The caves offer adventure and heritage tour that displays the rich natural history of south africa. Kids learnt a lot from the tour, and since we came from a heritage tour, i do a quiz with my girls to tell what they learned from cango caves, and theres a prize from the chamber weve spotted the cleopatras needle, the formations, the good, the bad chamber, the melted toasted cheese and the bridal couple bed. So we recommend that you book ahead, especially during the school holidays. The cango caves are open every day expect for christmas day, but make sure to book your guided tour in advance. One year of log cabin building one man building his dream house duration. All tours are offered in english but afrikaans, german, french and other language options may be available. Tours are comprehensive and are not only interesting but also great fun. Book a spot on a cave tour in advancetour group numbers are limited. Cango caves oudtshoorn, south africa atlas obscura. Cango caves caving tours in oudtshoorn cango caves. An easy walk through the first six largest and most spectacular halls and continuing through to the african drum room.
An added bonus of the cango caves adventure tour is that your first 30minutes are spent exploring the same route as the heritage tour, starting with van zyls hall. If you are the adventurous type, make sure you book the adventure tour, youll love every minute of it and youll have bragging rights for the rest of your life. Cango caves oudtshoorn mooiplaas country guesthouse. This taster to the karoo desert is a beautiful place, not quite as harsh or barren as the karoo, but still stark and impressive. This is longer at 90 minutes and includes the highlights of the main tour and then heads into some of the more remote parts of the cave. The cango caves oudtshoorn 2020 all you need to know. One of the major attractions in the garden route and oudtshoorn area is the cango caves, which extend for kilometres into the extensive limestone hills. Cango caves is the only show cave in africa which offers a choice of standard easy or adventure tours.
The whole tour lasted just under 2 hours and consists of the standard tour, plus an extra portion deeper into the cave system 1. Wandering the illuminated chambers and halls of cango caves, youll encounter a staggering number of fascinating dripstone formations, ornate crystals, stalactites, and stalagmites. As per the website of cango caves it is mentioned that it is essential to book tours in cango. The cango caves is a cultural and natural landmark in south africa. Dont miss out on great deals for things to do on your trip to garden route.
The cango caves oudtshoorn all you need to know before. The cango caves are made up of a diverse array of underground formations. To find out more about a tour at the cango caves, visit their website. The cango caves oudtshoorn aktuelle 2020 lohnt es sich. We did the heritage tour the adventure tour takes you through the chimney which is the smallest space to crawl through which was perfect. Cango caves, oudtshoorn ticket price timings address. Situated in a limestone ridge parallel to the well known swartberg mountains, you will find the finest dripstone caverns, with their vast halls and towering formations.
Visit a sparkling ancient african cave system in the karoo. The caves history and their size are two mysteries that have intrigued people and unraveled over many years. All tours are lead by experienced, knowledgeable and accredited cave guides. All tours are lead by experienced, knowledgeable and accredited caves guides. As per the website of cango caves it is mentioned that it is essential to book tours in cango caves in advance, but there is no link on how to book the tours. All tours are offered in english but afrikaans, german, french and other language guide may be available please check guide availability when making reservations. Weve got 44 tours going to cango caves, starting from just 3 days in length, and the longest tour is 93 days. The cango caves was the first tourist attraction in south africa to employ a fulltime tour guide, ensuring that each person who visited the caves could do so with a professional. Check out the best tours and activities to experience cango caves.
The first official tour of the caves was conducted in 1891, making the cango caves the oldest tourist attraction in south africa. Cango caves adventure tour in south africa, near oudtshoorn. Yes, you squeezed through 27 cm of pure solid rock. The caves contain halls and limestone formations on both tours as well as small passages on the. Knowledgeable guides conduct tours at regular intervals on most days. The cango valley just outside oudtshoorn is home to the spectacular limestone cango caves. Cango ostrich farm oudtshoorn activities oudtshoorn info. Africa, which makes the cango caves the archaeological and historical highlight of the klein karoo. In fact, you can only visit the caves today as part of a tour group. Book your tickets online for the cango caves, oudtshoorn. The most popular month to go is august, which has the most number of tour departures. The first fulltime guide, johnnie van wassenaar, is credited with opening many of the side chambers and introduced thousands of people to the caves during a career that spanned four decades. Cango caves, oudtshoorn south african history online.
The hour tour provides you with a great opportunity to see some different stone formations and when they are lit to take some great pictures. The first tour was conducted in 1891 and its been a favourite tourist attraction ever since. The complex of caves is regarded as one of the worlds great natural wonders. The cango caves are located in precambrian limestones at the foothills of the swartberg mountains.
From prices and availability to skiptheline options and mobile tickets, get all. The principal cave is one of south africas most popular caves. Multilingual guided tours are conducted every 20 minutes and last up to 45 minutes. The cango caves are a collection of limestone caves in the western cape province of south africa. They are right at the foothills of the beautiful swartberg mountain range and feature spacious halls and impressive limestone formations. The cango caves are located in precambrian limestones at the foothills of the swartberg range. While the extensive system of tunnels and chambers goes on for over 4 kilometers, only about a quarter of this is open to visitors. At cango we believe in a quality ostrich experience. The cango caves oudtshoorn 2020 what to know before you.
Visit cango caves on your trip to oudtshoorn or south africa. I think all the people in my tour group thought that the devils chimney was the hardest because we had to. The largest showcave operation in africa and the pride of the klein karoo. Lumbago alley, tunnel of love and the famous devils chimney are descriptive of what can be expected. It was the first to be protected by environmental legislation. Be prepared that the temperature in the caves is always around 1820 and it is also humid, so it gets hot after a few minutes underground. I went to the cango caves in oudtshoorn with my friends johnny, jordan and ruben.
The cango caves are located in precambrian limestones at the foothills of the swartberg range near the town of oudtshoorn, in the western cape province of south africa. The survey is in afrikaans, but the rest of the book is in english. The cango caves are a series of dripstone caverns that open into vast halls of. The first 4 chambers are exceptional and easily accessible. The cango caves are an absolute must for all domestic andor foreign tourists if you miss the caves, you might as well have stayed home. Kids learnt a lot from the tour, and since we came from a heritage tour, i do a quiz with my girls to tell what they learned from cango caves, and theres a prize from the chamber weve spotted the cleopatras needle, the formations, the good, the bad chamber, the. The cango caves of south africa adventure and claustrophobia. Vast halls and towering formations are a sight to behold and you can explore the caves on two tours. Cango caves std or adventure tour, little karoo, garden route.
The heritage tour and adventure tour should be booked in advance due to popularity. The cango caves building and exhibits are wheelchair accessible, but the cave tours are not. The guide was very informative and provides u with a lot of history and information about when the caves were discovered and how the formations were formed over time. In 1820 lord charles somerset published the first caves regulation. The cango caves were an excellent experience, there are 2 different tours, the standard tour and the adventurous tour, we concentrated on the standard which takes you through 6 caverns with a very kno. The cango caves boasts a number of pioneering firsts. In order to conserve the caves, they have strict limits on tour numbers. Situated in the swartberg mountains, 30km north of oudtshoorn are the 20 million yearold precambrian caves. Cango caves,nr oudtshoorn is a good day trip from knysna,you will pass through some. Cango caves oudthshoorn adventure activities klein karoo.
We did the heritage tour the adventure tour takes you through the chimney which is the. Cango caves, south africs was worried about going into the caves as there are small spaces to crawl through when you view their page but you dont have to do those parts of the caves. A popular attraction just off the garden route, the cango caves are often included on multiday tours of south africa. The cango caves will always be beautiful my family and i recently visited the caves, something which my wife and i did almost 15 years ago, and it was amazing then as it was now. Cango, the story of the cango caves of south africa about 77 pp, 14 plates. The cango caves, or klein karoo, are located less than 30 km from oudtshoorn, at the head of the spectacular cango valley. At the cango caves, the fun tunnels are lumbago ally, the tunnel of love, the devils chimney and the letterbox.
Located at the foothills of swartberg range and set in precambrian limestone, the special tour guides will take you on a journey to remember by. They lie about 17 miles 27 kilometers from oudtshoorn, in the foothills of the swartberg mountain range. German and french and an adventure tour where you are taken through some of. Due to a recent increase in visitors, it is essential to book either tour in advance.
It was so much fun, we had to go through four tunnels. The principal cave is one of the countrys finest, best known, and most popular tourist caves and attracts many visitors from overseas. Cango caves is the only show cave in africa which offers a choice of heritage easy or adventure tours. Members of the south african speleological association 1970. Cango ostrich show farm is located in the lush cango valley, schoemanshoek, 14km outside of oudtshoorn on the main route towards the world famous cango caves, making it easy to find and making your trip more time efficient. Irrespective of which tour you choose, a visit to the caves will leave you spellbound and in awe of the substance and extent of the underground caverns and spectacular limestone. If youre feeling adventurous, you can opt for the twohour tour, during which youll need to climb the rocks and crawl into narrow, claustrophobiainducing. The caves are very popular and so it is recommended to arrive early in the day to book for one of the two tours on offer, the heritage tour, and the adventure tour. Cango caves caving garden routelittle karoo in the year 1896, further explorations led to a series of confined and mysterious tunnels and interspersed chambers.
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