Tours & Activities in Cape Town
Welcome to Cape Town!
A visit to Cape Town's Bo Kaap/ boo uh Kaap is an experience you won't want to miss when in Cape Town South Africa.
Nestled on Signal Hill, Bo Kaap traces its origins to the early days of the Dutch settlement and the importation of enslaved peoples from Indonesia and Africa.
We will visit the first Mosque in South Africa and will be introduced to its founder Tuan Guru. Bo Kaap's colourful houses are an Instagram attraction but more so is an interest in the origins of this colourful display.
Above all, the Bo Kaap still today a 70/ 75 % Muslim community, offers visitors the opportunity to sample the flavour and aroma of its unique Cape Malay cuisine.
The Dutch Islam Colours of Bo kaap
Table Mountain, Robben Island, Bo Kaap... With this complete tour of Cape Town, we'll take you to see all the must-see sights of the famous South African city.
All our tours are conducted in English.
We have 7 walking tours, each one of them focusing on a different topic and subject. Please make sure that the tour you intend to book is one that suits your interest.
If you are making a single booking for 1 person, there is a chance that your booking will be canceled should the minimum number of 2 persons not be reached.
We will be meeting outside the front door, on the pavement at Simply Asia Heritage Square restaurant 96 Shortmarket Street, Cape Town.
The guide will be wearing an official tourist guide badge.
Safe paid parking can be found at Heritage Square.
NB
- We will be walking on some uneven surfaces and there are some steps to climb as well, so please wear comfortable shoes.
- Make sure that each guest in your party has at least 500ml of water.
- For sunny days, a hat is recommended.
- For cloudy days, an umbrella or rainwear is recommended.
- Please be at the meeting point at least 10 minutes before the starting time.
- All our tours are based on proper research and facts, and the information shared is not meant to be disrespectful to anyone's gender, country, religion, ethnicity, culture, ancestors, place of origin, political persuasion, traditions or practices.
- Please note that the tour is approximately 90 minutes long.
- For groups less than 6 people, the tour may progress a little faster due to less people needing coffee, toilet, ATM, asking questions and taking photos.
- According to the GuruWalk platform, the recommended tip amount is from 10,00 Euros per person.
- We reserve the right to cancel a booking if guests show signs or behavior of being intoxicated.
- By signing up for this tour you hereby accept the GuruWalk Terms and Conditions.
- Our WhatsApp number is +27 825757123
Historical Tour of Cape Town
"Secret places . . . we'll take you there"
*Child friendly*
Itinerary:-
- Khoikhoi people
- Places of interest
- Buildings
- Architecture
- Statues
- Streets
- Works of art
- Ruins
- Artefacts
- Plants and flowers
- People
- Cultural heritage
- Public squares and open spaces
- Churches
- National monuments
- Sites of significance
- Memorials and more
Join us for a historical overview of Cape Town.
All our tours are based on proper research and facts, and the information shared is not meant to be disrespectful to anyone's gender, country, religion, ethnicity, culture, ancestors, place of origin, political persuasion, traditions or practices.
The tour will start outside Jerry's Burger Bar.
We'll touch on how the Cape became Westernized.
Since Cape Town was the first place in Southern Africa to be developed into a city, most of the old buildings were the first of it's kind in the African Sub continent. Like the first, Government, hospital, church, police station, fire station, banks, cathedral, jail and many more other buildings.
We touch on the Flower Market and how it came about.
Visit the ruins of the oldest structure that was built by Europeans in Southern Africa.
See artifacts that were unearthed during the construction of modern buildings, and how first world influences can be seen in the architecture of structures and buildings as well.
The British influence is quite apparent in the streets, and even see where the reigning Queen Elizabeth II of England celebrated her 21st birthday.
The Castle of Good Hope is the oldest building (still in use) in Southern Africa. Guests will get a sense of how life in the settlement of the Cape was almost 400 years ago.
The tour finishes at Greenmarket Square where one can enjoy refreshments at a restaurant in the area.
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We are ready to welcome you!
Welcome to Cape Town!
Voted the best on the continent (Africa) with the award "The World's Greatest City to Visit Right Now" and recently received from the Telegraph in the UK.
In the itinerary, we will visit some of the main highlights of the city, such as:
- green market square
- Old Newspaper House
- St George's Mall
- Berlin Wall
- St. George's Cathedral
- garden company
- tuynhuis
- slave lodgeI
- District Six Museum
- Groote Kerk Church
- The church square
- slave auction tree
- Welcome Center
- old barn
- castle of good hope
- City hall
- Big parade
- central Library
- food bazaar
- Flowers market
The meeting point is Central Methodist Church Coffee shop .
During the tour, I will be happy to answer all your questions. I would love to share with you my culture and memories, as well as the best kept secrets that some locals don't even know about.
I wait for you to accompany you and make you take home a great memory of my city! NB!!! THIS TOUR DOES EXPOSE A SENSITIVE HISTORICAL NARRATIVE OF SLAVERY AND APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA !!
Welcome to Cape Town!
Internationally recognized and accordingly awarded as one of the world's top Tourist Destination. The city is rich in culture, diversity and breathtaking beauty.
Cape Town has the awesome Table Mountain acknowledged as one of the seven natural wonders of the world and 39 beaches of which ten has been awarded the international Blue Flag status.
My tour starts at Green Market Square, a place with so much history that will give my visitors an insight of the early colonial development of South Africa.
My tour leads you on to the Castle of Good Hope, the oldest existing colonial structure in South Africa where the first Settlers arrived, then the majestically structured Edwardian styled building of our City Hall under the rulership of British Monarchy of the earlier nineteenth century. And much more.
When next you plan to visit Cape Town, South Africa, I am more than happy to show you my city with all her beauty and history.
You'll get to know about the beautiful history of Cape Town from Colonialism to Democracy, from Apartheid to freedom and also getting to taste the unique tastes of our diverse cuisines.
Welcome to Cape Town!
We begin our journey at Bokaap museum located at71 Wale Street where we discuss the origins of the Bo-kaap. Our adventure then takes us by the Auwal Musjid which is the oldest in South Africa established in1794 .
Along the way we pass by the Noorul islam mosque est. 1834 before indulging a koesiester which is a local treat. Then walking down to the streets with all the colourful houses Chiappini street. We then make our way towards Cape Town’s renouned spice shop, Atlas, where you will smell the fragrences of spices used in authentic Cape Malay cuisine. These spices were not only used by the enslaved for themselves but introduced into the dishes prepared for colonial owners sparking a culinary fusion. No tour is complete without a visit toye Bokaap helpers garden a community initiative to feed the needy.
From here we take a walk down rose street known for the famous Bokaap deli that won best breakfast in Cape town 2 years in a row. Other interesting establishments as well.
During the itinerary, I'll be happy to answer all your questions, doubts and curiosities about my beloved city.