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District municipality in Western Cape, South Africa
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The West Coast Region, located along the South-West Coast of South Africa, skirts the Atlantic Ocean from Bloubergstrand in the Cape Metropolitan Area in the south, to the provincial border in Namaqualand in the north, all within the Western Cape. It is a remote strip of land and famous for its spectacular fields of flowers in the Spring, west coast hospitality, wild and desolate coastline, freezing cold water, peace and tranquility.
The inland southern region of the West Coast.
There are two main routes north from Cape Town to the West Coast area:
Read in the guideYou can explore the beauty of the West Coast by hiring a car from one of the many car rental companies operating nationally in South Africa.
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an island and nature reserve in front of Yzerfontein, home to tens of thousands of African Penguins
West Coast National Park is a national park on the west coast of South Africa's Western Cape province. It's certainly not one of the most famous, but its special charm has been increasingly well-known and visitor numbers are increasing even outside of the flower season.
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