The West Coast National Park and Langebaan lagoon has much to offer the visitor whether he/she is interested in flora and fauna, bird watching, history of the area or just wonderful sites and views.
The Park is set in an area where guests can view thousands of seabirds that roost on sheltered islands, relax on pristine golden beaches that stretch endlessly into the early morning mist and brooding salt marshes that are home to vast concentrations of migrant waders from the northern hemisphere.
Many visitors describe the display of wild flowers in the Park as breathtaking. Areas of the Park are blanketed with flowers of many different shades and hues. The time of year when the flowers are usually at their best is during the months of August and September. Most viewings of the flowers are done from the confines of a motor vehicle.
Guests can enjoy a picnic in secluded havens while viewing the lagoon. There are several jetties that leads onto the lagoon.
There are approximately 250 bird varieties to be found - both resident and migratory. Some of the migratory birds include greater and lesser flamingoes and waders; the latter including curlew sandpipers, sanderlings and knots, migrate from Siberia and Greenland and spend the summer here.
Eland, gemsbok, bontebok, springbok, wildebeest, kudu and Cape mountain zebra are found in Postberg, a privately owned area of land, which is managed contractually by the Park. This area of land is open to the public during the months of August and September.
Gate Hours:
1 June to 30 September: 07:00 to 18:30
1 October to 31 March: 06:00 - 20:00,
Postberg: 09:00 – 17:00(this section is open during flowering season only)
