As if by a magical spell, the West Coast comes alive with a thick covering of psychedelic colours between July and October each year. Folks from all walks of life make their pilgrimage from Cape Town, other parts of the country and even from abroad, to witness all the amazing floral designs on nature’s palette. Whether you like to skip through the daisies, make floral necklaces out of them, roll in them or you just like to stare at them and take snapshots with disposable cameras, you’ll be loving these flowers every which way that you can.
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Remember to call the FLOWER HOTLINE when in need........
FLOWER HOTLINE
Call the Flowerline for up-to-date information all year round on 083 910 1028.
Everybody loves a great music festival and Rocking the Daisies is an awesome music fest that brings music together with nature, with comforts such as gourmet food to keep your energy up for dancing. Facilities include a camping village, Hemporium food village, craft market, bars, wine-tasting, tented hotel, day care, showers, toilets, dam, medical and security staff and shaded areas. Bands include the top bands in SA from a stage set up in the middle of a daisy field, out in the fresh air, with acres of room for dancing.
www.rockingthedaisies.com
Nothing can beat the experience of taking a horseback ride through nature to witness the wicked flower display. Windstone in Langebaan, offer trail rides as well as children’s riding camps and team building. Windstone's scenic, rugged beauty is spread over six hectares of vastly different vegetation, from leafy avenues to sweeping views across the open veld.
www.windstone.co.za
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Check out the goings on at the 90th Darling Wildflower Show 14-16 Sept Opens: Friday 14 September at 09:00
Dates: 14,15 and 16 September 2007
Venue: The Sports Club in Darling
Entry: R20 per person
A hall will be landscaped with Darling wildflowers, from the most fragile and rare to the ones easily found. Stalls with all sorts of interesting goodies await, while an exhibition tent will showcase all gardening, conservation and landscaping related goods. There will also be a lecture hall with wine tastings, talks and displays of art. Entry fee includes entry to the landscaped hall and the lecture hall.
For more information: darlingwfs@westc.co.za
Make sure you get yourselves over to Postberg Nature Reserve, which only opens in August and September, for flower covered landscapes that resemble a celestial vision. The largest concentration of mammals is in the Postberg Reserve, but this part of the park is only open during flower season. However Eland, red hartebeest, Cape grysbok, caracal and rock hyrax can be found throughout the park.
www.nature-reserve.co.za/west-coast-national-park_map.html
Hopefield Fynbosskou – from the 28th to the 31st August, 2008.
Species from the Renosterveld, Sandveld, Rietveld and Wetland areas of the Hopefield District are displayed in their natural habitat. A specimen table is also available. A fynbos park, opposite the sports grounds, is in the process of being developed and provides a natural veldflower garden where the nature lover can wonder around at leisure. With lunches, a beer garden, a cafe, stalls and farmyard amongst other attractions for the whole family to enjoy.
Place: Hopefield (only 125km’s from Cape Town)
Date: Thursday 28th August to Sunday 31st August, 2008.
Time: 09:00 – 17:00
Admission: Adults R15, Seniors R12 and children, R5.
Contact: Hopefield Tourism Tel: 022 7231720
Fiona Kotze Tel & Fax: 022 783 0856
Brian Hodgson – Qualified Satour and Field Guide
Qualified Satour and Field Guide based in Langebaan, ooffering tailor made tours specializing in birds, animals, flowers, scenic routes, boat trips, wine farms and the Fossil Park. Tours can be designed to suit you! Full and half day tours are optional, with airport transfers and local transfers. Tours in the Western Cape include the destinations of West Coast National park, Saldanha Bay, Paternoster, Velddrift, St. Helena Bay, Darling, Cape Town and everywhere in between.
Tel: 0027 022 772 2093
Cell: 083 246 2345
Email: sandbar@intekom.co.za
Remember to take the scenic route to The Farmhouse Hotel!
5 Egret str Langebaan, Cape Town, South Africa Tel : +27 22 772 2062 Email : res@thefarmhousehotel.com Copyright © 2008 |
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