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WEST COAST CHILL

TRAVEL | Motoring

Before bidding farewell to the thick heat and absurd UV index that has carried Cape Town into 2024, set time aside for one particularly spectacular day trip. It won’t take that long. If you’re driving from Cape Town's city centre, it will be a three-hour round trip.

Pack camping chairs, cooler boxes, towels and an umbrella and set off for the West Coast National Park (WCNP). Drive through the gate and keep going. Do not let the SO km/h speed limit deter or frustrate you; it is implemented primarily for the safety of tortoises making road crossings (I think). Eventually, after 20 km of fynbos, white dunes

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