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Cape Town Township Tour: Explore Langa's Rich History
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24 Ratings
Cape Town
Explore Cape Town’s vibrant Langa Township. Discover rich history, culture, and traditional cuisine on a guided walking tour. Meet friendly locals. Book now!
Explore Cape Town’s vibrant Langa Township. Discover rich history, culture, and traditional cuisine on a guided walking tour. Meet friendly locals. Book now!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Langa Heritage / Dompas Museum - We visit the Langa Dompas Museum, located in the heart of Langa, which offers visitors a poignant tribute to the heroes and victims of apartheid. This historical gem was established to commemorate the township’s centenary. The once-infamous offices of the Bantu Affairs Administration now serve as a testament to the…
- Langa Heritage / Dompas Museum - We visit the Langa Dompas Museum, located in the heart of Langa, which offers visitors a poignant tribute to the heroes and victims of apartheid. This historical gem was established to commemorate the township’s centenary. The once-infamous offices of the Bantu Affairs Administration now serve as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and an important reminder of the past. We also visit the Langa Old Flats, built in 1944 as single-sex hostels for migrant workers, now inhabited by families. Langa Hostels, originally built for men during the apartheid era, now shelter many families, sometimes three in one house.
- Guga S’thebe - Our next stop will be Guga S’Thebe Arts and Cultural Centre in Langa Township, which offers:
- Arts and culture training: The centre provides training in various art forms, such as metalwork, pottery, dance, arts and crafts, traditional dancing, choir training, music, and poetry.
- Community theatre: The centre has a community theatre where local groups can stage performances.
- Arts and craft shop: The centre has a shop selling local arts and crafts. It also offers accounting and secretarial services for small entrepreneurs and local businesses. The centre provides support and resources for local entrepreneurs and small businesses to start and grow their ventures. The centre aims to address unemployment in the community by providing training and support for local entrepreneurs and small businesses.
What's Included
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Entrance fees
- All fees and taxes
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Entrance fees
- All fees and taxes
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Lunch
Additional Information
Guest will be transported in an air-conditioned vehicle, A guided Cape Town township tour can be a truly eye-opening and enriching experience. You’ll have the opportunity to explore the vibrant townships of Cape Town, learn about the history and culture of the area, and meet the friendly locals.Our Guided walking Tour will be in Langa Township which is…
Guest will be transported in an air-conditioned vehicle, A guided Cape Town township tour can be a truly eye-opening and enriching experience. You’ll have the opportunity to explore the vibrant townships of Cape Town, learn about the history and culture of the area, and meet the friendly locals.Our Guided walking Tour will be in Langa Township which is the oldest township in Cape Town and Known for its rich history, lively atmosphere, and traditional African cuisine
Location
Langa Heritage / Dompas Museum
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Tallie75
Oct 12, 2024
The best tourguide with personal experience en knowledge! - It was a wonderful, vibrant, educational and surprising experience. Cheapa is a genuine and honest guide who can tell so much about the Township, the history and the challenges the people in the Townships face every day. You get a good inside view from the daily life but in the most respectful way.
Thank you Cheapa for this experience and giving us a good energy after the tour.
I would advice everyone to go on this tour!!!!!
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Tourist05889103058
Oct 1, 2024
A very real and totally safe experience - for other tourist: go more to townships. The people love to welcome you there! - Molo Chippa, thank you very much for showing us your community in a very real way. You showed us the positive and also the challenging sides of the life in a township like Langa. We are lucky people to get such a lovely experience. We felt extremely safe during the whole tour. Also our car was standing secured by a nice guy, called Mjozi. Thank you, Chippa!
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Marta
Sep 12, 2024
A touching experience - We visited Langa yesterday morning with our children and it was a truly unique experience, I think the best of our entire trip to South Africa. Namhla, our Guide, accompanied us with a smile to visit this huge township, telling us a lot about the history, life and resilience of the many people who live there. We tiptoed into a reality that really makes us reflect, it was very touching for our children too. We visited the kindergarten, the theater, the different types of neighborhoods of the Langhe and met some of the many projects that serve to help local people. We were greeted by the many children with smiles and hugs that we will never forget.
We went with our car safely and heartily recommend a tour with them!
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Marcus968
Aug 30, 2024
Walking in the streets of Langa - Nice walking tour in the Langa township where thanks to our Guide Kazi, very patient and helpful, we saw a South African reality still very present. Kazi took us on a very extensive tour and we visited life inside Langa. Thank you.
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Lightpacker590918
Aug 21, 2024
Great experience - Great experience with our guide Luthando around the township, knowing a bit of history of that amazing country that is South Africa. Highly recommended 👍
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Skywalker280
Aug 20, 2024
The other side - It was a pleasure to see the second side of capetown. We learned at lot and experienced a lot of friendly people welcoming us at their neighbourhood. Luthando was a perfect tour guide - with a lot of expertise, friendly and guiding us safely. We can fully recommend that tour - it is a chance to connect to locals and their life. We are thankful.
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Anjaa254
Aug 18, 2024
A true view of Cape Town - The township tour has been great, Namhla has been an amazing guide sharing with us insights about the local community, the social issues and the changes over the years that the township has witnessed. It gives a true view of the city which you don’t get in the other more touristic areas. It’s a true learning experience and I strongly recommend it.
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209shelleyj
Aug 8, 2024
Inspirational guide - Excellent trip with a 14 and 12y old - our guide was brilliant, very knowledgeable and a lot of perspective. A must do for all that visit Cape Town. Astonishing history explained to us in detail .
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G9827kadanielk
Aug 6, 2024
Nice and interesting experience - We had a very interesting and exciting tour! Luthando was such a great guide and taught us so much, not only about the history of Langa, but also about life and culture there. We had a lot of fun together and felt comfortable the whole time and can definitely recommend it.
Thank you Luthando!
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1975bt
Aug 6, 2024
Impressive visit to township Langa: “(r)Each one, teach one” 👍 - Communication started via mail with Chippa. Then easily arranged by Whatsapp. James picked us up in the morning in Gardens, neat on time and in a neat car. James talked straight on his way to Langa, about District 6 and the forced relocation of many to the government-designated townships outside the city.
Our Guide James was incredibly kind and took extensive time to tell and show us everything. With great respect. He himself lives in Langa and knows the township well, but also many people as it turned out during the walk. We have felt comfortable the whole time. Also visited a pre-school where we could hand over the footballs we had brought to different groups. Being able to play with the kids, super! Our children have experienced the visit as particularly educational. Paying after the visit was also super easy via a payment link. Would recommend anyone to visit a township if you are staying in the Cape Town area!
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