Stop and smell the blommies: Flower route map reviewed

Posted by Melanie van Zyl on 7 May 2013

MapStudio’s specialised Flower Route: West Coast and Namaqualand fold-up map is a nifty buy if you’re looking to explore the colourful blossoms due to bud in the South African spring.

Flower Route Map

It covers the West Coast and sprawls into Namaqualand covering the vast flower route right up into |Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park. Relevant street guides are included, as are indispensable telephone numbers for local tourism boards and recommended accommodation along the way.

The map also emphasises top diving spots, shipwrecks, birdwatching sites and hiking and mountain-biking trails if you’ve seen enough flowers for the day. It features photographs of significant flower species too, along with their botanical names.