Khayelitsha Township Tour in Cape Town: Local Arts, Music, Food and Storytelling Experience

Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture of Khayelitsha Township in Cape Town. Connect with locals through arts, music, food, and storytelling on this unique and engaging tour. Visit Khaltsha Cycles, meet local entrepreneurs, and explore the first Story Room Creatives Art school.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Khayelitsha - Visit the largest township of Khayelitsha- home to 3 million South Africans! Tour the township with your local guide, appreciate the artwork and craft, taste local cuisine and coffee and meet other entrepreneurs. Guests also have the option to volunteer and leave a positive impact in Khayelitsha by choosing to create a home garden or paint a mural within the township.
What's Included
  • Responsible and sustainable experience
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

This is the singular village exploration that enables you to forge connections with the inhabitants via arts, music, culinary experiences, and storytelling, ensuring the creation of enduring memories. In partnership with the local community, we promote responsible tourism.

  • Pause at Khaltsha Cycles
  • Stroll and engage with neighborhood entrepreneurs
  • Tour the inaugural Story Room Creatives Art academy
Location
Ekasi Dynamik Fitness
Makabeni Road
Your host will be waiting for you at Khaltsha Cycles
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Maritawi
Mar 29, 2024
Township tour - absolutely recommended - It was a great and interesting experience that I don't want to miss! really absolutely recommended! Also really safe and suitable for all ages!
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Maya_s
Feb 21, 2024
Good excursion - Excellent guides. Safe and educational. You will love! Very good time and interesting experience. Yyy
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M7763mvolivierm
Feb 16, 2024
Exceptional trip to the township! - Exceptional trip to the township! We had a guide who loved her neighborhood and who wanted to share her daily life. She introduced us to interesting people, showed symbolic places, it was great! We felt almost like visiting friends, it was warm, simple, tailored to us. We will come back !
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488maurah
Jan 1, 2024
Highlight of trip - I returned to Cape Town to visit after many years. This time bringing my young son and some friends. Everyone agreed this tour and the wonderful community in Khayelitsha is the highlight so far of the trip. Thank you for welcoming us into your homes and giving us the gifts of your stories.
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Xeniv2023
Dec 16, 2023
Reconciliation day tour - I had a great time in the township Khayelitsa with Nomonde- authentic and friendly guide . Highly recommended
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Dgvt2019
Oct 6, 2023
Must-do cultural tour - One of the best & most memorable experiences we had in Cape Town. My wife & I joined Juma and guide Abby on a tour of Khayelitsha, focusing on street art and meeting young artists and touring informal neighborhoods and talking to residents. Very enlightening and meaningful. You have not fully experienced South Africa until you have experienced township life. Well worth it.
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Mntgm
Sep 19, 2023
Culturally unmolested tours - Arranged a 1 on 1 private with concierge at my hotel. The tour was amazing. Went to a Sunday church service, visited a local souvenir shop owned by women and went to a Braai barbecue mall, food was delicious. Highly recommend creating your own personal tours.
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Lostboysf54
May 29, 2023
Must do! - Such an incredible experience! This truly is the way to get to know South Africa. Our guide was Aby, and she was extremely nice, resourceful, helpful, and fun. One of the highlights of our trip.
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Sightseer42556401799
May 22, 2023
Best experience of 2 months Cape Town! - If you're thinking about doing a township tour but not sure for whatever reason, do it! I contacted Juma because I needed respondents for my masters thesis in Khayelitsha. At first, I was a bit hesitant because I had heard a few negative stories about the township and I was planning booking the tour as a girl alone. However, my worries turned out to be unnecessary! Juma is wonderful person and as described on the website, he promotes sustainable tourism. Therefore, it was very important to him that the people we would speak to that day, would be left behind in a good state. For me, this meant that after the interviews I would give the families a financial compensation for their efforts. Once in the township, he showed me all the good parts (which are unfortunately less known), stayed with me the whole day, helped me with connecting to 7 wonderful respondents and translate their answers and explained me all the details of the daily life and the built environment of Khayelitsha. There was no moment where I felt unsafe and I think you can't go to Cape Town without visiting a township (with a guide such as Juma). The city center is nice, but in these places the real people live their daily lives. I will never forget this experience. Thanks so much Yuma!!
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Sannevf8908uj
Jan 16, 2023
Interesting experience with lovely people - We got to know Khayelitsha through the experience of the people that live there and contribute to the community. Their stories, their Ubuntu lifestyle, their passion and creativty, are very inspiring! We felt very welcome and left with a warm heart.
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