Known as the region’s potato capital, Redelinghuys is where you’ll find the famous Verlorenvlei – a RAMSAR site with abundant birdlife, fynbos and flowers.

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Abundant bird life, fynbos and flowers are the attractions at this world-famous destination

Nestled between patches of blue gum trees and surrounded by rocky hills, Redelinghuys is known for its sweet-smelling wildflowers and the famous Verlorenvlei wetland.

With predominantly Victorian architecture the town – like many others in the region – is built around a church.

Redelinghuys is also known as the “potato capital of the Sandveld” with many potato farms producing high quality potatoes situated in the Verlorenvlei region. Rooibos – the main ingredient of Rooibos tea – grows wild here and is freely available.

Verlorenvlei stretches from Redelinghuys 30km north to Elands Bay where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean. It’s one of the most important estuarine systems in the Western Cape home to some 200 bird species: Little Bittern, Caspian Tern, Purple Heron, Malachite Kingfisher, African March Harrier, Grebes, Ducks and Flamingos.

Go birding, hiking and flower gazing.

Distance from Cape Town: 167.3km
Where: On the R366
Open 7 days a week | Free entry
Contact: +27 22 913 2063 |

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.