I booked tour ” C”? through the hostel which consisted of transport to the Cango Caves and an ostrich show farm, leaving me with a mountain bike ride of 12 kilometers back to town, along the way passing a wilderness park where I would get up close and personal with a few cheetahs.
Lonely Planet describes the caves as commercialized, and I saw what they meant once the tour began. We were not given headlamps or helmets, and all the pathways were smoothed by concrete and lit by ankle-level lights. Still, me and my four companions (2 Irish lasses and 2 Dutch girls), hoped for a little extra excitement by choosing the longer ” adventure”? tour.Dave is the Founder and Editor in Chief of Go Backpacking and Feastio. He's been to 66 countries and lived in Colombia and Peru. Read the full story of how he became a travel blogger.
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Cango Caves
Monday 29th of March 2010
The town of Oudtshoorn is situated in the valley between the mountain ranges of the Outeniqua and the Swartberg eithin the Klein Karoo region of South Africa.It is probably one of the most diverse in terms of its extra-ordinary mixture of nature and heritage as well as the fact that it has the world's biggest population of commercially farmed ostriches.
Dave
Thursday 30th of April 2009
I booked it as part of a little package from the hostel in Outdshorn.
Dave
Thursday 30th of April 2009
I booked it as part of a little package from the hostel in Outdshorn.
Tigger
Tuesday 28th of April 2009
Could you give me the website you used to book this?
Tigger
Tuesday 28th of April 2009
Could you give me the website you used to book this?