West Coast National Park: Annual flower season kicks off!

South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced that the annual West Coast National Park (WCNP) flower season has kicked off. SANParks recommends to select sunny days to visit the national park. If at all possible, it is advisable to plan the visit on a week day. Weekend days are often very busy with queues developing at the gate, and congestion in the flower viewing areas within West Coast National Park . Please note the following information:

• The Geelbek Restaurant is operational within the park
• Gate times for Postberg are as follows:
• 09:00 to 17:00 with last entry at 16:30
• Gate times for the general park area are as follows:
• August: 07:00 to 18:00 with last entry at 17:30
• September: 07:00 to 19:00 with last entry at 18:30
• Conservation fees for August and September are as follows (child < 12 years old):
• South African adults (with ID)  – R100 per person
• South African children  – R50 per person
• Southern African Development Community (SADC) National adults (with passport) – R150 per person
• Southern African Development Community (SADC) National children – R75 per person
• Standard Conservation Fee/International Visitors for adults – R220 per person
• Standard Conservation Fee/International Visitors for children – R110 per person
• Kindly note that the Geelbek Resturant will be opened for lunch during this time.

“We are excited about this year’s flower season. Although we had a substantial decrease in rainfall during the winter season, the flowers should be in full bloom within the next two to three weeks. During the August and September months, visitors to the park will see a wide variety of flowers on display, from daisies, to bulbs etc. Large areas of flowers can also be seen in the Seeberg\Mooimaak section of the park,” says Patricia Bopape - West Coast National Park (WCNP) Park Manager. 

West Coast National Park: Postberg section opened for annual flower season!

South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced that the West Coast flower season in South Africa's West Coast National Park will officially open in the second week of August 2021. The Postberg section of the National Park, which only opens during the flower season, has been opened to the public on 01 August 2021 and will close again on 30 September 2021. "The good rains, which the area has received this year, should make for an excellent flower-viewing season. We anticipate the flowers to be good from the second half of August up until mid-September," West Coast National Park's acting park manager Pierre Nel said in a statement.

Visitors are advised to plan visits on (sunny) weekdays as (sunny) weekend days are often very busy with queues developing at the gate, and congestion in the flower viewing areas. The Mooimaak Area will also be open for flower viewing. During a visit to West Coast National Park in flower season, visitors can expect to see the following species on display: Suurvy, Elandsvy, Gouwsblom, Bokbaai vygie, White rain daisy, Sporrie, Magriet, and Suituintjie.

• Gate times for the Postberg section:
• 09:00 to 17:00 with last entry at 16:30
• Gate times for the general park area:
• August: 07:00 to 18:00 with last entry at 17:30
• September: 07:00 to 19:00 with last entry at 18:30
• Conservations fees for August and September (child < 12 years old):
• Standard Conservation Fee/International Visitors
• Adult – R210 per person
• Child – R105 per person
• South African adult (with ID) – R94 per person
• South African child – R47 per person
• Southern African Development Community (SADC) National adult (with passport) – R144 per person
• Southern African Development Community (SADC) National child – R72 per person

West Coast National Park: Postberg section opened for annual flower season! [update]

update (23 September 2020): Please take note of the following operating hours for the Postberg section of West Coast National Park:
Opening hours - 09h00
Closing hours - 16h00
With the last entry at 15h00 (strictly) [src.]

South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced that the Postberg section of West Coast National Park has opened its annual flower season until the end of September 2020. The section will be open for selfdrives only therefore, no braai, picnicking and hiking will be permitted at this stage.
The Steenbok One Day Trail and the Postberg Two Day Hiking Trail, the only two hiking trails in the Postberg section, remain closed until further notice as per strict regulations stipulated under South African's alert level three.

Temporary gate operating hours came into effect as of the 04 August 2020: Monday to Sunday from 10:00 to 16:00, with the last entry at 15:00. Strict Covid 19 protocols follow upon entry. During this time, West Coast National Park is only operating from the Langebaan entrance.