Rocherpan Nature Reserve
Rocherpan is a coastal nature reserve teeming with birds and colourful wildflowers.
Rocherpan is a coastal nature reserve teeming with birds and colourful wildflowers. The reserve, which lies 25km north of Velddrif on the Cape West Coast, consists largely of a seasonal vlei that is usually dry between March and June. Rocherpan was established as a nature reserve (930 hectares in size) in 1966, and the adjacent section of the Atlantic Ocean was declared a marine Read more [...]
Bergrivier Things to Do & See.
The Bergrivier sub-region is named after one of the major rivers of the Western Cape. The Berg River starts in the Franschhoek Mountains and eventually flows into the Atlantic Ocean at Velddrif. Explore Bergrivier, a colourful and diverse destination with bird watching, hiking and angling, and experience the
perfect combination of nature and tranquility!
The region includes the towns of Aurora, Eendekuil, Goedverwacht, Piketberg, Porterville, Redelinghuys, Velddrif (including Dwarskersbos) and Wittewater.
Bokkoms
or Bokkems is whole, salted and dried mullet (more specifically the Southern mullet, Liza richardsonii, a type of fish commonly known in the Western Cape of South Africa as "harders",and is a well-known delicacy from the West Coast region of South Africa. This salted fish is dried in the sun and wind and is eaten after peeling off the skin. In some cases it is also smoked. It is sometimes referred to as "fish biltong".
The word bokkoms comes from the Dutch word bokkem, which is Read more [...]