The West Coast Region, located along the South-West Coast of South Africa, skirts the Atlantic ocean from Bloubergstrand in the Cape Metropolitan Area in the south, to the provincial border in Namaqualand in the north, all within the Western Cape. It is a remote strip of land and famous for its spectacular fields of flowers in the Spring, west coast hospitality, wild and desolate coastline, freezing cold water, peace and tranquility.
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Map of West Coast (South Africa)
| Swartland The inland southern region of the West Coast. |
Towns
- 1 Bitterfontein — a quiet village on the road to Namibia
- 2 Britannia Bay
- 3 Doringbaai
- 4 Eland's Bay
- 5 Klawer
- 6 Lamberts Bay
- 7 Langebaan — a fishing, holiday and retirement village on the beautiful Langebaan Lagoon
- 8 Paternoster — a small, traditional fishing village turned holiday destination
- 9 Saldanha Bay
- 10 Strandfontein
- 11 Vanrhynsdorp
- 12 Vredenburg
- 13 Vredendal
- 14 Wupperthal — a pretty village near the stunning Cederberg mountain range and the Cederberg Wilderness Nature Reserve
- 15 Yzerfontein — a fishing village known for its west coast hospitality, long beach, spring flowers and beautiful views
Other destinations
- 1 Dassen Island — an island and nature reserve in front of Yzerfontein, home to tens of thousands of African Penguins
Understand
Get in
By car
There are two main routes north from Cape Town to the West Coast area:
- The R27 along the coast (the West Coast Road) via Langebaan, Vredenburg and Eland's Bay.
- The N7 national road, which is inland via Malmesbury and Clanwilliam.
Get around
You can explore the beauty of the West Coast by hiring a car from one of the many car rental companies operating nationally in South Africa.
See
- The flowering of the wild flowers in Spring. The landscape will be covered with beautiful flowers wherever you look.