The Garden Route - Safari Ostrich Show Farm - Oudtshoorn, South Africa
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S 33° 37.840 E 022° 08.502
34H E 605890 N 6278209
Amidst the 400 ostrich farms surrounding Oudtshoorn, the ostrich capitol of the world, 3 have distinguished themselves worthy to be named "show farms" - Highgate, Safari and Cango Ostrich Farms.
Waymark Code: WMJHZW
Location: Western Cape, South Africa
Date Posted: 11/22/2013
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Established in 1956, Safari Ostrich Farm is the first show farm in South Africa where the Kenyan Red and Zimbabwe Blue ostriches as well as the local South African breed can be viewed.
Professional, multi-lingual guides show you all the different facets of ostrich farming – and tell you stories of the Victorian-era Ostrich Boom, when ostrich feathers were one of South Africa's most important export products. You'll get close to the birds, too – and if you're particularly adventurous (and you weigh less than 80 kg), you might like to try sitting on one. In our group, many people volunteered to sit on the ostrich for the picture and most of us enjoyed standing on the solid ostrich eggs.
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Official Name: The Garden Route
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