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Cango Caves

Hotels nearby The Cango Caves are situated along the Garden Route, 29 km outside of Oudtshoorn at the end of the Cango Valley. The Cango Caves, which have been known to men since the Bronze Age, were officially discovered in 1780. Within the 4 km long cave system there is a constant temperature of 18 degrees. For your visit to the caves you can choose between a standard tour and an adventure tour. Both tours lead you through chambers such as the Van Zyl's Hall where you can see the stalactites that [more]The Cango Caves are situated along the Garden Route, 29 km outside of Oudtshoorn at the end of the Cango Valley. The Cango Caves, which have been known to men since the Bronze Age, were officially discovered in 1780. Within the 4 km long cave system there is a constant temperature of 18 degrees. For your visit to the caves you can choose between a standard tour and an adventure tour. Both tours lead you through chambers such as the Van Zyl's Hall where you can see the stalactites that have been named dried tobacco leaves of Oudtshoorn due to their resemblance to tobacco leaves that are hung up to dry, the Botha's room, Throne room and others with equally interesting features. The adventure tour leads you through the standard tour and then continues on a more challenging route with features such as a 200 step ladder , the Tunnel of Love which needs to be crawled through and is only 30 cm wide at one point. The exit route of this tour is the 27 cm high Leopard Crawl that lead

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Highgate Ostrich Show Farm

Hotels nearby The Highgate Ostrich Show Farm is located in Oudtshoorn, along the Garden Route. The farm was established in 1902 and opened its doors to the public in 1938. Visitors to Highgate are welcome to take a guided tour around the farm which still breeds ostriches and sells the produce such as feather and ostrich meat. A tour takes around 1 1 / 2 hours and will take you up and close to the world's largest bird. You can see the incubators, pet the chicks and the grown up ostriches, stand on an egg and [more]The Highgate Ostrich Show Farm is located in Oudtshoorn, along the Garden Route. The farm was established in 1902 and opened its doors to the public in 1938. Visitors to Highgate are welcome to take a guided tour around the farm which still breeds ostriches and sells the produce such as feather and ostrich meat. A tour takes around 1 1 / 2 hours and will take you up and close to the world's largest bird. You can see the incubators, pet the chicks and the grown up ostriches, stand on an egg and even ride on an ostrich. The same time you will learn about the birds and their habits, will be allowed to feed them and watch an ostrich race. Also located on the farm is a restaurant where you can try Ostrich dishes and a curio shop that sells not only ostrich related products like boas, ostrich leather handbags and ostrich egg shells but also locally produced handicrafts and wine. Free parking facilities are provided.

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Cango Wildlife Ranch

Hotels nearby The Cango Wildlife Ranch offers the visitor an opportunity to get up close and personal with such endangered species as the cheetah and "new species of animals such as Madagascar Lemur, Spotted-necked otter and Marabou stork". Visitors are encouraged to interact with tigers, reptiles and "cage-dive with a mighty 4 metre Nile crocodile". It is child- and wheelchair friendly and there are a few eateries and curio shops on the premises. It is also conveniently near to other attractions such as t [more]The Cango Wildlife Ranch offers the visitor an opportunity to get up close and personal with such endangered species as the cheetah and "new species of animals such as Madagascar Lemur, Spotted-necked otter and Marabou stork". Visitors are encouraged to interact with tigers, reptiles and "cage-dive with a mighty 4 metre Nile crocodile". It is child- and wheelchair friendly and there are a few eateries and curio shops on the premises. It is also conveniently near to other attractions such as the Cango Caves and ostrich ranches.

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Cango Ostrich Farm

Hotels nearby Everything you've ever wanted to know about ostriches... and then some more. Besides being introduced to interesting facts during the tour, visitors have the opportunity to ride on ostriches, watch ostrich races and test the strength of ostrich eggs by standing on it.

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