The wild
flower season of Jacobsbaai are well
known throughout the world. The best time of the year to see flowers
usually are from late July until early October. During this period
the scenery transforms into a riot of colours, with daisies and wild
flowers decorating the town all the way to the sea
About Jacobsbaai
(Often
referred to by locals as ‘Namaqualand by the sea’)
Jacobsbaai is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality
in the Western Cape
province of South Africa. Jacobsbaai was founded as a small
town on the farmland registered as 109 Jacobsbaai. The name is said to have
come from the Frenchman Jacques Titius. He was a colonial trader in the West
Coast. Tietiesbaai is also named after him, and Jacobsbaai has a street called
Titius. Another explanation for the name is that the English king entrusted the
piece of land to a local known as ‘Jacob'
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