We depart early from Cape Town and head for the West Coast National Park, where large areas of flowers can be seen in the Seeberg/Mooimaak and Postberg areas. From there we make our way to the little fishing village of Paternoster and the Columbine National Park via the Geelbek bird lookout and Langebaan
Day 2
Overnight: Clanwilliam
Day two takes us via Velddrif, Piketburg, Elands Bay & Lamberts Bay . From there we head on to the Ramskop Nature Reserve , situated overlooking the Clanwilliam Dam, with beautifully laid out walking paths offering spectacular views towards the Cedarberg mountains. Clanwilliam is best known for its Rooibos tea, being the only place in the world where this is grown, and a visit to this area would not be complete without a tea tasting at the Rooibos Tea House
Day 3
Overnight Clanwilliam
Today we will travel via Klawer, Vanrhynsdorp and Vanrhyns Pas with beautiful views over the Knersvalkte , a rich flowering succulent area, to the Nieuwoudtville area, popularly known as the bulb capital of the world due to its abundant display of indigenous flowering bulbs in Spring and Winter. We visit the 115ha Nieuwoudtville Wild Flower Reserve with over 300 species of indigenous flora, and the Hantam National Botanical Gardens, a feast of flowers and a wonderful place to explore the bulbs on the Bokkeveld Plateau, where an amazing 1350 plant species have been recorded to date. Declared a botanical treasure of international importance, the Hantam Botanical Gardens is SA’s ninth national botanical garden, and has superb trails for visitors to experience and appreciate the flowers on foot. Also on the agenda is the Matjiesfontein farm , reported to be the single farm with the largest diversity of wildflowers anywhere in the world. We make our way back to Clanwilliam for a second night via Doringbos and the Pakhuis Pass
Day 4
Our homeward bound journey back to Cape Town takes us via Citrusdal, Piketberg and on to Darling , where we will be spoilt for choice with Duckitt Nurseries at Oudepost Farm, one of the largest orchid nurseries in the southern hemisphere, the Tienie Versfeld Wildflower Reserve, an absolute gem with generous displays of springtime flowers sprouting from a vast array of veld types, the Renosterveld , Waylands Farm, 6km from Darling , home to some 300 species , and part of the critically endangered Lowland Fynbos Biome. And if the flowers themselves are not enough, the quaint town of Darling is an attraction worth visiting on its own , All in all this final leg of our journey promises to be full, fun & colourful day
