Amongst the most popular travel destinations in South Africa is the Western Cape region with Cape Town as its centre. Although it’s a small area relative to other popular cosmopolitan cities, it attracts millions of visitors from all over the world every year. Cape Town is considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world as it is surrounded by glorious landscapes with unique vegetation, beautiful mountains and stunning wide beaches, especially on the Cape Peninsula, at False Bay and on the West Coast.
Popular destinations in this area include the Cape Winelands with Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek. Besides exquisite wines and sumptuous cuisine, one finds a rural paradise and enchanting mountain landscapes. Tourism discovered the Breede River Valley much later. Wine is also grown here and the landscapes are wide and green.
The Overberg is famous for its coast where the whales are keenly watched during the season. The water is warmer here at the Indian Ocean and very good for swimming. Entirely different are the Cederberg Mountains. Here the summers are dry and hot. In the valleys, surrounded by rugged rock massifs, Rooibos tea and citrus fruit is being cultivated with the water from the Olifants River.
If you love wide, open landsapes and clear skies, the Karoo semi-desert that stretches over hundreds of kilometres to the north and east is the perfect choice. Friendly people await the visitor here and pretty country towns and grandiose nature offer relaxation.
The Western Cape Province reaches out to Plettenberg Bay in the east, and consists of the famous and diverse Garden Route.
Cape Overberg
East of the city of Cape Town, lying at the southernmost tip of Africa where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet, lies a beautiful fertile region surrounded by mountains and sea called the Overberg. This is a truly beautiful area with a rich diversity of bird life, plant species and wild animals, majestic mountains, pristine beaches and rocky shores.
The contoured wheat barley fields have become man-made habitats for the blue crane, South Africa’s national bird.
The Overberg region offers some of the best whale watching in the world, whether from land, boat or air. Southern right, humpback and Bryde’s whales are best viewed in the winter and spring months (between June and November).
Visitors can explore the pristine coastline and the different meandering inland routes whilst enjoying the colourful, unique fynbos and abundance of flora and fauna. The area boasts a number of excellent seafood and traditional fare restaurants, which accompanied with a glass of wine produced in Africa’s southern-most vineyards, is a treat for local and visitors alike.
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