The countdown to Spring begins and if you didn’t know: the #WILDflowers2016 are blooming already! Find the best festivals and places to view the flowers here and the most amazing places to stay during the season here. You can also enjoy an experience of a lifetime with this awesome 5 Day Namaqualand Spring Flower Tour.
It is also Women’s Month and what better way to celebrate Women’s Day than with a trip to the West Coast Way!
Find amazing deals on the Cape West Coast and start planning your August road trips!
Here are our top August events on the West Coast Way:
Sunday Lunch Buffet at Thali Thali Game Lodge
Date: 7, 14, 21 & 28 August
Time: 12:00
Contact: (c) +27 (0)82 372 8637 / +27 (0)83 275 2825 | [email protected] | www.thalithali.co.za
Location: Thali Thali Game Lodge, Langebaan
Description: Join the team at Thali Thali Game Lodge for their amazing Sunday Buffet. Bookings essential.
#TeaTuesday with Carmién Tea
Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 16:30 – 17:30
Location: Unit 32 Northgate Estate on Gold Street, Brooklyn, Cape Town
Contact: 021 510 2685 | [email protected]
Description: Every Tuesday is a #TeaTuesday at Carmién Tea in Cape Town! Pop in and join the fun. R30 per person gets you a Carmién Tea Flavour Pairing and an opportunity to buy your favourite Rooibos Tea!
Themed evening at !Khwa ttu
Date: 27 August
Time: 18:00
Contact: (c) +27 (0)22 492 2998 | [email protected] | www.khattu.org
Location: !Khwa ttu
Description: !Khwa ttu will be hosting winter warmer evenings during the colder months where couples and groups can relax with some good food and wine and just enjoy themselves. R195 per person. This meal will be served to the table as a banquet. !Khwa ttu is offering a bus from Darling and Yzerfontein.
Darling Presbyterian Church Flower Ministry
Date: 5 – 7 August
Location: Presbyterian Church, 16 Pastorie Street, Darling
Part of the Culture Route | Darling
Description:
Darling Presbyterian Church Flower Ministry
Themed “I Am the Light of the World
PPC Riebeek Berg Marathon
Date: 6 August
Location: PPC, Riebeeck West
Contact: Riaan Van Zyl 022 482 2909
Description: One of the most beautiful marathons in South Africa, known for its winding route through the Riebeek Valley, athletes can compete in the 42.2km marathon, 21.1km half-marathon, 10km run/ walk or a 5km fun run/ walk.
The Village Market in Riebeek West
Date: 6 August
Location: Main Road, Riebeek West
Contact: Cynthia 082 492 8381 or Linda 076 803 7399
Description: A true Village market where handmade and homegrown products fill baskets, where visitors make friends and locals catch up. First Saturday of every month.
Yzerfontein Yellowtail Challenge 2016
Date: 6-7 August
Location: Yzerfontein Boat Angling Club
Contact: 022 451 2985 | 022 451 2366 | [email protected]
Part of the Culture Route | Yzerfontein
Description: Sign up for the Yzerfontein Yellowtail Challenge. 1st Prize for heaviest yellowtail is R20 000 Cash! Entry fee: YBC Members R150 | Non Members: R200 | Juniors U16: R100
Entry fee includes an official YBC and Seaport Supply Yellowtail Challenge 2016 shirt to first 300 entries.
Food & Craft Market at Blue Bay Lodge
Date: 7 August
Time: 10:00 – 13:00
Location: Blue Bay Lodge
Contact: 022 714 1177
Part of the Foodie Route | Saldanha Bay
Description: Join in on a day of great food, music, wine and beer, arts and crafts and much more.
Blue Bay Lodge Women’s Day High Tea
Date: 9 August
Time: 10:00 – 14:00
Location: Blue Bay Lodge, Saldanha Bay
Contact: 022 714 1177
Part of the Foodie Route | Saldanha Bay
Description: Join in on the Women’s Day celebration at Blue Bay Lodge. Come for hight tea, tea tasting with Carmien Teas, a fashion show with Moooi Boutique. Guest speaker Hannes Koegelenberg creative director of Ideas Magazine. R210 per person. Bookings are essential.
Brew-ilates at Darling Brew
Date: 9 August
Time: 10:00 – 14:30
Location: Darling Brew
Contact: Sanja Steyn [email protected] 079 544 4326
Part of the Culture Route | Darling Brew
Description:
Join us for a pilates class in the brewery. A special high tea & a toffee tour with tasting at Darling Sweet
R350 per person. Bring a mat
Langpad & Lipstiek at Club Mykonos
Date: 9 August
Time: 11:00
Location: Club Mykonos, Langebaan
Contact: 022 707 6970
Part of the Foodie Route | Langebaan
Description: Well known Afrikaans comedian Lizz Meiring presents Langpad & Lipstiek at Club Mykonos. R80 per person
Evita’s Woman’s Day
Date: 9 August
Time: 14:00
Location: Evita se Perron, Daroing
Contact: +27 22 492 2851 or +27 22 492 2831 | [email protected]
Part of the Culture Route | Darling
Description: Enjoy an afternoon of light entertainment this Woman’s Day
PDU Unpowedered
Date: 13 August
Time: 14:00
Location: Evita se Perron, Darling
Contact: Book your Evita se Perron show +27 (0)22 492 2851
Part of the Culture Route | Darling
Description: Pieter-Dirk Uys looks back on a life fully-lived and peers ahead at the next challenge of making the impossible even more extraordinary.
Tannie Evita praat kaktus
Date: 14 & 21 August
Time: 14:00
Location: Evita se Perron, Darling
Contact: Book your Evita se Perron show +27 (0)22 492 2851
Part of the Culture Route | Darling
Description: Revisionist look at the history of white South Africa, from the arrival in 1652 of the Cactus of Separate Development on the Drommedaris, through the Great Trek, Blood River, the 1948 Election and arrival of the National Party and official apartheid, through the birth of democracy and the reality of today. Tannie Evita, in English, takes you on a journey, a hilarious roller- coaster ride to freedom of expression.
An audience with Pieter Dirk Eish!
Date: 20 August
Time: 14:00
Location: Evita se Perron, Darling
Contact: Book your Evita se Perron show +27 (0)22 492 2851
Part of the Culture Route | Darling
Description:
Meet those in our Rainbow Nation who will help us laugh at our fear of an unchartered future. Pieter-Dirk Uys presents a celebration of free speech, an orgy of laughing at sacred cows, an embrace of being in a relatively healthy young democracy. Come and enjoy it all while it lasts. Every box holds a familiar secret! Every laugh truly South African! A different show each night, depending on the choices of the audience, might force future thought-police to buy tickets for each show, just in case a State Secret is let out of a box!
Divas around the world at Evita se Perron
Date: 20 August
Time: 19:00
Location: Evita se Perron, Darling
Contact: 022 492 3930 | [email protected]
Part of the Culture Route | Darling
Description: Cat Simoni brings you her favourite divas from around the world; Nana Mouskouri, Edith Piaf, Françoise Harding, Ella Fitzgerald, Barbara Streisand, Mina, Astrid Gilberto, Melina Mercouri, Petula Clark and more. R120 per person
Hopefield Fynbosskou
Date: 25 – 28 August
Location: Hopefield Sports Club
Contact: [email protected] | +27 73 100 0357 | +27 22 723 1720
Part of the Foodie Route | Hopefield
Description: August month in Hopefield is Fynbos month. We have a beautiful display of all the fynbos around our little town. Fynbos show time in August. Come and visit.
Clanwilliam Wildflower Festival
Date: 26 August – 3 September
Location: Clanwilliam
Contact: www.clanwilliamwildflowerfestival.co.za
Description: The Clanwilliam Wildflower Festival has taken root around the annual Clanwilliam Wildflower Show, running for 41 years this year.
The Cat’s Meouw
Date: 27 August
Time: 19:30
Location: Monte Christo, Hopefield
Contact: 083 440 6644 | [email protected]
Part of the Foodie Route | Hopefield
Description: Monte Christo in Hopefield presents a tongue in cheek operetta, The Cat’s Meouw. Featuring the phenomenal vocal talents of Pierre van Heerden & Tarryn Fox. Bookings essential. R350 includes a 3 course dinner & show.
West Coast Way is Your Route To Nature
West Coast Way is your ultimate gateway to experiencing the natural beauty and cultural richness of the Cape West Coast of South Africa. As a premium tourism brand, we offer six uniquely themed trip plans that promise an unforgettable journey: Cape, Culture, Foodie, Tractor, Berg, and Wild.
Discover over 101 incredible things to see and do with West Coast Way:
Savour the delights of wine, craft beer, olives, and Rooibos tea tastings. Indulge in authentic Weskus cuisine and the traditional braaivleis (barbecue). Feel the thrill of swinging into Citrusdal on a zipline or challenge yourself with Cederberg bouldering. Rejuvenate in natural warm pools and embark on serene cruises across lagoons and rivers. Explore the diverse landscapes of nature reserves and a National Park, or embark on exciting game drives. Hone your skills in archery and angling, or amp up the excitement with sandboarding and quad-biking. Enjoy horse riding, immerse yourself in the unique San culture, and experience the vibrant Riel dancing. For water sports enthusiasts, kite- and windsurfing, surfing, and kayaking trips await. Go beach hopping, learn about bees and whales, and delight in birdwatching in a twitcher’s paradise – all within South Africa’s renowned wildflower reserve.
For more information on the best places to visit on the West Coast, road tripping routes, hikes, tours, and trails, explore westcoastway.co.za or call West Coast Way on 0861 321 777. Follow us on on Instagram, Facebook, X and LinkedIn @WestCoastWaySA.Take the road less travelled in the West Coast Way
For more information on West Coast Way Routes and the list of 101+ Things To See And Do in the Cape West Coast, visit our eventspage. Choose to go on a self-guided adventure drive by following the routes, or book an air-conditioned trip to top West Coast attractions in South Africa.