The cango caves oudtshoorn 2020 what to know before you. Cango caves oudthshoorn adventure activities klein karoo garden. For those of intrepid spirit the adventure tour starts in the grand hall, then through the aptly named lumbago alley and king solomons mines. The cango caves boasts a number of pioneering firsts. The first 4 chambers are exceptional and easily accessible. I do not purchase a ticket in advance because im there in the off season, but during busier months the website suggests its a good idea to purchase. Visitors are taken out in small groups by professional guides. 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. At the cango caves, the fun tunnels are lumbago ally, the tunnel of love, the devils chimney and the letterbox. We are fond of our animals and ensure that they are always in peak condition. Seeing all the different stalagmites and stalactites, columns and caves, the history on finding each of the caves and the journey the caves have been through, through the years is wonderful. Cango caves oudthshoorn adventure activities klein karoo. After being collected from your hotel, be driven over the spectacular outeniqua mountain pass and enter the little karoo. Our earliest documentation is that jack simms was out hunting one cold snowy day 18191820 when he spotted what he believed to be panther tracks.
The cango caves oudtshoorn 2020 all you need to know. Although the extensive system of tunnels and chambers go on for over 4 km 2. All tours are offered in english but afrikaans, german, french and other language guide may be available please check guide availability when making reservations. Cango caves is the only show cave in africa which offers a choice of standard easy or adventure tours. They are approximately 240 m 790 ft long and cover an area of 4,900 m 2 53,000 sq ft. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. At cango we believe in a quality ostrich experience. I stop by the cango caves an impressive series of caverns located about 30 minutes outside of town. The cango caves have different sorts of tours that take you deep into the unexplored realms of these natural wonders. The cango caves building and exhibits are wheelchair accessible, but the cave tours are not. It is a combination of natural beauty and an historical discovery mostly about swazi people.
Book your tickets online for the cango caves, oudtshoorn. Nestled between the outeniqua and swatberg mountain ranges in the arid klein karoo, the cango caves is a natural wonder wellknown on the tourist circuit for its stunning display of colorful stalactites and stalagmites 100million years in the making. The first tour was conducted in 1891 and its been a favourite tourist attraction ever since. Cango caves std or adventure tour, little karoo, garden route. 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. The caves contain halls and limestone formations on both tours as well as small passages on the. All tours are lead by experienced, knowledgeable and accredited caves guides. They have done a great job with all the lights to ensure the visitor receives the right impression. Be prepared to crawl, slide, squeeze and climb your way through dark tunnels, narrow passageways and exquisite limestone chambers. 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. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. Enhanced lights effect and bewildering natural beauty of cango caves makes it a popular tourist. Below are some pictures albeit not the best since they were taken with a waterproof pointandshoot camera from our adventure tour through.
Join a knowledgeable guide and explore the incredible cango caves, just outside of. The cango caves are made up of a diverse array of underground formations. Weve got 42 tours going to cango caves, starting from just 3 days in length, and the longest tour is 93 days. In 1820 lord charles somerset published the first caves regulation. Even if you have seen other such caves in other parts of the world which i did it is worth seeing the cango caves. Cango caves, cape town ticket price timings address. The cango caves are famous for the amazing natural rock formations that adorn the caves. It is precisely for this reason that we were a bit skeptical about the socalled cango caves adventure tour when we rolled up to oudtshoorn on. Our animal care centre serves as our animal hospital. It was the first to be protected by environmental legislation. Oct 19, 2016 the cango caves are open every day expect for christmas day, but make sure to book your guided tour in advance. 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. Cango caves in oudtshoorn photos and booking info sa places.
We visited the cango caves during december 2016, with a load team of my girls. 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. An easy walk through the first six largest and most spectacular halls and continuing through to the african drum room. Satsa has established a southern cape chapter in order to better serve members in this beautiful part of the world and our assistant director for tourism, cheetah reservation foundation and wild animal volunteers, tammy moult has been elected.
Check out the best tours and activities to experience cango caves. The cango caves adventure tour may not sound like fun to everyone but for those who are reasonably fit, with steady nerves and an appetite for adventure its worth the short exploration deeper into africas largest cave system. Book a spot on a cave tour in advancetour group numbers are limited. The most popular month to go is august, which has the most number of tour departures. The caves consist of marine coral limestone, which accumulated over millions of years and after sea levels had dropped were exposed to atmospheric corrosion and karstic processes. 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. You will be met by your own personal guide who will take you on a private tour of the ranch, whichever option you choose. 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. Sudwala caves the most popular tourist destination in the lowveld. In fact, you can only visit the caves today as part of a tour group. All tours are lead by experienced, knowledgeable and. Dont miss out on great deals for things to do on your trip to garden route. Learn about the geological history of this 20 million year old site. It was so much fun, we had to go through four tunnels.
We have a very exclusive style whereby we ensure each person individual attention. Heritage tour the cango caves, oudtshoorn traveller. Cango caves situated close to oudtshoorn, offers fascinating limestone formations in a. We did not do the adventure tour cause there is no way i am fitting through the post box but i am sure for the brave it is a wonderful event. The cango caves of south africa adventure and claustrophobia. The caves were later used as a tourist attraction and people from all over the world still. This is an epic subterranean adventure into africas largest cave system. Dec 20, 2017 this is a guaranteed group departure tour of maximum 16 pax covering all the major places of south africa. Memories of my claustrophobic crawl through the cuchi tunnels in vietnam years earlier sprang to mind, but i kept up a brave face for dave and our guide cedric as we strolled through the first few chambers of this massive cave system the cango caves adventure tour. Cango caves oudtshoorn, south africa atlas obscura.
The cango caves are a series of dripstone caverns that open into vast halls of. Aug 24, 2019 to find out more about a tour at the cango caves, visit their website. From prices and availability to skiptheline options and mobile tickets, get all. The formations are breathtaking and everywhere you look is another photo opportunity. A popular attraction just off the garden route, the cango caves are often included on multiday tours of south africa.
We also visited the cango caves, a large, beautiful, and impressive network of limestone caves. I think all the people in my tour group thought that the devils chimney was the hardest because we had to. I thou gh t you might lik e a brief synopsis on the cave and how it got to be in our family. At safari you can enjoy riding the birds at your own risk, stand on their eggs, touch the birds and cuddle the chicks all in.
It was too late in the day to follow where they might lead. 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. 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.
This taster to the karoo desert is a beautiful place, not quite as harsh or barren as the karoo, but still stark and impressive. The largest showcave operation in africa and the pride of the klein karoo. 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. We visited the excellent though slightly worndown geology exhibit at the interpretive center or centre, to be properly south african and then went on a guided tour of the caves. German and french and an adventure tour where you are taken through some of. What makes these natural encounters special is that youll get to spend more time with the animal than usual. Safari ostrich farm during your visit experience the worlds largest bird which lays the largest egg, has the most beautiful feathers and eyes that make you want to fall in love and hug them.
They are an extremely important site to the natural heritage of south africa. The cango caves are open every day expect for christmas day, but make sure to book your guided tour in advance. The cango caves are located in precambrian limestones at the foothills of the swartberg range. I went to the cango caves in oudtshoorn with my friends johnny, jordan and ruben. 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. Thereafter you will be taken to do the natural encounters of your choice. I love that the formations are now bathed in white light rather than the coloured of old.