Oudtshoorn Bed and Breakfasts - Reviews and Rates

Having driven 200km yest**day and even more planned for today, an early start was needed. We w**e awoken by Irene and h** staff preparing breakfast on our private patio –and what a sumptuous feast it was: muesli, yogurt, savoury buns, cheese and ham, with bacon and eggs and toast to follow. We didn't wear the towelling robes th...

Now don't get me wrong. I love the scenic countryside as much as the next person. But after not doing anything for a week and having recovered from my cold, I needed to do something, and as most of you who know me will know, I don't like sitting still. Oudtshoorn, I found, is not the place to go if you want to do something. I'll give it the cave...

Oudtshoorn is the ostrich capital of the world. Some call this a dubious distinction, but I think it's awesome. For some reason, in this little corner of South Africa, a bunch of farmers decided that it would be a good idea to keep herds of domesticated ostriches. Now, when ostriches are domesticated, you can do loads of stuff with them. You can...

Ok, so the last entry didn't say much, I only had about 10 minutes internet time, travelling here things were not very stable like hot water, internet, etc...but we arrived last night in Oudtshoorn and have settled in, so now I have relaible internet and plenty of time!! Check out my photo album for pics! I suppose I should start from the begin...

We spent two nights in Oudtshoorn. There was so much to do here. We visited caves, rode an ostrich, ate an ostrich steak dinner and roasted marshmellows over one of the many fires going at the backpackers we stayed at.