Oudtshoorn Attractions
Description
Venue: Cango Caves When: Daily
Beneath the Swartberg mountain range lie the magnificent Cango Caves. First discovered on 11 July 1780, they are now a very popular attraction along the Garden Route.
There are 5.3km (3.25 miles) of caves in a limestone belt streaking through the range, measuring 1.5km (just under a mile) wide by 16km (10 miles) long. They include some incredible examples of dripstone formations, with huge stalactites, stalagmites and folds of rock all along the path.
Following the first explorers over 200 years ago - Van Zyl, Oppel and Windvogel - visitors can now explore some of the three adjoining cave systems.
Cango One includes the evocatively-titled Fairy Hall, The Labyrinth, Lumbego Walk, Crystal Palace and Crystal Forest and both Devil's Chimney and Devil's Workshop. This leads into Cango Two, the Wonder Caves, discovered in September 1972 by Luther Terblanche. Beyond that is Cango Three, ranging through individual caves called Krakatoa, Stondience, Ice Palace, The Amphitheatre, The Canyon, Isolation Centre, Pilgrim's Passage and, ultimately, Far Chamber.
Visitors can only enter on a guided tour, of which there are two. The Standard, including a walk through six chambers, is geared towards all fitness levels. If you are really keen, you might like to try the extended Adventure Tour, which runs through all the chambers currently open to the public. Be warned, however, that this route includes a number of extremely narrow crawl-ways.
Beneath the Swartberg mountain range lie the magnificent Cango Caves. First discovered on 11 July 1780, they are now a very popular attraction along the Garden Route.
There are 5.3km (3.25 miles) of caves in a limestone belt streaking through the range, measuring 1.5km (just under a mile) wide by 16km (10 miles) long. They include some incredible examples of dripstone formations, with huge stalactites, stalagmites and folds of rock all along the path.
Following the first explorers over 200 years ago - Van Zyl, Oppel and Windvogel - visitors can now explore some of the three adjoining cave systems.
Cango One includes the evocatively-titled Fairy Hall, The Labyrinth, Lumbego Walk, Crystal Palace and Crystal Forest and both Devil's Chimney and Devil's Workshop. This leads into Cango Two, the Wonder Caves, discovered in September 1972 by Luther Terblanche. Beyond that is Cango Three, ranging through individual caves called Krakatoa, Stondience, Ice Palace, The Amphitheatre, The Canyon, Isolation Centre, Pilgrim's Passage and, ultimately, Far Chamber.
Visitors can only enter on a guided tour, of which there are two. The Standard, including a walk through six chambers, is geared towards all fitness levels. If you are really keen, you might like to try the extended Adventure Tour, which runs through all the chambers currently open to the public. Be warned, however, that this route includes a number of extremely narrow crawl-ways.
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