Cape Town Half-Day Township Cultural Tour

Delve into South Africa’s complex history and culture with this immersive half-day township tour. Begin your journey at the District Six Museum, where you’ll learn about the forced removals during apartheid. Then, explore the vibrant streets of Langa, Cape Town’s oldest township, and gain insights into the everyday life, resilience, and community spirit of its residents. This tour offers a unique opportunity to connect with locals and discover the heart of Cape Town’s townships.

What's included:

• All entrance fees
• District Six museum closed Sunday
• Hotel pickup
• Langa walkabout
• Qualified & experience tour guide

Not included:

• Gratitude or Tips

What to expect:

Duration: 4 hours

Guga S'thebe

Washington St, Langa, Cape Town, 7455, South Africa

The Guga S’Thebe Cultural Centre is a public space where communities can come together and enjoy art, design, and performance. The centre has six active and tenanted studio spaces, a gathering space, an amphitheater, an arts and crafts shop, and a multipurpose theatre. When visiting the crafter studios you can browse their collections of locally sewn products, pottery, beading, and mosaic works. You can also enjoy drumming performances.
The multipurpose theatre was added to the centre in 2015 through shared partnerships, community participation, and social integration. The theatre represents innovative and sustainable design, as it is built out of old shipping containers, recycled wooden fruit crates, and locally available building materials like straw and clay.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Lerotholi Avenue

Lerotholi Ave, Langa, Cape Town, 7456, South Africa

Step inside a grim apartheid relic at Langa's old pass office, where black people had to present their identity cards, and the attached court, where they were tried for breaking the pass laws. There's a great collection of photographs and documentary evidence showing what life was like in Cape Town's oldest township during that era.

30 minutes

District Six

District Six, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa

It was a farming estate until the early 19th century when it became a suburb of Cape Town as the population and city boundaries grew. Zonnebloem became home to freed slaves, merchants, laborers, and immigrants. During apartheid, the area of District Six was declared a white-only area and the previous residents were forcefully evicted under the Group Areas Act of the apartheid regime.
The suburb hosts the District Six Campus of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology.

30 minutes