Cape Town South Africa

It seems that the wild flower season on the Cape West Coast has started early this year because of all the good rain in the Western Cape. Remember to head up the R27 (West Coast Road) towards Langebaan and Darling to view the beautiful natural wild flower displays that the areas have to offer. Langebaan has a nature reserve called the Postberg nature reserve, which also has some small game to view while you’re watching flowers, but there are also other excellent nature reserves in the area to visit.

Generally look for good weather days with little cloud, as the flowers are best viewed in these conditions.

Flower Season Accommodation - click here!

Unfortunately we’ve had some muggings on the mountain slopes (Table Mountain) ,Signal Hill and Lion’s Head where hikers go for walks. Cape Town Routes Unlimited (our official destination marketing association), in conjunction with Cape Town Tourism (our official tourism association) has worked on contingency plans for an awareness campaign among tourists and to roll out additional security staff on the hiking routes.

Things that you can do to avoid the worst:

• Never walk alone on the mountain.
• Do not take your passport and too much cash.
• Be vigilant and make sure you park your car where security guards are visible.
• Do not walk in the dark if you’re not with a tour group (e.g. for sunset walks etc).

Closed circuit television has been installed at certain points to monitor incoming and outgoing traffic to the mountain parks, but obiously it’s a large area to patrol.There are annually many thousands of people visiting the Table Mountain national parks incident free, so just like any city in the world, look after yourself and your belongings.

I’ll write an update if there is any more news about this.