Itineraries

There is so much to do in our area. Here are some suggested itineraries to help you plan your time

2 Day Itinerary

DAY 1

BREAKFAST at Mooiplaas.

SEE OUDTSHOORN (allow 2 hours).
Oudtshoorn is about 10 minutes from Mooiplaas Guest House. Things you must see are

• CP Nel Museum: On the corner of Voortrekker Road and Baron van Reede Street (Tel: 044 272 7306). The museum is a declared national monument and houses 12 exhibition rooms showcasing the fascinating story of the ostrich feather industry.
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  Visit the CP Nel Museum site
• Le Roux Town House: 146 High Street (Tel: 044 272 3676 ). The Townhouse (1909) is a glamorous feather boom residence featuring various architectural styles, period-furniture and unique Art Nouveau stained glass panels.
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  Visit the CP Nel Museum site
• Arbeidsgenot: 217 Jan van Riebeeck Road (Tel: 044 272 2968 ). Arbeidsgenot is a museum,arts and culture centre. CJ Langenhoven, renowned Afrikaans writer, poet, playwright, and politician was born in 1873 and lived at Arbeidsgenot.
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  Visit the CJ Langenhoven Musem site

LUNCH
There are lovely restaurants in Baron van Reede Street to choose from. Some that we recommend are La Dolce Vita, Cafe Brule, Die Peperboom

CANGO CAVES (allow 1.5 hour).
(Tel: 044 272 7410 ) The Cango Caves are half an hour from the Guest House. They are one of the world's great natural wonders, sculptured by nature through the ages.The Standard Tour is a hour and there is a tour starting every hour from 09:00 until 16:00. Then for the more adventurous, there is an Adventure Tour that last 1.5 hour.
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Visit the Cango Caves site

CANGO WILDLIFE RANCH (allow 1.5 hour )
(Tel : 044 272 5593)
Experience face to face encounters with wildlife, see the white belgan tiger, cage dive with a crocodile, and see various other reptiles and animals. This is the world's oldest and biggest cheetah contact centre worldwide and the ranch have more than 40 species of animals.
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Visit the Cango Wildlife Ranch website

BACK HOME - Return to the Guesthouse and relax by the pool.

DINNER
Join us for our famous braai and taste ostrich the way it should be cooked!

DAY 2

BREAKFAST at Mooiplaas.

MOOIPLAAS FARM TOUR (allow 1.5 hours).
Done by our registered tour guide, Koos. An experience not to be missed!
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SWARTBERG PASS (allow 4 - 5 hours).
The circular route is highly recommended. Drive through the small town De Rust and then Meiringspoort. Visit the waterfall in Meiringspoort and put your feet in the refreshing cold water.
Then you will take the turn-off to Prince Albert through Klaarstroom. You can either have lunch in Prince Albert or you can stop along the route of the Swartberg Pass and enjoy a picnic basket that we provide on request in the magnificent setting of the spectacular scenery.
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Information about the Swartberg Pass.

DINNER – either join us or we can make some recommendations

Other Itinerary Ideas

ANIMAL LOVER'S ITINERARY

BUFFELSDRIFT GAME LODGE
(Tel: 044 272 0106 )
Buffelsdrift is situated 7 kilometres outside of Oudtshoorn en route to the Cango Caves. Visitors can take a bush safari in an open game vehicle or on horseback escorted by a trained guide. See more than 20 game species and 217 recorded bird species.
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Visit Buffelsdrift Game Lodge site

CHANDELIER OSTRICH SHOW FARM
(Tel : 072 742 4405 )
Chandelier is located on the N12 (R 62 ) 7 kilometres from Oudtshoorn, en route to George. It is a game lodge, ostrich show farm and a private eco estate. Activities include game drives, ostrich tours, animal touch farm, bird watching, mountain biking, hiking. Facilities include restaurant, weddings, conferences, team building, curio shop.
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Visit Chandelier Ostrich Show Farm

MEERKAT MAGIC (allow approximately 3 hours)
Together with Grant, the guide (known as the 'meerkat man'), you literally walk with wild meerkats. Tours are early morning. Everyone meets before sunrise to visit the meerkats because it is at sunrise when the meerkats come out of their holes.
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Visit Meerkat Magic site

AN ITINERARY FOR CHILDREN

WILGEWANDEL
(Tel : 044 272 0878)
En route to the Cango Caves. Ideal for families. Activities for children include camel rides , bumper boats, quad buggies, donkey cart rides, ghwara ghwara golf, foefie slides, animals to feed.
Experience a farm atmosphere, buy curios and gifts, homemade jams and do wine tasting.
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Link to Wilgewandel site

OSTRICH SHOW FARMS
Highgate (Tel: 044 272 7511 ) or Safari (Tel: 044 272 7311 )
If the children want to sit or ride on an ostrich.
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Visit the Highgate and Safari site

CANGO WILDLIFE RANCH
(Tel : 044 272 5593) www.cango.co.za
Children can see the cheetahs, tigers, lions, snakes, crocodiles and reptiles.
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Visit the CP Nel Museum site

WINE LOVER'S ITINERARY

Visit local wine and port farms. Taste the best wines in the Klein Karoo.

EXTREME OUTDOORS ITINERARY

ITINERARY FOR CULTURE VULTURES

Historic Oudtshoorn
Ma Bettie - Xhosa village, experience real life Xhosa traditions - food and dancing.
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Find out more about how you can experience the local culture >>

RETAIL THERAPY - AN ITINERARY FOR SHOPPERS