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12 things to do in West Coast National Park

29/10/2015

By Roxanne Reid
Just over an hour’s drive from Cape Town you'll find the West Coast National Park hugging the Langebaan lagoon. It's a perfect place for a weekend break from the city or even a day trip. Here’s my pick of 12 things to do in West Coast National Park.

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Mamre sights and sounds on the West Coast

20/10/2015

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By Roxanne Reid
Mamre village lies about 30km north of Cape Town, between Darling and Atlantis in the Western Cape. As lovers of old buildings, we’d visited the historical centre of Mamre before, but this time we had a heritage map with us when we set off to experience the Mamre sights and sounds on the West Coast.

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Tracking leopards at Okonjima Nature Reserve

14/10/2015

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Leopard, Okonjima Nature Reserve, Namibia

By Roxanne Reid
We’ve tracked cheetahs in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, lions near Mapungubwe National Park and desert-adapted rhino in Kunene. But this was our first time tracking leopards at Okonjima Nature Reserve in Namibia and our expectations were not high.

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Walking at Langebaan Lagoon on the West Coast

1/10/2015

Eddie Papier, Langebaan Lagoon, West Coast

By Roxanne Reid
Going walking at Langebaan Lagoon on the West Coast with Eddie Papier is like having your own talking encyclopaedia. He’s lived here his whole life, first as a child, later as a ranger with the West Coast National Park. Now that he’s retired from the park, he keeps in touch by acting as a guide, and there’s not much he doesn’t remember or know about the area.

12 things to do in West Coast National Park

Mamre sights and sounds on the West Coast

Tracking leopards at Okonjima Nature Reserve

Walking at Langebaan Lagoon on the West Coast

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