MZANZI TRAVEL - ISSUE 2
MZANZI TRAVEL is a glossy, full-colour quarterly, A4 publication that sets out to showcase, foster and promote whatever South Africa has to offer to both local and international tourists.
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SANPARKS<br />
CAPE REGION<br />
The five South African National Parks in the Cape Region, Agulhas, Bontebok, Table Mountain,Tankwa and West Coast are ideal<br />
getaways for anyone wanting to get closer to nature while being within easy reach of Cape Town.<br />
Below you’ll find some information on each of these Parks.<br />
Agulhas National Park<br />
The southernmost tip of Africa, official meeting place of the<br />
Atlantic and Indian oceans, is a place of rugged beauty with rich<br />
cultural and natural heritage. Many national monuments are<br />
found in the area, such as the historic Cape Agulhas Lighthouse.<br />
Tel: 028 435 6078<br />
E-mail: agulhasinfo@sanparks.org<br />
Website: www.sanparks.org/parks/agulhas or www.sanparks.mobi/parks/<br />
agulhas<br />
Coordinates: S 34° 49’58” E 20° 00’12”<br />
Bontebok National Park<br />
Bontebok National Park, just outside the historic town of<br />
Swellendam, lies at the foot of the majestic Langeberg<br />
Mountains and is bordered by the winding Breede River. The<br />
Park is home to over 200 Bontebok and many other animals<br />
including the Red Hartebeest and Grey Rhebok. Although<br />
the smallest of SA’s 22 National Parks, it is by no means less<br />
diverse<br />
Tel: 028 514 2735, E-mail: bontebok@sanparks.org<br />
Website: www.sanparks.org/parks/bontebok or www.sanparks.mobi/parks/<br />
bontebok<br />
Coordinates: S 34 04’ 33.7” E 20 27’ 19.3”<br />
Tankwa National Park<br />
Nestled within the succulent Karoo Biome, Tankwa National<br />
Park is home to rare and endangered<br />
plant species, rich endemic birdlife and diverse landscapes that<br />
are bound to take your breath away.<br />
Tankwa’s tranquillity is one that must be experienced firsthand,<br />
as words simply do not suffice.<br />
Tel: 027 341 1927, E-mail: tankwa@sanparks.org<br />
Website: www.sanparks.org/parks/tankwa or www.sanparks.mobi/parks/<br />
tankwa<br />
Coordinates: S32°14’27.9” E20°05’44.5”<br />
West Coast National Park<br />
The unique and diverse habitats of the Langebaan Lagoon and<br />
its salt marshes and wetlands, the<br />
granitic islands of Saldanha Bay with its large breeding<br />
populations of seabirds, the varied rocky and<br />
sandy shores of the coastal strip, the parabolic coastal dune<br />
fields and the terrestrial lowland fynbos<br />
communities on calcareous soils form the current extent -<br />
some 32 000 ha - of the West Coast<br />
National Park.<br />
Tel: 022 772 2144, Email: westcoast@sanparks.org<br />
Website: www.sanparks.org/parks/west_coast or www.sanparks.mobi/parks/<br />
west_coast<br />
Coordinates: S 33 11’ 37.9”E 18 07’ 33.1”<br />
Boulders Penguin Colony, Table Mountain National<br />
Park<br />
Nestled in a sheltered cove between Simon’s Town and Cape<br />
Point, Boulders has become world<br />
famous for its thriving colony of African Penguins and<br />
magnificent wind sheltered, safe beaches.<br />
Tel: 021 786 2329, Email: tablemountain@sanparks.org<br />
Website: www.sanparks.org/parks/table_mountain or www.sanparks.mobi/<br />
parks/table_mountain<br />
Coordinates: S 18.44801 E -34.13193<br />
Cape of Good Hope & Cape Point, Table Mountain<br />
National Park<br />
Situated at the junction of two of earth’s most contrasting<br />
water masses - the cold<br />
Benguela current on the West Coast and the warm Agulhas<br />
current on the East Coast - the Cape<br />
of Good Hope is popularly perceived as the meeting point of<br />
the Indian and Atlantic Oceans.<br />
Geographically, however, the Indian Ocean joins the Atlantic<br />
Ocean at Agulhas National Park.<br />
Tel: 021 780 9204, Email: tablemountain@sanparks.org<br />
Website: www.sanparks.org/parks/table_mountain or www.sanparks.mobi/<br />
parks/table_mountain<br />
Coordinates: S 18.49654 E -34.35611<br />
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