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Cape Town Historical Buildings Tour

  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Culture, Museum, Walking

  • Duration

    1 Day

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    Afrikaans, English

Description

Visit the Castle and relish a flavourful tea with an expert guide. Also, have a look at the historical buildings including the Town Hall to know all about Nelson Mandela. Take a tour in the Bo-Kaap with tea. Have sweet treats in the home of one of the locals. In this 1-day tour, explore Cape Town, which is a port city in South Africa

Highlights
  • Visit Town Hall, a magnificent architectural work
  • Explore the Slave Lodge, a South African social-history museum
  • Go to Bo-Kaap, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill 
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    • 11:00 am: Have tea at the Castle (at own cost) with a Cape Town tour guide. The Castle is a bastion fort built in the 17th century.

    • 11:15: Walk across the town viewing the historical buildings including the Town Hall, where President Nelson Mandela made his first speech as a free man in 1990.

    • 12:00: Visit the Slave Lodge, named under the umbrella theme of, “From human wrongs to human rights”. Built in 1679, it is a South African Museum.

    • 13:30: Have lunch (at own cost)

    • 14:00: Explore Bo-Kaap. Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, it is a colourfully-painted suburb. 

    • 15:30: Drink tea and have some sweet treats in a local home.

    • 16h30: Head back to the hotel.

What's Included

  • Tea in Bo Kaap and entry fees into museums

  • Guiding fee and transport from and back to the hotel

Know before you go

  • This Tour entails lots of walking so comfortable shoes is recommended. On foot is the best way to explore the city.

  • We visit the Cape Of Good Hope Castle which is the oldest building in South Africa built by the Dutch when they occupied the Cape in the 1600s.

  • We view all the historical buildings on the way as we make our way to the Slave Lodge and end off in the Bo-Kaap (old dutch word meaning upper Cape) where the slave ultimately settled after the emancipation of slavery.

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 10 ZAR 600 Per Person

This is a group tour

Starting From

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USD 33 / person