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 INFORMATION:
 MOORREESBURG  |   PIKETBERG   |  PORTERVILLE  |  CITRUSDAL  |  CLANWILLIAM  |  VANRHYNSDORP

ECO ATTRACTIONS - West Coast
Province: Western Cape
Region: West Coast

Closest Towns :

Moorreesburg 
This N7 town is known as the breadbasket of the Western Cape. 
Attractions: 
Camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, and 4x4 routes on the banks of the Berg River. 
Moorreesburg Information Bureau 
Plein Street, Moorreesburg, 7310 
Tel/fax: 27 22 433 1072 
Cell phone: 082 896 5826 
E-mail: moorreesburg@westc.co.za

Piketberg 
At the foot of the Piketberg mountains, Piketberg is 125 km north of Cape Town on the N7. It has walking and hiking trails as well as a 12-km obstacle 4x4 route.
Piketberg Information Bureau 
Church Street, Piketberg, 7320 
Tel: 27 22 913 1126/2758 
fax: 27 22 913 2818 

Porterville 
On the west side of the majestic Groot Winterhoek mountains this town is known for its vineyards and wheat fields. 
Attractions: 
Groot Winterhoek Wilderness Area, paragliding and hang-gliding from the Dasklip Pass, mountain biking, hiking, annual flower show, abseiling at Beverlac. 
Porterville Tourism Bureau 
Market Street, Porterville, 6810 
Tel: 27 22 931 2100
fax: 27 22 931 3047 

Citrusdal 
Aptly referred to as the "Gateway to the Cederberg and Namaqualand", it is situated in the Upper Olifants River Valley. 
Attractions: 
The Baths -natural hotsprings, Cederberg Wilderness Area, sky- diving, mountain-biking and rock art. 
Citrusdal Tourism Bureau 
39 Voortrekker Street, Citrusdal, 7340 Tel/fax:27 22 921 3210 
E-mail: petersfield@kingsley.co.za

Clanwilliam 
In the heart of the Rooibos tea area and at the foot of the Cederberg mountains. Attractions: 
Cederberg Wilderness Area, Clanwilliam Dam Resort, Ramskop Nature Reserve, annual wildflower show, winter White-water rafting and rock art. 
Clanwilliam Tourism Bureau 
Main Road, Clanwilliam, 8135 
Tel: 27 27 482 2024 
fax: 27 27 482 2361 
E-mail: cederberg@lando.co.za

Wupperthal This Moravian mission station is an attractive oasis in the heart of the Cederberg. It is known for 4x4 routes and spring flowers. Wupperthal Tourism Bureau ; Church Square, Post Office, Wupperthal,  Tel/fax: (027) 4823410 

Vanrhynsdorp 
Explore the beautiful Matzikamma mountains and the Gifberg Hiking Trail, with fynbos and rare Knersvlakte succulents. 
Attractions: 
Nursery featuring rare succulents of the arid Knersvlakte. 
Vanrhynsdorp Tourism Information 
Centre Vanrhyn Museum, Van Riebeeck Street, Vanrhynsdorp,8170 
Tel/fax 27 27 219 1552 
E-mail: vanrhynsdorp@kingsley.co.za


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