Twelve kilometres north of Malmesbury, Mother City SkyDiving provides a pick-up and drop-off service with its transportation partner from Cape Town CBD, the V&A Waterfront, Stellenbosch and Paarl. Not for the faint-hearted, the new skydiving drop zone launched on the West Coast, offers one of the most scenic views while falling hundreds of feet from the sky. Not only does this tour give an authentic insight into the West Coast, but it takes guests as far as crossing the Namibian border and on to the Fish River Canyon, before heading back via the Cedeberg Wilderness area, ending in Cape Town.įor more information, contact Mother City SkyDiving The trip then goes on into the heart of the Namaqualand to Springbok, the ‘flower capital’. The ‘Go West My Friend’ self-drive package from Thompsons Africa starts in Cape Town, with a drive through Bloubergstrand and along the coastal route to Paternoster, one of South Africa’s oldest fishing towns, famous for its crayfish. Discover the West Coast with Thompsons Africa.The San-guided experience provides a unique opportunity to listen to accurate accounts of the past and present lives of the San. The guides will teach visitors words in their languages and enlighten them about recent achievements in obtaining their rights to land and intellectual property. Thompsons Africa offers a tour that goes all the way up the West Coast to the Fish River Canyon in Namibia.ĭescendants of the first indigenous people of southern Africa, the San, will take visitors on a journey into their history, traditional knowledge, skills, languages and customs and share their ancient knowledge about oral history, tracking animals and identifying plants at the !Khwa ttu San Education and Culture Centre located on a farm near Yzerfontein. The M圜iti bus runs a service all along the West Coast, connecting Atlantis to the city of Cape Town. An excellent choice for families, the area offers endless beach walks and lots of easy-going amusements at great value,” says Cape Town Tourism Executive Marketing Manager, Velma Corcoran. “The West Coast is full of adventure, while remaining convenient and accessible. Restaurants in the area are generally casual and family-orientated, offering a variety of steak, pizza and fresh seafood establishments that have views of the ocean and, during whale calving season, the West Coast is host to plenty of mother and baby whales, offering great opportunities for whale-spotting. From here, visitors are treated to postcard views of Table Mountain and Robben Island.Īccording to Cape Town Tourism, the region’s large dunes, windy seas and vast open areas of fynbos make it renowned for adventure activities such as kite boarding, surfing, skydiving, hiking and sandboarding. Half an hour’s drive from Cape Town CBD, starting at Blaauwbergstrand, is where the West Coast of Cape Town begins.
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