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Montagu Pass. Photo: A3alb, CC BY-SA 3.0
Things to do in Oudtshoorn
The Klein Karoo over the mountains from George: caves, ostriches and big passes.
About an hour north of George, over the mountains
Oudtshoorn is the main town of the Klein Karoo, the dry, wide valley on the other side of the Outeniqua Mountains. It's a different world from the coast, and a classic day trip from George.
It grew rich on ostrich feathers more than a century ago, and the grand "feather palaces" from that boom still stand in town.
Places worth your time in Oudtshoorn
Cango Caves
Caves
Limestone caves north of town with guided tours through big chambers of dripstone.
Ostrich farms
Farm visit
Oudtshoorn is the ostrich capital of the world. Several farms show visitors round.
Swartberg Pass
Mountain pass
A dramatic gravel pass over the Swartberg mountains towards Prince Albert.
Meerkats at sunrise
Wildlife
Early-morning tours to watch a wild meerkat colony come out of its burrows.
C.P. Nel Museum
Museum
The town's museum, with the story of the ostrich feather boom.
Outeniqua Pass
Scenic drive
The tarred pass from George, with big views back over the coast.
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