CangoCaveCathedral.kml normal #Nature_norm_copy0 highlight #Nature_over_copy0 Cango Cave Cathedral 0 The Cango Caves, near Oudtshoorn, are the longest underground cave sequence in the world, a humid, subterranean fantasyland of stone vaults and cavern cathedrals, iced with intricate dripstone formations and crystalline limestone chandeliers to make you gasp! Long before a herder named Van Zyl, ´stumbled´ upon this remarkable geological phenomenon, the ancient San sheltered here; and, over time, the caves have unfolded their 100 million year- old mysteries, to delight visitors today with thrilling guided tours.



Bothas Hall Cango Caves Credit and Copyright: Cango Caves


Cave Adventure in Cango Caves Credit and Copyright: Cango Caves


Less agile visitors use easily accessible stairs and walkways to discover innumerable, glittering stalagmites (upward growing) stalactites (hanging crystals) and helictite (multi-directional) formations in well-lit cave halls; while adventurers wriggle, squeeze and inverse leopard crawl their way up skinny gorges, cracks and down rock funnels like Devil´s Chimney - claustrophobics should take the scenic tour. The caves are one of South Africa´s most-visited tourist attractions - +/- 750 000 nature enthusiasts a year can´t be wrong.

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