MapStudio’s specialised Flower Route: West Coast and Namaqualand fold-up map is a nifty buy if you’re looking to explore the colourful blossoms due to bud in the South African spring.
Flower Route Map
It covers the West Coast and sprawls into Namaqualand covering the vast flower route right up into |Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park. Relevant street guides are included, as are indispensable telephone numbers for local tourism boards and recommended accommodation along the way.
The map also emphasises top diving spots, shipwrecks, birdwatching sites and hiking and mountain-biking trails if you’ve seen enough flowers for the day. It features photographs of significant flower species too, along with their botanical names.
Flower Route Map from Mapstudio
Costs R99,95. MapStudio, tel 0860-105-050, www.mapstudio.co.za.
You can phone the Flower line on 083-910-1028 (June-October) to get more info on when to go and what to do.
Getaway advice for the Flower Route
Where to experience the wild flowers of Namaqualand
Spring flowers on the West Coast
Walking through the wild flowers on the West Coast
