Cape Sensations Tours: Floral Kingdom Tours Cape Town South Africa

breathe the fragrance..

Delight in the smallest yet richest of the worlds six floral kingdoms - an astonishing 8500 different species contained in 0.04% of the earth’s surface right here in the Western Cape.

Routes to Karoo Botanical and Harold Porter Botanical Gardens are dramatically beautiful scenic drives encompassing exhilarating vistas and mountain passes.

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Seasonal West Coast Spring Wildflower EXTRAVAGANZA

Malmesbury – Capital of Swartland Wine Route and Wheat basket of SA

Darling – Wildflower jewel of the Western Cape

Yzerfontein – quaint costal village and urban conservancy, Whale Spotting Opportunity

Langebaan – internationally important wetland & flower paradise. Freshest al fresco sea food

Mamre Mission Station – Old Moravian Mission house and water mill National Monuments

Blouberg – Most renowned Table Mountain view across Table Bay

Optional Choices:

West Coast National Park

Duckitt Orchid Nursery – Largest orchid nursery in Southern Hemisphere

West Coast Ostrich Ranch and Shop

West Coast Fossil Park

Buffelsfontein – Wild Nature Reserve, Large variety of wild flowers and at least nine antelope species as well as other wildlife 2-hour game drive may be arranged

West Coast Flower Extravaganza is the Greatest Wild Flower Show on Earth! Visit quaint seaside villages and country towns, drinking in the seasonal spectacle, enjoying bird colonies, wetlands and whale spotting along the way. Lunch on seafood just plucked from the sea - maybe visit the orchid nursery or local wild flower festivals. As the flowers dictate our routes, let us help you select a combination of choices. Enjoy sundowners at Blouberg viewing one of the most dramatic backdrops on the planet. Wild flowers are seasonal, but this route offers many diverse interests to make it a all year round tour. ( Full day)

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. Natures showcase, is as delightful as it is spectacular. This tour is combined with Cape Town City Tour.One of the “Seven Magnificent Botanical Gardens of the World”. Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is world-renowned for the beauty and diversity of the Cape flora it displays and for the magnificence of its setting against the eastern slopes of Table Mountain. Kirstenbosch grows only indigenous South African plants. The estate covers 528 hectares and supports a diverse fynbos flora and natural forest. ( 5 hour half day or full day )

Harold Porter Botanical Gardens famous for its Coastal Mountain Fynbos, Gladiolii, Ericas and everlastings. Spectacular Clarence Drive, coastal mountain scenic drive and seaside resorts. Situated in the centre of the coastal fynbos where the flora is at its richest, the garden encompasses mountain slopes with their wind-clipped heathlands, deep gorges with relic forests, flats and marshes with restios and bulbs, as well as dunes adjacent to the beach with their specialised salt-adapted plants. The garden is renowned for its waterfalls and amber pools.

( Full day)

Karoo Botanical Gardens - Succulents & Rare Red Data Book Specimens with fascinating Klein Plaasie living settler museum. Spectacular Scenic drive over Du Toit's Kloof Mountain Pass via Bains Kloof Pass back to Cape Town or Clarence Drive. Wine tasting will be included. The Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden is totally unique in that it is the only truly succulent garden in the southern hemisphere and on the African continent. One of the floral highlights of the year is spring, when thousands of annuals and brightly coloured vygies come into flower. ( Full day)

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