Klein Karoo R62

Cross over the velvety-green Outeniqua Mountains ... and you're entering a whole new world.  Incredible light plays across endless fields of Karoo scrubland and pastures.  (An artist's dream!)  And there are wonderful wines, amazing caves and rock formations and, of course, ostriches!  Oudtshoorn is the capital and each April school holiday it celebrates South African & Afrikaans culture with the 8-day KKNK - Klein Karoo National Kunsfees (Arts Festival). Every cafe, club, coffee shop & stadium offers up some artistic fare (over 50 venues) - from rock to folk to classical, from serious theatre to comedy, from original & innovative art & sculpture to fashions, homeware & the latest in gadgetry.
 
In its heydeys, Oudtshoorn was the home to the fabulous "Feather Barons" of old. Calitzdorp is the Port Wine capital, Ladismith is the historical gem, Uniondale has a ghost lady ... and is the entrance to the rugged & ancient Bavianskloof ...



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Top 10 attractions:

• World-famous Cango Caves
• Seweweekspoort Gorge & Mountain Bike Challenge
• Gamkaberg Nature Reserve
• Redstone Hills & Groenfontein hiking trails
• The scenic & historical Swartberg Pass
• Ostrich farm tours & diving with crocodiles!
• Calitzdorp Spa
• Meiringspoort Gorge
• Prince Alfred's Pass
• Die Hel & Gamkaskloof

For more info, visit Klein Karoo Tourism