Within 15 mins drive of Langvlei Dunes there are beautiful areas of Fynbos. Here one can experience the beauty and amazing diversity of the biggest floral kingdom on earth. From the tiniest Erica flowers to stunning Protea blooms. This is an experience not to be missed.

Fynbos was the name the early settlers gave to the vegetation they came across on the southern tip of Africa . They marvelled at its beauty and its diversity. The Cape Floral Kingdom as it is now called, consists of 9000 species and as such is the most diverse Floral Kingdom in the world. Fynbos can best be described as an evergreen, hard shrubland occuring on nutrient poor soil dominated by small leathery leaved shrubs with evergreen grasslike perennials.

Most of the Southern Cape where Fynbos occurs consists Of the Cape fold mountains that vary in height from 1000 to 1500 m with some peaks reaching 2000m. From a distance these mountains look rugged and bare but as one gets closer they reveal their hidden treasure.

Fynbos is a fire adapted vegetation. A fire every 10 to 14 years is not only beneficial but essential for the recycling of nutrients and to create the right conditions for seed to germinate. Fynbos is adapted in many other ways. Some plants have specially adapted roots. Leaves are adapted to keep their shape during drought conditions and contain tanins to make them less palatable to animals. 60% of the plants are adapted to flowering in the spring to make use of the increase in the number of pollinators at this time. The rest of the species bloom continuously throughout the rest of the year so that at any given time one fifth of the plants are flowering.