This Gallery Collection contains natural areas and nature reserves within the Western Cape Province. This includes sections of the West Coast, False Bay, Southern Cape and Garden Route
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109 imagesAgulhas National Park lies at the southern tip of Africa and is managed by South African National Park within the Western Cape province of South Africa
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130 imagesArniston is otherwise known as Kassiesbaai, lies on the southern Cape coastline of South Africa. It is an area of great natural beauty
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29 imagesBontebok National Park is managed by South African National Park and is situated on the outskirts of the Western Cape town of Swellendam in South Africa.
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152 imagesCape Agulhas National Park lies on the southernmost tip of Africa and adjacent to the coastal town of Struisbaai.
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3 imagesThe Cederberg Mountains are managed by CapeNature and are an important watershed for the west coast of South Africa
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58 imagesDassen Island is an important seabird breeding sanctuary managed by CapeNature on the West Coast of South Africa. It holds critical populations of Great White Pelicans, African Penguins and other seabirds.
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818 imagesDe Hoop Nature Reserve and Marine Protected Area are one of the most important conservation areas in the Cape Floral Kingdom. The reserve is situated in the Overberg of the Western Cape, South Africa
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111 imagesDe Mond Nature Reserve is situated on the coastline between Struisbaai and Arniston and is one of CapeNatures reserves. The Heuningnes River and Estuary flows through the reserve
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3 imagesDyer Island is an important seabird breeding island and lies adjacent to the world famous Great White Shark mecca of Gansbaai
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69 imagesFalse Bay lies adjacent to the City of Cape Town and holds immense natural and biodiversity beauty and value
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230 imagesThe Garden Route National Park lies within the southern Cape of South Africa and covers the area between Wilderness and Tsitsikamma
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42 imagesGondwana Game Reserve and lodge is located near Mosselbay on the Garden Route. It is a five star lodge with free-roaming big five and contains grasslands, fynbos, succulent Karoo scrub and Renosterveld
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18 imagesGoukamma Nature Reserve lies 12kms to the west of Knysna in the southern Cape of South Africa. It comprises of both a marine and terrestrial reserve.
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96 imagesHeuningberg Nature Reserve is a small municipal reserve situated on the mountain slopes above Bredasdorp in the Western Cape of South Africa. It is home to a number of endemic plant species.
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16 imagesKaroo Desert Botanical Gardens, Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa
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8 imagesKaroo National Park is managed by South African National Parks and lies on the outskirts of Beaufort West in the Western Cape of South Africa
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33 imagesKirstenbosch Botanical Garden is situated on the slopes of Table Mountain within the city of Cape Town
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36 imagesBird Island is joined to the mainland by a harbour wall at Lamberts Bay on the West Coast of South Africa. It s home of only one of three breeding colonies of Cape Gannets
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158 imagesMalgas Island lies in the mouth of Langebaan Lagoon and within the West Coast National Park, South Africa. It holds the second largest breeding colony of Cape Gannets in South Africa
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240 imagesThe Overberg region lies in the southern Cape of South Africa. It is an important agricultural area and holds several important protected areas.
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19 imagesThe Renosterveld is a highly threatened habitat within the Cape Floral Kingdom. Agriculture and habitat destruction are its primary threats. It encompasses high levels of endemism
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66 imagesBest known for its jail that held Nelson Mandela, Robben Island is also an important conservation area for many threatened seabird species.
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6 imagesRobberg Nature Reserve, managed by CapeNature, forms a long peninsula adjacent to the town of Plettenberg Bay in the southern Cape of South Africa
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16 imagesStanford is a small town situated in the Western Cape and which lies between Hermanus and Gansbaai. It is bordered by farmland and the Klein River and estuary
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15 imagesStillbay Marine Protected Area lies in the southern Cape and also includes the Goukou River and estuary
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13 imagesStrandfontein Sewage Works is a popular birding destination within the city of Cape Town where the settling dams are home to a wide diversity of waterbirds.
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22 imagesTable Mountain National Park and Marine Protected Area lies adjacent to the city of Cape Town and includes the iconic Table Mountain
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31 imagesThe Kogelberg Mountains are considered the epicentre of the Cape Floristic Kingdom and also include the Harold Porter Botanical Gardens and the Stony Point African Penguin breeding colony.
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24 imagesVeldrift lies along the west coast of South Africa and adjacent to the Berg River estuary.
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116 imagesThe West Coast National Park, managed by the South African National Parks surrounds the RAMSAR site of Langebaan Lagoon and also includes a number of important seabird breeding islands.