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Township Tour and Robben Island - Full Day
R685pp

Very Important
Payment for this tour can only be done in cash
Groups of 4 or more will be asked to pay in advance for this tour.

“No easy road to freedom” was a central theme in most of the Mass Democratic Movement’s campaigns, from the early days through to the late 1980s. Any understanding of present day conditions in South Africa is greatly enhanced by looking at past injustice, the legacy of the struggle and the promise of reconstruction and development initiatives under way at present. Freedom has not come easy.

Start with District Six. As a result of the Group Areas Act, 60 000 Capetonian families were forcibly removed from this once vibrant area between 1966 and 1982, and the District Six issue remains crucial. We examine the now desolate area, Zonnebloem, which was District Six and visit the living museum which attempts to represent and recapture District Six in various ways, as a fine-spun tapestry of communal life torn apart but not forgotten.

Next visit the Townships and Cape Flats. Seeking racial segregation, apartheid policies disrupted all non-white population groups, distorted both rural and urban development and ensured hopeless overcrowding. Few houses were built, and the resulting sprawling satellite camps of seemingly endless shanties, makeshift structures of various materials, provide little more than a roof and some shelter. As we shall see, squatter settlements are seeking their own solutions as an economic necessity. Against all odds, township life prevails, in all its nuances.

As hosts of local community workers, we take a walk through a vibrant black community with all its different social strata. Langa is Cape Town’s oldest formal black township. You will have the opportunity to talk to people and try the traditional African sorghum beer and ginger beer at a small township shop (“spaza”) or a tavern (“shebeen”). We have the opportunity to visit the Dalukhayo Educare Centre or the Tsoga Environmental Centre.

Formerly a political prison and a leper colony before that, the historic landmark of Robben Island was recently established as a museum and national monument. Experience the conditions of incarceration – view Nelson Mandela’s maximum security prison cell (Cell 5) and see the lime quarries. In the one, hard labor was served, in the other prisoners discussed strategy, freedom and the future.

Later, many would develop eye problems as a result of the sun’s reflection off the lime surfaces. This well-preserved landmark is a monument to the triumph of freedom, dignity and determination over humiliation and oppression.

On Robben Island, visitors’ movements are restricted by regulation to the bus and a Robben Island specialist guide. Tours of the island are conducted in large buses.

Handy tip: Sun protection, protective clothing and preventative treatment against seas sickness are advisable.

Tour ends at the V&A Waterfront

Daily Tours : 08h00 – ± 17h30

Tour Price: R685.00 p/p
Please note that this tour can only be settled in cash

Rate includes: Registered tourist guide, transport in air-conditioned vehicle, Robben Island.
Rate excludes: Lunch

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"Dear Warren, many thanks for the lovely tour we had to Cape Point and Robben Island on Wednesday. The driver (which name we have forgotten already-sorry) was excellent not just in driving but also explaining!!! We really enjoyed it and are happy to recommend this tour to friends who are coming to Cape Town later this year. Wish you all the best. Kind regards" - Loreen and Hagen Siegel Germany