West Coast National Park
South Africa, Western Cape Province, Cape Town
Description:
West Coast National Park is located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, near Cape Town. The park stretches along the Atlantic coast, where its shores are washed by the azure waters of the beautiful Langebaan lagoon.
The park was founded in 1986 to preserve the flora and fauna of African wildlife. The park is known all over the world for large nesting grounds of birds, some of which fly here for wintering from the Northern Hemisphere of the Earth. Especially a lot of birds gather in Postberg. Here you can see flamingos, African penguins, gulls, ostriches, many waterfowl.
In spring, the park is covered with amazing beauty carpet, woven from wild flowers.
For tourists, a variety of entertainment programs are offered: observing the behavior of birds, walking through the most beautiful places of the park, a bicycle tour along mountain trails. On the ocean there are many beautiful places for picnics, where at the same time you can do water sports and fishing. In the area of Tsaarsbak Park in the African spring, there is a unique opportunity to observe a picture of the mating games of whales that swim close to the coastal areas.