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Works Cited

“Cango Caves - Students.” Britannica Kids, https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Cango-Caves/606888. Accessed 1 May 2025.

“The Cango caves - this 4500-million-year-old cave of stalactites and stalagmites will astound you (US).” South African Tourism, https://www.southafrica.net/us/en/travel/article/the-cango-caves-this-4500-million-year-old-cave-of-stalactites-and-stalagmites-will-astound-you. Accessed 1 May 2025.

Mo Africa Tours. “Guide to Oudtshoorn and Cango caves.” Mo Africa Tours, 2025, https://moafrikatours.com/south-africa/oudtshoorn/cango-caves/ultimate-guide/. Accessed 1 5 2025.

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One of the many small passages in the adventure tour

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Yes there is a special tour outside the main tour. The Cango Caves Adventure Tour is approximately 1.5 hours long. It involves crawling through narrow tunnels and climbing up steep rock formations guided by small lights. The smallest passageway that visitors have to crawl through is just under 30 centimeters high and some of the narrow passages are very difficult to pass through. This means the Adventure Tour is limited to visitors of a certain weight and fitness.

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Some beautiful formations in the Cango Caves

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The Cango Caves are known for their amazing rock formations and their adventure tour.

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The Cango Cave is the largest cave system in South Africa at 9.9 miles long and 0.9 miles wide.

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When was it discovered and/or opened to the public?

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When was it discovered and/or opened to the public?

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A farmer named Jacobus van Zyl discovered the Cango Caves in 1780. The Cango Caves became a tourist attraction soon after they were discovered and were declared a national monument in 1938.

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cave art by one of the tribes that lived in the Cango Caves

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The Cango Caves are the oldest tourist attraction in South Africa. There is also evidence that the Khoekhoe and San people used to live in these caves

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List of organisms inside the Cango Caves

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List of organisms inside the Cango Caves

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Spiders

Various insects

Leopards and Genets

Bats

Fish

Turtles and Tortoises

a variety of birds and reptiles

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The cango caves are near the town of Oudtshoorn, in the foothills of the Swartberg mountain range in South Africa.