Full Day Township Tour
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Having grown up in a township himself, there is nobody better qualified to lead a township tour than Morris. He can not only let you in on some of the local history, but he can also give you an insight into all of the various cultural and social dynamics in play.
You can't understand people until you know where they come from. WIth this in mind, Morris kicks his tour off at the District Six Museum. From there he takes you deep into the heart of some of the various townships in Cape Town where you will see how hundreds of thousands of Capetonians really live. Make sure you take some small change along, it is customary to tip families who let you into their homes.
- Duration: 6 hour(s)
- Location: Starts and finishes at the District Six Museum
To help you to understand how the townships you will be visiting came to be, Morris will start your tour with a visit to the District Six Museum.
On the way to the first township Langa, you will drive through District Six area
Whilst in Langa you will experience:
The Gaga Sithebe Community Project, Tsoga, Various Hostels, A Community Creche where you will get the opportunity to meet some of the local children, A Traditional Shebeen (bar) and finally you will be introduced to a Traditional Healer who will give you some insight into local and traditional medicines
The township you will visit will be Gugulethu.
Here you will be taken to the Gugulethu 7 Memorial and the Emmy Bhiel Memorial. Morris will explain the significance behind these memorials.
You will drive through Nyanga and the Old Cross Roads.
The final township that you will get to explore is Khayelitsha.
In Khayelitsha Morris will take you to a restaurant of your choice. There are some well known and exciting places to choose from!
You will then be taken to the Philani Nutritional Project, the Look Out Hill, the local Craft Market, the Baboon Man, the Noluthando School for the deaf and the Oliver Thambo Sports Centre.
On your way back towards the Museum, you will be driven through some of the "Cape Coloured" settlements including Mandalay, Phillipi, Mannenberg, Gatesville, Rylands and Athlone.
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