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© 2007 - Cape Backpackers, South Africa
Backpacker Designs, South Africa
west coast - south africa
west coast towns
west coast attractions
• The West Coast National Park
• The West Coast Fossil park - Vredenburg
• Cedarberg Caves - Cedarberg
• Whale Watching - St Helena Bay
• The West Coast Fossil park - Vredenburg
• Cedarberg Caves - Cedarberg
• Whale Watching - St Helena Bay
Paternoster:
meaning "Our Father" derives its name from the prayers of ship-wrecked Portuguese sailors. Paternoster is a small, quaint and picturesque fishing village. Famous for its abundance of crayfish.and traditional fisherman’s architecture, endless pristine sandy white beaches and whale and dolphin watching (ten months of the year) After the first spring rains fall the landscape is transformed by the millions of indigenous flowers which open and densely carpet the earth in bright bursts of colour (usually between late July and September).
meaning "Our Father" derives its name from the prayers of ship-wrecked Portuguese sailors. Paternoster is a small, quaint and picturesque fishing village. Famous for its abundance of crayfish.and traditional fisherman’s architecture, endless pristine sandy white beaches and whale and dolphin watching (ten months of the year) After the first spring rains fall the landscape is transformed by the millions of indigenous flowers which open and densely carpet the earth in bright bursts of colour (usually between late July and September).
Saldanha Bay:
The picturesque harbour town of Saldanha is essentially motivated by export and the fishing industry, and crayfish, fish, mussels, oysters and seaweed drive the economy. The fleet of fishing vessels that add a particular character to the bay. This largely unspoilt part of the world is also home to seagulls, cormorants, Cape gannets, duikers and terns.
The picturesque harbour town of Saldanha is essentially motivated by export and the fishing industry, and crayfish, fish, mussels, oysters and seaweed drive the economy. The fleet of fishing vessels that add a particular character to the bay. This largely unspoilt part of the world is also home to seagulls, cormorants, Cape gannets, duikers and terns.
A region of contrast and beauty and at times desolate, coastal region with its magnificent lagoon and numerous small fishing villages, grain and wine farms of the Swartland and Sandveld; the citrus, Rooibos and wines of the Olifantsrivier Valley; the spectacular magnificence of the scenic Cederberg and Groot Winterhoek Mountains. Migrating whales visit the coastal waters from July to December and heavyside dolphins are often sighted.
The region is also a bird watcher´s paradise as bird life abounds and travelling waders, seabirds and birds of prey are just part of the variety offered by this beautiful region of the Cape.
The region is also a bird watcher´s paradise as bird life abounds and travelling waders, seabirds and birds of prey are just part of the variety offered by this beautiful region of the Cape.
WEST COAST BACKPACKERS
• Gekko Backpackers - Citrusdal
• The Beach Camp - Paternoster
• Saldanha Backpackers - Saldanha
• Cedarberg Oasis - Cederberg
• Gecko Creek Wilderness Lodge - Cederberg
• Enjoylife Nature Farm - Biedouw Valley
• Gekko Backpackers - Citrusdal
• The Beach Camp - Paternoster
• Saldanha Backpackers - Saldanha
• Cedarberg Oasis - Cederberg
• Gecko Creek Wilderness Lodge - Cederberg
• Enjoylife Nature Farm - Biedouw Valley
SOUTH AFRICA BACKPACKERS SEARCH
• Boardsailing - Langerbaan Lagoon
• The Darling Wine Route - Darling
• Fishing or Deep sea diving - Saladanha
• The Matzikama EcoPark Hikes- Vredendal
• Lambertsbay Crayfish - Lambert's Bay
• Aqua-Adventure - Yzerfontein
• The Darling Wine Route - Darling
• Fishing or Deep sea diving - Saladanha
• The Matzikama EcoPark Hikes- Vredendal
• Lambertsbay Crayfish - Lambert's Bay
• Aqua-Adventure - Yzerfontein
Bokkems
cape west coastal delicacy
Salt and Sun dried fish similar to biltong. They are slow dried in the dry sea air of the region. Bokems are a delicacy (not to everyones taste) and a rich inheritance from pioneering Seafaring South African forefathers who sun dried the small fish to preserve them for the months when their catches were bad and they could be devoured during the months they were at sea. Smoking fish was another traditional method of preserving fish for "winter" or bad weather seasons.
