Heritage Day is a day when South Africans across the spectrum are encouraged to celebrate their culture and the diversity of their beliefs and traditions, in the wider context of a nation that belongs to all its people.
Here are our top events on the West Coast Way to celebrate Heritage Day:
Heritage Day at Piekenierskloof Mountain Resort
Date: 24 September
Location: Piekenierskloof Mountain Resort
Contact: 022 921 3574
Description: Celebrate Heritage Day at Piekenierskloof Sunday Lunch Braai Buffet. R195 per person, kids under 12 years at R90
Heritage Day Buffet at Club Mykonos
Date: 24 October
Location: Black Pearl, Club Mykonos
Contact: 022 707 6975
Description: Book your table at the Black Pearl Heritage Day Lunch Buffet. Only R135 pp – don’t miss out.
Groote Post Country Market
Date: 24 September
Time: 10:00 – 15:00
Location: Groote Post, Darling
Contact: 022 492 2825
Description: Groote Post Country Market is a relaxing country experience that you don’t want to miss out on. The market takes place every last Sunday of the month during the months of August – April and is closed during the winter months.
Strictly no BYO (bring your own) food/drinks. Food, cool-drinks, beer and wine are available at the market to purchase. Please support the traders.
Heritage Day at !Khwa ttu
Date: 24 September
Time: 10:00 – Sunset
Location: R27, West Coast Road, Yzerfontein
Contact: 022 492 2998 | [email protected]
Description: The San invites you to come & celebrate Heritage Day with them at !Khwa ttu. Traditional dancing, singing, tracking, tractor rides and story telling around the fire. All activities free of charge. There will be a braai, bar & food for sale. 
Tannie Evita’s Heritage Day
Date: 24 September
Time: 14:00
Location: Evita se Perron, Darling
Contact: 022 492 3930
Description: Come & join Evita Se Perron on 24 Sept for #TannieEvitasHeritageDay at 2pm. Special braai menu available. 
Darling Brew Heritage Day Rib & Brew Special
Date: 25 September
Time: 10:00 – 16:00
Location: Darling Brew
Contact: 021 286 1099
Description: To celebrate heritage day, the Darling Brew tasteroom will be open this Monday 25 September with a rib & brew special on the go and live music from their resident musician Glyn Lewis Acoustic guitarist/vocalist!
🍴🍺 Ribs & a Brew – Just R 160.00 🍺🍴
Includes 600g artisanal ribs by The Flying Pig Express & The Flying Pig Smokehouse at Darling Brew and choice of the following 500ml Darling Brew beers: Rogue Pony, Gypsy Mask, Long Claw, Blood Serpent, Dessert Dragon and Thunderbird.
The full smokehouse tasteroom menu will also be available including a number of vegetarian options.
When you visit – be sure to purchase an assorted 500ml four-pack to take home for just R79 (while stocks last).
Music starts at 12h30. Kids welcome. Booking ESSENTIAL.
West Coast Way Is South Africa’s Road Trip With The Most Twists
Explore the Cape West Coast by planning a self-drive trip or book a guided tour for a nature and adventure-filled Cape West Coast holiday.
Find a 101+ things to see and do on the West Coast Way:
Enjoy wine, craft beer, olives and Rooibos tea tastings, Weskus cuisine and braaivleis (barbecue), swing into Citrusdal with a zipline, go Cederberg bouldering, jump into natural (warm) pools, step onto cruises of lagoons and rivers, trek through nature reserves and a National Park, hop onto game drives, try the skill of archery and angling, get your adrenaline pumping with sand-boarding and quad-biking, go horse riding, learn about the San culture and Riel-dancing, do kite- and windsurfing, chill in your flip flops and do surfing, book a kayaking trip, go beach hopping, learn about bees, whales and listen to our birds in a twitcher’s paradise – all in South Africa’s wildflower reserve.
For more information on the West Coast’s top places to go, road tripping, hikes, tours and trails, explore westcoastway.co.za or call West Coast Way on 0861 321 777. Follow us on @WestCoastWaySA on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.West Coast Way is South Africa’s road trip with the most twists. South Africans and visitors can explore a unique collection of themed routes to do adventure-filled Cape West Coast self-drive trips or a West Coast Holiday. The new West Coast Way “basket” of free routes on offer include the West Coast Way Tractor Route, the West Coast Way Berg Route, the West Coast Way Foodie Route, the West Coast Way Cultural Route – as well as the newly launched West Coast Way Wild Route, all of which are designed to showcase the many attractions and activities that are already on offer on the Cape West Coast and inland areas – but may be unknown to many. For more information on West Coast Way’s #WestCoastTwist and the list of 101 Things to Do on the West Coast visit www.westcoastway.co.za or call West Coast Way on 0861 321 777. Connect with West Coast Way on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at WestCoastWaySA.