Cape Town Walking Tour

Cape Town is a melting pot of cultures created by three and half centuries of colonial and political apartheid influences? The best way to absorb this rich tapestry of history is on foot and my walking tours are an exploration of history, architecture, religious buildings, memorial art and stories about people and events which have shaped our community through to today. This tour takes around 5 hours, at a pace comfortable for you, and there will be opportunities to pause for refreshments on route. It is better to select a mid-week day for this tour, so we can pause inside a couple of churches on route, and immerse ourselves into the true spirt of Cape Town.

Meet at Truth Coffee 36 Buitenkant st District Museum: guided visit around the 'Forced Removals' (around 20 minutes) Castle of Good Hope: guided visit, oldest building in South Africa (around 40 minutes) Grand Parade: City Hall (view outside), and view bronze statue of Nelson Mandela the site where he gave his first speech as a free man, February 11, 1990. Mutual Heights: our best example of Art Deco The Flower market. Two Minutes Silence memorial (WW1 memorial) Slave precinct: memorial art, slave auctions site, and the Slave Lodge (view outside), gain an understanding of the history of enslaved lives at the Cape. Company Gardens: first landscaped garden in South Africa Parliament buildings: view from the outside St George's Cathedral: story of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, political apartheid history Greenmarket Square: Town House and market Heritage Square: an example of heritage preservation Bo Kaap area: stories of enslaved lives, history of Islam at the Cape and the political apartheid era