Township Tours

Cape Town Township Tours

Township Tourism is a fast growing tourism sector. Tourists want to understand what happened to marginalised people in Apartheid times, and they want to get to grips with the challenges that lie ahead as we rebuild our society.

In respect of the communities we visit on these tours, a local guide from the area, hops into the vehicle with us. Then you can learn a few Xhosa words as we drive! Xhosa is one of the 11 national languages in South Africa.

On this tour we visit the areas of District Six, Langa, Gugulethu and Khayalitsha. You will get to see schools, self-help projects, local shebeens (the word we use for a tavern), a Sangoma (traditional healer), and small businesses started by leaders in the community.

Although often desperately poverty stricken, townships are not only about crime and deprivation, you will witness a community spirit and be the recipient of hospitality like nowhere else!

Comprising both informal, semi-formal and formal housing, the eclectic mix evident in the townships expresses a vibrancy and spirit somewhat lacking in the more urban areas. The biggest formal townships, namely Langa, Nyanga, Gugulethu and Khayelitsha have an estimated population of nearly two million people.

A township tour is a fascinating journey into the history of South Africa and a glimpse into its future - an experience not to be missed.

The Rainbow Nation Tour (Morning Only)

Tour of a shanty town (“black township”) where you can meet and interact with the local Xhosa people.
Discover the living conditions of nearly 35% of South Africa’s population.



R2200 basic fee (any number of people - up to 7 max), includes vehicle, driver and Xhosa township guide.

Also included (time permitting) : The District Six Museum

This fee INCLUDES a step-on qualifed Xhosa guide who will instruct you on the culture of the Xhosa people and the intracacies of apartheid and post-apartheid recovery.
To get the best from this tour, it is better to do this trip in the morning when the shools and pre-schools are open.
After the tour, clients are given the choice to be dropped at the Robben Island boat departing from the V&A Waterfront, to make their own way back to the hotel after the trip.
Or they can be dropped at their hotel or place of residence, or another site of interest.

Add R220 pp for Afternoon Robben Island Tour

Please Note: Township Dinners (without the tour) can be arranged at a cost of R690 for return dinner transport (max 7 passengers) plus a dinner charge of R160pp.

R220 (10%) of every Township Tour will be donated to http://www.baphumelele.org.za/

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