 752 2323 Namakwa National Park over the Namakwa region, especially Pella +27 (0)54 971 0062 Namakwa Beach Camp experience (Groenrivier), Even star-gazers will nd the Northern Cape the perfect in Vanrhynsdorp. Piketberg +27 (0)22 913 2063 15 Aug – 15 Sept 2014, reservations: +27 (0)12 428 9111 destination. 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Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve: +27 (0)27 218 1010 wonderland of star-studded splendour and the quaint town Riebeek Valley +27 (0)22 448 1545 Hantam Botanical Garden: +27 (0)27 218 1200 of Canarvon is now home to the world-renowned SKA Coast West Springbok +27 (0)27 712 8034/5/6/8054 Gazania krebsiana (Gousblom) Khoisan Rock Paintings in Papkuilsfontein: telescope, which promises to uncover ancient galaxies. St Helena Bay +27 (0)22 736 2374

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Nieuwoudtville Falls: +27 (0)27 218 1336 the pride of the ower route . Sutherland +27 (0)23 5711 265 to explore the hidden gems of the province through & Namakwa Okiep self-drive excursions. Our incredible province promises Vanrhynsdorp +27 (0)27 201 3371 Cornish Pump House: +27 (0)27 744 1000 visitors unforgettable memories, but above all the Velddrif +27 (0)22 783 1821 Vredendal +27 (0)27 201 3376 Richtersveld traditional warm hospitality of our people will make visitors Flower images and information provided by the South African National Biodiversity Institute’s plant information website www.plantzafrica.com Williston +27 (0)53 391 3003 |Ai-|Ais Transfrontier Park: +27 (0)27 831 1506 feel like family and entice you back again and again. +27 (0)27 492 3410 Springbok Yzerfontein +27 (0)22 451 2985 Namakwa National Park: +27 (0)27 672 1948 Goegap Nature Reserve: +27 (0)27 718 9906 The Namakwa Museum: +27 (0)27 718 8134 Daisy Marathon: +27 (0)27 718 1060 Toneel Festival: +27 (0)27 712 3335 FLOWER SPECIES Steinkopf NATURE RESERVES, Kookfontein Hiking Trails: +27 (0)27 721 8841 OF THE WEST COAST NATIONAL PARKS & Williston Winter Festival: +27 (0)72 018 7288 BOTANICAL GARDENS FLOWER FUN West Coast WEST COAST CAPE TOWN Cederberg & Matzikama mountain ranges Rock art paintings (Algeria, Citrusdal, Clanwilliam Northern Cape Province and Van Rhynsdorp): +27 (0)22 433 8505 Akkerendam Nature Reserve +27 (0)27 341 8100 Augrabies National Park +27 (0)54 452 9200 Polygala virgata (Bloukappie) West Coast Citrusdal Between July and October each year, the sun-baked The Mother City lies in the heart of the Cape Floral Doringkloof Nature Reserve +27 (0)51 753 3006 Cederberg San Rock paintings, 4x4, hiking/ plains and sandstone mountains of the West Coast Kingdom – the smallest and richest of the earth’s six This charming shrub’s peak owering Goegap Nature Reserve +27 (0)27 718 9906 Natural Hot Spring - The Baths: +27 (0)22 921 3210 metamorphose into a kaleidoscope of brilliant colour as oristic kingdoms. It’s the only city in the world with a time is from September to February. Flower Shows Hantam National Botanical Garden +27 (0)27 218 1200 Clanwilliam the veld gives rise to the world renowned wild owers. 1000 metre high mountain on its doorstep. With a Hester Malan Wild Flower Garden +27 (0)27 718 9906 Ramskop Nature Reserve and Biedouw Valley Biodiversity Garden on the Green Point Common, plus |Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park +27 (0)27 831 1506 The roadsides and wetlands are lled with the last Clanwilliam Wild Flower Show • 27 Aug – 5 Sept 2015 San Rock paintings: +27 (0)27 482 2024 the world-renowned Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park +27 (0)54 561 2000 patches of Arum Lillies and white Rain Daisies herald the Rooibos tea the foot of Table Mountain, and easily accessible +27 (0) 27 482 2024 Mokala National Park +27 (0)53 204 0158 arrival of spring, jostling with tiny yellow Button Daisies, Heliophila coronopifolia (Wild Flax) Darling mountain walking trails, a visit to the Cape Peninsula has Nababeep Nature Reserve +27 (0)27 718 8800 Blue Flax and pink Nemesias. Look out for the daintier, www.clanwilliam owerfestival.co.za Evita-se-Perron: +27 (0)22 492 3361 something for everyone’s level of tness. This delightful ower dances in the Namakwa National Park +27 (0)27 672 1948 sometimes hidden Winecups, Sparaxis, Lechenalia and !Khwa ttu San Cultural and Educational Centre: breeze all across the West Coast Babiana owers. Good rains will ensure that the carpets Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve +27 (0)27 218 1010 +27 (0)22 492 2998 region. Hope eld Show • 27 – 30 Aug 2015 of owers last well into October and multi-coloured Rolfontein Nature Reserve +27 (0)53 664 0171 Lamberts Bay Vygies, Watsonias and elds of orange and yellow +27 (0) 22 783 0856 Tankwa Karoo National Park +27 (0)27 341 1927 Bird Island: +27 (0)21 483 0190 Witsand Nature Reserve +27 (0)83 234 7573 ‘Stinkkruid” will await you too. +27 (0) 22 723 1720 Langebaan Western Cape Province To fully take advantage of the region’s spring, wild Geissorhiza radians (Kelkiewyn) West Coast National Park: +27 (0)22 772 2144 Buffelsfontein Game & Nature Reserve +27 (0)22 451 2824 ower experience, combine a visit to one of the wild This rare gem - resembling a glass of Darling Wild Flower Show • 18 – 20 Sept 2015 Cape Columbine Nature Reserve +27 (0)22 752 2718 Moorreesburg ower reserves on the West Coast with the annual Wild wine - can be found around Darling in Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve +27 (0)21 780 9100 Wheat Industry Museum: +27 (0)22 433 1093 Flower shows held in Clanwilliam, Darling and Hopeeld +27 (0) 22 492 3361 spring. Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve +27 (0)83 708 4007 Rocherpan Verlorenvlei RAMSAR site where more than 300 wild ower species and –plants [email protected] Cederberg Wilderness Area (Algeria) +27 (0)27 482 2403 Estuarine system and wetlands. are displayed. www.darlingwild owers.co.za Contreberg Wild Flower Reserve +27 (0)22 492 3361 Unspoilt beaches with open air seafood Biedouw Valley and Ramskop Nature Reserve near Darling Renosterveld Reserve +27 (0)22 492 3361 restaurants Clanwilliam, Tienie Versfeld and Groenekloof Reserve Spiloxene capensis (Poublom) Fernkloof Reserve +27 (0)28 313 8100 Yzerfontein, Langebaan and Lambertsbaai Hopefield Fynbos Park +27 (0)22 723 1720 near Darling, “Groot Winterhoek” Reserve near These star-like owers can be spotted Van Rhynsdorp Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens +27 (0)21 799 8899 Porterville, Postberg in the West Coast National Park from Clanwilliam to the Cape Namakwa The Succulent Nursery: +27 (0)22 219 1062 and the three oral kingdoms (Fynbos, Succulents and Knersvlakte Park +27 (0)27 219 1480 Peninsula. 4x4 Routes Nama- Karoo vegetation) in the Namaqua West Coast Koeberg Nature Reserve +27 (0)21 553 2466 Tourist Road Stalls Rooibos tea region, is a must to visit. Kokerboom Succulent Nursery +27 (0)27 219 1062 Velddrif Op-den-Berg Reserves +27 (0)27 219 1480 Bokkomlaan & Birding: +27 (0)22 783 1821 Kokerboom Nursery and Road Stall Oudepost Wild Flower Reserve +27 (0)22 492 3361 SA Fisheries Museum: +27 (0)22 783 2531 Limonium peregrinum (Strandroos) Ramskop Nature Garden +27 (0)27 482 8018 +27 (0) 83 644 6430 Rietvlei Nature Reserve +27 (0)21 557 5509 Vredenburg This showy sea lavender blooms in West Coast Fossil Park: +27 (0)22 766 1606 Riverlands Nature Reserve +27 (0)22 487 7360 Cape Town has numerous walking clubs, conservation summer along the West Coast. Rocherpan Nature Reserve +27 (0)21 483 0190 groups and societies that welcome visitors who have a Garies Roadstall Wild Flower Shows Rondeberg Private Nature Reserve +27 (0)22 492 3435 shared interest in combining outdoor walks with the Vanrhynsdorp Succulent Show, +27 (0)27 652 1220 SAS Saldanha Nature Reserve +27 (0)82 320 0549 Hopeeld Fynbos Show, Clanwilliam Wild Flower Show, enjoyment of viewing owers growing in their natural Schaapeiland Nature Reserve +27 (0)22 451 2366 Darling Wild Flower Show: +27 (0)22 433 8505 habitat. Each season brings its own surprises, with Ornithogalum thyrsoides (Chincher- Silvermine Nature Reserve +27 (0)21 789 2457 spring owers extending well into November. Matjiesfontein Roadstall Wine- and Olive Routes inchee) Table Mountain National Park +27 (0)21 701 8692 West Coast Wine Route, Swartland Wine & In summer, you will nd Red Disas and indigenous This white showstopper can be found +27 (0)83 643 3188 Tienie Versveld Reserve +27 (0)22 492 3361 Olive Route and Darling Wine Experience: orchids on the mountain peaks, with rare Ericas and Tokai Forest +27 (0)21 172 7471 +27 (0)22 433 8505 in sandy ats and marshes along the Buchus covering the mountain slopes or clinging to West Coast. Tygerberg Private Nature Reserve +27 (0)21 913 5695 waterfall gulleys. The best time for a wild ower walk is Walker Bay Nature Reserve +27 (0)28 314 0062 Waylands Wild Flower Reserve +27 (0)22 492 3361 the rst sunny day after a rainy spell. Flower images and information provided by the South African National Biodiversity Institute’s plant information website www.plantzafrica.com West Coast NP/Postberg Flower Reserve +27 (0)22 772 2144