Visit Oudtshoornm & Surrounds, The Klein Karoo
Oudtshoorn is quite a cosmopolitan place and is most famous for its ostrich farms. In the Victorian era, these existed as a ready soruce of ostrich feathers, but today they are mainly farmed for their meat.
Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Oudtshoornm & Surrounds
The Klein Karoo, South Africa
Whilst travelling along the Garden Route we can highly recommend a few days in the Oudtshoorn area.
An area of spectacular beauty it has plenty to offer the visitor, from the ostrich farms at Oudtshoorn to the Cango Caves, beautiful nature reserve of De Hoop and tiny town of Calizdorp.
In the Victorian era, there was something of a craze for ostrich feathers in the UK. Enterprising merchants soon discovered that the Oudtshoorn area was the ideal environment for raising ostriches, and a very prosperous town developed, rich in grand, sandstone "feather palaces".
The ostrich farms and palaces still exist, though mainly farming for meat and leather and for the enjoyment of visitors.
Other places within The Klein Karoo
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- Calitzdorp is small but the hot sunny weather makes it ideal for the growing grapes. In fact, you will find two of South Africa’s premier port producers here.
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- The Cango Caves and Swartberg Pass are two of South Africa's most scenic attractions. The Cango Caves can be explored with a guide, while the Swartberg Pass can be accessed via a self-drive trip.
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Oudtshoornm & Surrounds
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- Oudtshoorn is quite a cosmopolitan place and is most famous for its ostrich farms. In the Victorian era, these existed as a ready soruce of ostrich feathers, but today they are mainly farmed for their meat.
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