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WEST COAST & NAMAQUALAND
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Springbok - Namaqualand Namaqualand is world famous
for its floral explosion in spring. Millions of flowers cover the
semi-desert. Some major tourist attraction in the region are the Richtersveld National Park,
a visit to a diamond mine, a 4x4 shipwreck tour with an experienced guide or
mountain biking. |
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Clanwilliam Small cosy town northwest of the
Cederberg Conservation area. Major tourist attractions are the Bushman rock
art and the strange rock formations of the Maltezer Cross and the Wolfsboog.
Clanwilliam is famous for its floral beauty (August and September) and the
Rooibosch thee farms, a herbal thee which is gaining major polularity
overseas. |
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West-Kust (Atlantic Coast) The West Coast has many
things to offer, unspoiled beaches and picturesque fisherman villages. The
West Coast National Park is famous for its prestine coastline with ancient
dunes and a large lagoon. The park is a major tourist destination during
springtime when millions of flowers show up in August and September.
Interesting villages are Yzerfontein, Langebaan, Saldanha and Paternoster. |
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Okiep A move is afoot to
resurrect the old railway line between Okiep and Port Nolloth (91.5 miles)
which was erected in 1866 and completed in 1873. From 1866 to 1890 the only
form of pulling power on the railway line were mules and the Namaqualand
Mule Train was world famous in its time. In the 1890's steam was introduced
(Clara, the steam engine and some carriages are on static display at the
mine museum at Nababeep) and the whole railway line was dismantled in the
late 1940's and early 1950's by the Americans. |
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