| Western Cape, South Africa Discover why South Africa is one of the top adventure capitals of the world, why our natural beauty will leave you awe-struck, why our rich cultures and wildlife will fascinate you, why your roots are in Africa, why our friendly people and freedom struggle will touch your heart. Your journey starts here, with us.
You will be spending the first part of your journey in the Mediterranean climate of the Western Cape region. A region famous for it's unmatched natural beauty, for it's majestic mountains and colorful patchworks of farmland set in lovely valleys. Long white sandy beaches that back right up to the mountains. Amazing hospitality, cultural diversity, excellent wine & cuisine - and of course the brilliant blue skies, sunshine and singletrack awaits you.
We will be riding and exploring the majestic mountains of the Overberg region and riding amongst the Cape floral kingdom, which is characterized by fynbos and the protea family, and contains more plant species than the whole of Europe.
Official name: Republic of South Africa Capital: Pretoria Population: 47.9 million (Western Cape 4.7 million) Total land area: 471 011 square miles (Western Cape: 129 462 square km - same size as Greece) Currency: The rand Official languages: Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda and Xitsonga Climate: Mediterranean climate, famous for its sunshine.
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