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LanguagesEnglish, French
Group sizeUp to 100 travelers
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below
Overview
Join our 5-hour Cape Town Half Day Small Group Township Tour of Langa and Gugulethu including lunch. These are two of Cape Town's oldest townships. You will be accompanied by a local resident guide. Take a step into the culture of the Xhosa community in South Africa and experience their lifestyle and traditions. This is a unique walking tour alongside an experienced local township tour guide who will share stories of history and culture in this diverse community. Choose your included Barbecue (braai) lunch.
What's included
Shared Tour Guide/Driver, Vehicle and Fuel
Bottled water onboard the vehicle
Pick up and drop off at accommodation in Cape Town
BBQ (braai) lunch (food only)
Resident Township Tour Guide
Drinks and gratuities (optional)
What to expect
Cape Town Central
Pass by
You will be collected from your Cape Town area hotel or guest house at between 8:00 and 9:00 am and drive for approximately 20 minutes to one of the city's oldest townships known to the locals as Langa (meaning ‘Sun’ in Xhosa).
2h · Admission ticket included
Upon arrival in this township, your guide/driver will introduce you to the local resident tour guide. Your personal local guide will accompany you and your small group on a short walking tour (0.5 miles or less than a kilometre), affording opportunities to interact with locals.
The walking portion will start at Gugasthebe, a tourist information centre, where various non-profit organizations teach skills to the local youth. Then, you will visit what used to be a detention centre during apartheid, before proceeding to the local shebeen or tavern, where you will learn how the local beer is made.
Afterwards, you'll visit the township's entrepreneurial businesswomen who prepare barbecue (braai) meat on the streets of Langa, old and new hostels to see the transformations done by the government in order to better residents' living conditions. In the Langa market, you will spend a few minutes with a traditional doctor (optional).
Guguletu
2h
Then, you'll board the vehicle to explore other places of interest around the township before heading to a second township called Gugulethu, known to the locals as 'Gugs'. Gugulethu comes from Xhosa name ‘igugu lethu’ meaning 'our pride'. It was established in 1960 because Langa was overcrowded. The tour will drive to area attractions and stop for your included lunch at the at Teez African Restaurant. Here you will have an opportunity to eat and drink with the locals.
Cape Town Central
Pass by
At the end of the tour, you will be dropped off at your hotel at approximately 2pm.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
Pick up at accommodation in Cape Town.
Additional information
Wheelchair accessible
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
