WestCoastSafari.kml normal #Safari_norm_copy0 highlight #Safari_over_copy0 West Coast Safari 0 Absorb the attractions of the West Coast National Park at a gentle pace; laid-back safari-goers relish the many self-drive options this coastal treasure trove at the southern edge of Namakwaland presents. Langebaan tidal lagoon´s a major highlight: biologically it´s the ´richest stretch of water in South Africa´, visited annually by 60 000 birds, with around 200 species to delight bird-lovers at any time. Huge temporary populations include 50 000 curlew sandpipers and flamingos; take a boat trip to see colonies of cormorants and gannets and, in season, whales offshore along with migratory arctic seabirds.

Cape gannets

Pelicans and cormorants

Go on a hiking trail - the reserve´s filled with springbuck, eland, kudu and endemic bontebok; and stop off at the Geelbek Education Centre or the West Coast Fossil Park, to see intriguing remains of extinct bears, sabre-tooth cats and prehistoric sharks. Springtime produces a safari of a different kind - flowers; lose yourself for hours, days even, in the Postberg Nature Reserve, camera in hand, as you wonder in amazement at multi-coloured wild flower displays as far as the eye can see.

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