Cango Caves


Kwiphondo leNtshona Koloni, kwiiNtaba zeMnyama ezimnyama, kunemibuzo yangempela phantsi komhlaba - iCango Caves (emango emaphandleni). Ngenye yezona ndawo zintle zentlaba ehlabathini. Kungenzeka ukuba ulandele indlela yokubona indawo nayiphi na i-orientation: ukusuka elula, okuya kudlula lula umntwana, kwi-adventure entle.

Imbali yokufunyanwa kwemingcwaba

Ekupheleni kwekhulu le-18. Kwifama elisondeleyo, izimvu zaphela. Ukukhathazeka ngumlawuli olahlekileyo, uFonscape othile, wathumela isigqila ukuba simkhange. Ngendlela yokuphanda yafika emgodini ojulile, owawugcina umkhondo wendlela yomthonyama wesizwe sase-Afrika - amaBushman. Emva kokuvavanya kunye, babona umgodi okhwela phantsi emgodini. I-Fonscape yehla apho ngentambo, yakhanyisa ikhandlela ejikelezile, kodwa ayizange ibone iindonga okanye ezantsi. Ekubuyeni, waxelela ukuba wayefumene "ukungena kwelabafileyo." Ngoko ke, ukungena kwiiNtaba zeCango kwavulwa ngengozi, kwaye ngokukhawuleza yaba yinto enqabileyo yezokhenketho.

Ngekhulu le-19. Ukungena emqolombeni kwakhuselwa ngokomfanekiso, iindwendwe zithatha iziqhekeza ezininzi ze-stalactites kunye ne-stalagmites, zishiya imibhalo kwiindonga. Ngomnyaka we-1820, urhuluneli waseKapa Colony, iNkosi uCharles Somerset yanikezela umyalelo ngokubhekiselele kwintlawulo enokumiselwa ukuthumela ngaphandle. Imali yokungena emiselweyo ifakiwe.

Iinkcukacha ezininzi zenziwa ngumqeshwa uJohnny Wassenaar, owayesebenza iminyaka engama-43. Kwaye kwavulwa amakamelo amacandelo. Ngokomnye weengcamango, wakwazi ukungena ngaphakathi emaphandleni ama-25 km. Nangona kunjalo, le ngcaciso ayiqinisekanga.

Cango Caves namhlanje

Ngoku iindawo eziyinkqantosi ezenziwe nge-sandstone ye-limestone, enamaqela amathathu, ifikeleleke kwiindwendwe. Ubude bawo bude ngaphezu kweekhilomitha ezine. Ikhamera enkulu kunazo zonke ubukhulu bebala lebhola lebhola. Iimigangatho phakathi kweeholo zibanzi ngokwaneleyo, kodwa njengoko zihamba zisuka emnyango. Umhlobiso wangempela yi-stalactites kunye ne-stalagmites yesimo esinqabileyo. Iingcamango ziyagungqiswa yi-"Hall Hall" - umqolomba omkhulu apho i-stalactites ehla phantsi kweendonga zenza uhlobo lomzimba omkhulu. Iidemon ze-Sedimentary zidala ukudibanisa okungaqhelekanga kwemibala, kwaye ukusetyenziswa kokukhanya kunye neyongeziweyo kubangela ukuba i-grotto ibe yindawo engaphantsi komhlaba.

Amangcwaba alondoloza ubushushu obusondeleyo malunga nama-18-20 degrees, ngelixa u-humidity uphezulu.

Uhambo oluqhelekileyo lugqiba imizuzu engama-50, kwaye kulula kakhulu-ukuhlola ii-holo ezikhulu ezithandathu, enye leyo inegama layo kunye negama layo.

Kwixesha lohambo lwe-adventure, umhenketho uya kunikelwa ukuba azame ngamandla kwaye akhuphuke emagqabini amancinci, ahambe kunye nesigxina "sesimboli sikaMtyholi" ngaphezu kokuhamba ngeeholo. Konke kunikezelwa ukuqinisekisa ukuba abakhenkethi bazizwa bekhuselekile kwaye bekhululekile.

Ndingafika njani?

Iindawo zeCango zifumaneka ngeekhilomitha ezingama-30 kumntla we-Oudtshoorn, indawo yemboni yeenciniba zaseMzantsi Afrika. 50 km ukusuka e-Oudtshoorn yiGeorge Airport, ehlala idibana kunye neKapa kunye nezinye iidolophu ezinkulu. Eyona ndlela ingcono, ukuba awuhambanga neqela elihlelekile-ukuqesha imoto.

Imihlaba ivuliwe imihla ngemihla (ngaphandle kweKrisimesi), iindlela eziqhelekileyo ziqhutyelwa ngeyure nganye ukususela ngo-09: 00 ukuya ku-16: 00, ukuya kwi-09: 30 ukuya ku-15: 30. Ukubonelela iinkonzo kubakhenkethi kunye nequmrhu lokubonisa. Iikhilomitha ezili-10 ukusuka kwiiNgingqi zeCango kukho i-hotel complex, apho uhlala khona nentsapho yonke.