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Western Cape Travel Information
Tourism capital of South Africa, the Western Cape is situated on the south-western tip of Africa. This is where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet at Cape Point, world-famous Table Mountain resides, and the vast winelands, exquisite scenery, fynbos (shrubby vegetation in which Protea flowers grow), world-class restaurants and a cosmopolitan atmosphere can be found. Small wonder Western Cape tours are the most popular in the country.
There are eight regions in this province
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Cape
Town City
Situated at the foot of Table Mountain is the ‘City Bowl’and
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Overberg
The region is home to the southern right whale, exquisite
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West
Coast
The West coast is packed with a concentration of more
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Garden
Route
This region stretches from Mossel Bay along the East Coast
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Breede
River
This is the largest fruit and wine producing valley in
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Little
Karoo
This is a region of magnificent contrasts – spectacular....
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Winelands
Just under an hour’s drive from Cape Town is the heart
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Karoo
This is one of the world’s most unique ancient, fossil
rich lands and.... more
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Western Cape Climate
Typically Mediterranean with hot and dry summers from late October
to March, with mild winters and seasonal rain from June to August
and a pleasant spring and autumn. December and January are the
busiest months in Cape Town with February notorious for being
the hottest month of the year.
Some Western Cape History
Inhabited approximately 350 years ago by the Khoi, San and other
African -speaking groups about 350 years ago. In 1488 Bartholomew
Diaz rounded the Cape of Good Hope in search of a halfway stop
for trade routes to the East and named it the ‘Cape of storms’.
In 1503 Jan van Riebeeck established a settlement for the Dutch
East India Company (VOC) in order to re-supply their ships en
route to East Asia and by 1652 it had developed into a town.
Today Table Mountain and Cape Town remain two of the world's
most famous landmarks.
Find out more Western Cape travel information by simply clicking through to each of the provinces, or simply contact us and we will gladly assist you in this regard or in making a booking on one of our Western Cape tours
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