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kids play in the playground, and then fill
up your picnic basket with locally made
eats and treats that will see you well fed
for the rest of your day.
From here you can head towards the
Koeberg Private Nature Reserve with
its 153 bird species and variety of mammals. Or try the Witzand Aquifer Nature
Reserve with its white sand dunes, which
are fantastic for 4X4 enthusiasts and sand
boarders.
Moving on, be sure to stop in the small
town of Mamre to visit the Mission Station, one of the oldest and most picturesque churches in South Africa. Surprisingly, given its religious past, wine has
long been a part of Mamre’s history and
you can find the region’s popular wines
at the Darling Wine Cellar on Mamreweg.
And while on the topic of wine, make
sure that your road trip includes a stop at
Groote Post Winery, which has recently
won a Klink Wild Card Award for their interesting and alternative farm drive experience. This family friendly wine farm also
hosts an amazing country market on the
last Sunday of every month. Here you can
expect to find everything from oysters
and wild mushrooms to locally brewed
beer from the Darling Brewery.
Your West Coast road trip should also
include a visit to the towns of Darling
(home of well-known political satirist Pieter-Dirk Uys and his theatre, Evita se Perron); Yzerfontein; Langebaan (an internationally acclaimed Ramsar site); Saldanha,
which is a hot spot for water sport lovers;
Jacobsbaai (known as the “Namaqualand
by the sea”); Paternoster and the Cape
Columbine Reserve; Shelley Point with its
golf course and wellness centre; St Helena Bay with its unspoilt coastline and
magnificent views; and historic Hopefield
with its birdlife and hiking trails.
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