R550 per person. Half day tour. On demand. Minimum 1 guest. Collections: Guests staying within the City Bowl and Atlantic Sea Board, up to Sea Point, will be collected at hotels or guest-houses. Guests outside of these zones, or guests staying in apartments, meet at our office, 70 Wale St at 1840 and are returned to same.
Includes: entrance fees, bottled water, lunch Highlights: lunch at a local chisa nyama (barbeque), Manenberg Waterfront, Look Out Hill Khayelitsha and town centre, Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain beachfront
This is a trip that maps out opportunities and possible futures of the townships, with a vibrant lunch at a local barbeque venue
Cape Town is a city in transformation. It is a city full of opportunity, and yet it is a city blocked by town planning divides and psychological barriers.
This four hour excursion takes the visitor into several of our townships, looking at some major sites and projects of transformation, and meeting some of the people that are making this change. We look at how the city and its townships were formed, and how the townships are being shaped into the future. It asks and attempts to answer the question - where are we headed in Cape Town?
The trip takes in areas such as Langa, Bonteheuwel, Guguletu, Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain. You'll discover a world of opportunity and warmth.
A Township Futures tour usually includes a visit to:
- a Rastafarian spaza (informal shop) in Langa, to get a quick perspective from one of our friends there - a pop in at a local artist studio for a chance to connect with emerging fine artists - a perspective over the townships and the city as a whole from Look Out Hill in Khayelitsha - Khayelitsha town square, one of the fastest growing urban centres in South Africa - a vision of the future of Manenberg with a visit to the Manenberg Waterfront, a brilliant idea in slow development - a barbeque lunch venue for a sampling of local food, and a chance to hang out local and meet some people
"Will there be Dubai-style islands of sand in Cape Town's False Bay to calm the vicious tides?"
"The townships have the fastest growing housing markets - how do we unlock value?"
Meet musicians, artists, storytellers, poets, business women, sportsmen, spiritual leaders... Plug in to the depth and diversity of perspective that makes up urban Africa.
