flying Airspeed Oxford, Avro Anson and Fairey Battle41 aircraft. Providing Air Observer (Type B) training, it trained aircrew from all over the Commonwealth in navigation, bombing, and air gunnery. Since 1998 Test Flying Academy of South Africa (TFASA) operates here (initially founded as National Test Pilot School of South Africa - NTPS SA). Wine Oudtshoorn is the start of the Route 62 wine route. Some of the best South African Port style wines are produced in the area surrounding Oudsthoorn. Tourism Tourist information Oudtshoorn and De Rust are managed by Greater Oudtshoorn Tourism, whose tourism office is centrally situated in Voortrekker Road, next to the CP Nel Museum. Tourist attractions Tourist attractions in Oudtshoorn and the surrounding areas include: Buffelsdrift Game Lodge Cango Caves Cango Ostrich Farm Cango Wildlife Ranch Highgate Ostrich Show Farm Oudtshoorn Ballooning Swartberg Adventures Wilgewandel Holiday Farm The area is also famed for its biodiversity, as it is home to an unusually large number of species of succulent plant. Several wine producers also exist in the region. Notable people C. J. Langenhoven - writer, poet, and politician Etienne Leroux - Afrikaans author and key member of the South African Sestigers literary movement Skipper Badenhorst - Rugby union player Denovan Ekstraal - cricket player Errin Ewerts - cricket player Lucas "Kabamba" Floors - Rugby union player Arthur Nortje - poet Bobbie Irvine MBE - World Champion ballroom & Latin American dancer Sid O'Linn - cricket player Pauline Janet Smith - writer Percival Henry Frederick Sonn - lawyer and cricket administrator Wilma van der Bijl - Miss South Africa 1987 Bertha le Roux - Miss Teen South Africa 2005 References External links Oudtshoorn Municipality Oudtshoorn Tourism Bureau Climbing areas of South Africa Karoo Populated places established in 1857 1857 establishments in the Cape Colony