{"id":62401,"date":"2014-10-12T12:09:38","date_gmt":"2014-10-12T10:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=62401"},"modified":"2014-10-12T12:09:38","modified_gmt":"2014-10-12T10:09:38","slug":"western-cape-has-largest-number-of-blue-flag-beaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/western-cape-has-largest-number-of-blue-flag-beaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Cape has largest number of Blue Flag beaches!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Camps-Bay-beach-Blue-Flag.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-62404\" alt=\"Camps Bay beach Blue Flag\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Camps-Bay-beach-Blue-Flag.jpg?resize=300%2C168\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/travel\/travel-news\/blue-flag-of-pride-flies-at-cape-beaches-1.1761690#.VDWSefmSw9U\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Western Cape has 27 Blue Flag beaches<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, the largest percentage of the 45 Blue Flag beaches awarded in our country in total this year. More than 4000 Blue Flag beaches have been accredited world-wide. \u00a0In addition, five marinas and six whale-watching boats were accredited, and some pilot Blue Flag beaches have been announced. \u00a0All the beaches in the Hessequa Municipality (Stilbaai, Witsand, Gouritzmond, and more) have achieved Blue Flag status.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Blue Flag status of each beach is done by the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa, based on international standards for water and beach cleanliness, water and sand quality, and environmental education and management, set by the Foundation for Environmental Education. \u00a0The number of Blue Flag beaches awarded locally is growing year on year since the beach accreditation system was introduced in our country 13 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The Blue Flag Beaches, and accredited marina and whale-watching boats, in the Western Cape are the following:<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">* Matizikama\u2019s Strandfontein Beach in Vredendal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>* Cape Town: Silwerstroomstrand, Clifton 4th Beach, Camps Bay, Llandudno, Muizenberg, Strandfontein, Mnandi, Bikini and Melkbosstrand (pilot) beaches.<\/p>\n<p>* Overstrand: \u00a0Kleinmond, Hawston, and Grotto beaches.<\/p>\n<p>* Hessequa: \u00a0Witsand, Preekstoel, Lappiesbaai, Gouritzmond, Jongensfontein (pilot), and Stilbaai West beaches<\/p>\n<p>* Mossel Bay: \u00a0Santos, De Bakke, Hartenbos, and Klein Brak beaches.<\/p>\n<p>* Wilderness Beach.<\/p>\n<p>* Knysna: \u00a0Buffalo Bay, Brenton-on-Sea, and Swartvlei (pilot) beaches.<\/p>\n<p>* Plettenberg Bay: \u00a0Robberg Five, Keurbooms, Nature\u2019s Valley, and Lookout beaches.<\/p>\n<p>* Cape Agulhas\u2019 Struisbaai Beach (pilot).<\/p>\n<p>* Marinas: False Bay Yacht Club, Granger Bay Water Bay, Yachtport, Saldanha, and Harbour Island.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">* Whale-watching boats: \u00a0Gaia, Samara, Robberg, Fling, Whale Whisperer, and Ocean Odyssey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/%20www.whalecottage.com\/\"><strong>www.whalecottage.com<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 Tel (021) 433-2100, Twitter:<strong>@WhaleCottage \u00a0Facebook: \u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Whale-Cottage-Portfolio\/173858875994646\">click here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Western Cape has 27 Blue Flag beaches, the largest percentage of the 45 Blue Flag beaches awarded in our country in total this year. 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