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South African Coastal Properties   Western Coast Region

	Following the R27 north along the coast from Cape Town you would soon reach the village of Langebaan on the eastern shore of the beautiful Langebaan lagoon. This is an ideal venue for water sport enthusiasts, but the main attraction here is the West Coast National Park known as one of the greatest Wetlands of the world, a paradise for the nature lover and bird watcher. In the summer months bird populations of Flamingoes, Gannets, Pelicans and many more species reach numbers in excess of 55 000, a sight to behold. There are a number of hiking trails, and boat trips can be organised.
	Birdwatching is excellent along the West Coast especially for shore and sea birds such as Gannets, White breasted seagulls, Pelicans, Pink Flamingoes, Terns, Pigeons and many more. Routes along the West Coast offer a host of cultural museums, monuments and vistas of beautiful wild flowers nestling at the foot of green hills. The spring wild flower season is especially popular with visitors from all over the world. For those visitors wishing to experience the delights of Cape seafood there are restaurants offering fresh mussels, oysters, calamari, line fish, abalone and crayfish. Meals such as these blended with good Cape wines leave an experience never to be forgotten. Most popular and important towns in the west Coast region are Darling, Hopefield, Langebaan, Saldanha, Vredenburg, Paternoster, St Helena Bay and Yzerfontein, all of which offer cultural and scenic attractions and excellent country accommodation.
The West Coast offers a cultural heritage of museums, monuments, mission stations and also a beautiful vista of wild flower reserves. A fish braai on the beach enjoyed with a glass of excellent Cape estate wine is an experience to be remembered. (extracts from africa/info magazine)