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The Best Attractions In Oudtshoorn

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Oudtshoorn , the ostrich capital of the world, is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located between the Swartberg mountains to the north and the Outeniqua Mountains to the south. Two ostrich-feather booms, during 1865–1870 and 1900–1914, truly established the settlement. With approximately 60,000 inhabitants, it is the largest town in the Little Karoo region. The town's economy is primarily reliant on the ostrich farming and tourism industries. Oudtshoorn is home to the world's largest ostrich population, with a number of specialized ostrich breeding farms, such as the Safari Show Farm and the Highgate Ostrich Show Farm. Bhongole...
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The Best Attractions In Oudtshoorn

  • 1. The Cango Caves Oudtshoorn
    This is a list of the heritage sites in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, as recognized by the South African Heritage Resource Agency.For additional provincial heritage sites declared by Heritage Western Cape, the provincial heritage resources authority of the Western Cape Province of South Africa, please see the entries at the end of the list. These sites have been declared subsequent to the implementation of the new legislation on 1 April 2000 and unlike those in the SAHRA portion of the list are not former national monuments declared by the former National Monuments Council, the predecessor of both SAHRA and Heritage Western Cape. In the instance of these sites the identifier code used is that of Heritage Western Cape rather than SAHRA. For performance reasons, the following dist...
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  • 2. Cango Wildlife Ranch Oudtshoorn
    The Cango Wildlife Ranch is a wildlife ranch 3 kilometres north of the town of Oudtshoorn in South Africa. It was established in 1977 as a crocodile show farm.
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  • 3. Swartberg Pass Oudtshoorn
    The Swartberg Pass on the R328 run through the Swartberg mountain range which runs roughly east-west along the northern edge of the semi-arid area called the Little Karoo in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
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  • 4. Safari Ostrich Show Farm Oudtshoorn
    The Safari Ostrich Farm is an ostrich farm located 5 kilometres outside of Oudtshoorn in South Africa. The ostrich farm specialises in the breeding and conservation well being of ostriches and has over 2,500 animals. The farm offers a tour around the farm every hour to tourists. The tours depart from 08h00 until 16h00 when the last tour of the day starts. Oudtshoorn is the ostrich capitol of the world with more ostriches to be found here than anywhere else. Safari Ostrich Farm was established as a tourist attraction in 1956. Safari was established by Derek Fisch and Harry Lipschitz both 4th generation ostrich farmers. The climate in the Klein Karoo region is ideal for these large birds to breed and live. Ostriches being desert birds prefer hot and dry climates like in Oudtshoorn. Safari Os...
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  • 5. Highgate Ostrich Show Farm Oudtshoorn
    The Highgate Ostrich Show Farm is an ostrich farm located 10 kilometres south of Oudtshoorn in South Africa. This large farm specializes in the breeding of ostriches and is open to visitors providing specialized information about the various stages of the birds development, provided with the opportunity to visit young offspring and an ostrich pen. Whilst it mainly focuses on the development of the ostrich, tourism is an important source of income and keeps the farm running. Other ostrich farms in the area include Safari Show Farm.
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