It’s easy to be dazzled by the annual wildflower display along the West Coast and Namaqualand, but visitors always need to bear in mind a bigger picture – that this is first and foremost and environmental marvel that needs to be preserved.
It’s easy to be dazzled by the annual wildflower display along the West Coast and Namaqualand, but visitors always need to bear in mind a bigger picture – that this is first and foremost and environmental marvel that needs to be preserved.
Ann Macgregor, a guide who runs tours along the flower route, urges tourists to view the flowers in a responsible manner. She says that the biggest problem experienced during the flower season is vehicles driving through the flower fields and destroying large patches.
This story is from the August 2016 edition of The South African Traveler Mag.
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