The West Coast

The exciting and beautiful western coastal area of South Africa stretches from Dwarskersbos in the north to Darling. It is a rich fruit and wheat-farming area as well as being famous for its fish, crayfish and seasonal array of magnificent wild flowers. The towns of the West Coast are full of Cape history, with many historical farms, museums and urban legends. There are also many artists living in the area. Darling, the 'flower town' is also home to Piter Dirk Uys, of 'Evita Beauidenhout' fame, who has his own station theatre.

Take time to meander through this area which is a mix of quaint

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Aurora Darling Hopefield Langebaan Paternoster & Jacobsbaai Port Owen & Dwarskersbos Saldanha St Helena Bay & Britannia Bay Velddrif & Laaiplek Vredenburg Yzerfontein There are several reserves and national parks in this area, a beautiful lagoon and the Berg river where a great many different varieties of water birds can be seen in the reeds. The area is especially famous for its pelicans. The annual three-day Berg River Canoe Marathon, starting in Paarl, ends at Port Owen.

This whole area is renowned for its seafood, with open air restaurants even set up on some of the beaches, serving fresh fish, mussels and crayfish in season.

The hospitality of the area is well known and there are many establishments offering attractive and well-maintained accomodation. During the spring flower season the area is particularly busy, when people come from all over the globe to view the wild flowers en masse and to enjoy the lively and warm hospitality of the West Coast area.