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ECO ATTRACTIONS - Overberg
Province: Western Cape
Region: Overberg
Background
Overberg simply means "over the mountain", that is, eastwards, away from Cape Town, beyond the ranges of the Hottentots Holland. And while wheat fields growing golden in the sun might appear to dominate here, this is something of an optical illusion, for the Overberg is really a floral kingdom of some diversity. Here you will find areas of fynbos richer than anywhere else in the Cape. So indulge your senses and then head for the sea. Here, after an absence of many years (when they were hunted almost to extinction), are the southern right whales. They come puffing into the bays of the Overberg like clock- work every year from June to November, and draw visitors by the thousands
Overberg
22 Plein Street, Caledon 7230
Tel: 27 28 214 1466
Fax: 27 28 212 1389 info@capeoverberg.org
Hangklip/Kleinmond (includes Rooiels, Pringle Bay and Betty's Bay)
Set in South Africa's first proclaimed bio- sphere and the heart of the Cape Floral Kingdom, with mountains, beaches and rocky shores.
Attractions:
Whale watching, Harold Porter National Botanical Garden, Stony Point African penguin colony, the Kogelberg Nature Reserve, sand boarding, white water
rafting, wild horses and hiking trails
Hangklip/Kleinmond Tourism Bureau
Main Street, Kleinmond, 7195
Tel: 27 28 271 5657
Fax: 27 28 271 4742
E-mail: outenr@mweb.co.za
There is no pre-trail accommodation in the reserve, but no shortage in George.
Cellphone reception is line-of-sight only.
Getting there
The office is four kilometres outside George on the R29. From the top of York Street (George's main street), head out on the R29 to the signposted turn-off to the right.
Enquiries and bookings .
Tel: 27 44 870 8323/5
Fax: 27 44 870 7138
Hermanus
Here you will find the best land-based whale watching in the world as well as scuba diving, coral reefs, beaches, coastal fishing, bird-watching, cliff path walks, fynbos nature reserves and boating, yachting, canoeing and kayaking.
Hermanus Tourism Bureau
Old Station Building, c/ o Mitchell and Lord Robert Street, Hermanus, 7200
Tel: 27 28 312 2629
fax: 27 28 313 0305 infoburo@hermanus.co.za
Stanford
A village with a rich history, outstanding river scenery and fynbos. A bird-watching mecca with more than 220 species recorded. The start of the fynbos Ecotourism Route, which includes the Agulhas Plain, Gansbaai, Pearly Beach and Elim.
Attractions: River leisure, walks and hikes, 4x4 routes and boat trips.
Stanford Tourism Bureau
17 Queen VictOria Street, Stanford, 7210
Tel/fax: 27 28 341 0340
stanfordinfo@overberg.co.za
Gansbaai
Home to great white shark cage diving and boat-based whale watching. Enjoy boat trips to Dyer Island, fynbos hiking trails and caving at Klipgat cave. Gansbaai is also known for rock and deep sea angling, and good diving. Gansbaai Tourism Bureau
Cnr of Berg & Main Streets, Gansbaai, 7220
Tel 27 28 384 1439
fax: 27 28 384 0955
gansbaaiinfo@telkomsa.net
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