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Orange and pink spring flowers carpeting the Postberg section of the West Coast National Park

Beyond Cape Town · by car, north

Paternoster & the West Coast: a day from Cape Town

Whitewashed cottages at Paternoster, the Langebaan lagoon and the spring flowers of the West Coast National Park.

The back story

  1. The back story

    Paternoster and the West Coast

    Paternoster·In depth

    Whitewashed fishermen’s cottages, the Langebaan lagoon and, in spring, fields of wild flowers in the West Coast National Park.

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What to see

  1. SANParks

    West Coast National Park

    Langebaan·National park

    The national park around the Langebaan lagoon, with the Postberg flower section in spring.

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  2. Whitewashed cottages

    Paternoster

    Paternoster·Fishing village

    A fishing village of whitewashed cottages on the West Coast.

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