Langebaan

Langebaan is situated on the West Coast, Western Cape

Langebaan is a mixture of the very old and the very new, with a strong Parks Board presence, a country club and numerous holiday facilities. Much of Langebaans old-world innocence is still there, but, as a setting for the activities of water sport and fishing enthusiasts.

Langebaan is a lagoon town with a definite place in history, as it once was the site where the various leaders of the Khoi nation held their periodic get - togethers. Since WW II, when the giant Catalina Flying boats used Langebaan as a terminal for their long journeys from the UK, the village has had an uneventful, quiet development, gradually growing into the favourite West Coast town for pensioners.

Earlier in the century, when the biggest whaling station in the southern hemisphere was still operational here, langebaan was not quite as peaceful as today. Since the closure of the station, however, Langebaan has changed completely, settling down into the pattern of a seasonal holiday town.

Attractions in Langebaan

• the biggest oyster shell deposits in the world
• its position as the ornithological capital of RSA
• its fascinating islands steeped in history
• the Postberg peninsula
• The West Coast National Park
• Langebaans healthy climate with bracing air and sunlit days

Accommodation in and around Langebaan