A guided walking tour through Salt River, one of Cape Town’s most visually expressive neighbourhoods. Once an industrial hub, Salt River has evolved into an open-air gallery where large-scale murals, graffiti, and public art cover warehouse walls and side streets. The tour unpacks: The artists behind the work Political and social commentary embedded in the...
Guided Art Deco walking tour of Cape Town with Dr André van Graan, exploring historic façades, key sites, and original pieces, with refreshments included.
Dr Tim Visser guides visitors through Paardevlei’s lesser-known heritage in Somerset West, a precinct of contrasts—part carefully restored, part overgrown. Drawing on a lifetime nearby, he situates the site within South Africa’s shift from agriculture to industry and beyond.
A first – a tour by Katharine McKenzie of the award-winning Nelson Mandela exhibition, which she co-curated and feels passionate about. Katharine met Mandela when working on the constitution (she is pictured next to Mandela in the photo, wearing glasses). She was a student activist, then worked for the government (where she also met Winnie...
Step inside Cape Town’s iconic Mount Nelson Hotel for a behind-the-scenes tour led by Kate Crane Briggs, followed by its famed Afternoon Tea.
Explore central Cape Town through its vibrant food scene, from traditional African eateries to artisan-driven cafés. Led by Dennis Molewa, founder of Unexplored Cape Town and mentor to local food entrepreneurs, the tour connects food, culture, economy, and history. Guests sample Somali, Jewish, Lebanese, Zimbabwean, and Xhosa cuisine, meet passionate founders, and discover the city’s design and culinary hotspots.
Led by Fahiema Enous, this walking tour traces Nelson Mandela’s Cape Town footprint, from District Six to Parliament, Tuynhuys, the Company’s Garden, apartheid-era memorials, St George’s Cathedral, city murals, and City Hall.
With over 1 000 camellias, Vergelegen is an International Camellia Garden of Excellence; it is the only one in Africa. Alistair, our guide who lives close by, helped propagate some of them. Camellias flower in Cape Town's winter and will be the culmination of this highly enjoyable tour.
Explore central Cape Town through its vibrant food scene, from traditional African eateries to artisan-driven cafés. Led by Dennis Molewa, founder of Unexplored Cape Town and mentor to local food entrepreneurs, the tour connects food, culture, economy, and history. Guests sample Somali, Jewish, Lebanese, Zimbabwean, and Xhosa cuisine, meet passionate founders, and discover the city’s design and culinary hotspots.
New route, new murals in this neighbourhood, the best place in Cape Town for street art. Once a thriving industrial hub and fishing area, some parts are like a hidden open-air gallery. The tour examines the artists behind the works, and why they are here. Political and social commentary are key as the area is...
Go behind the scenes at Woodstock's Side Street Studios, meet resident artists, and explore the studios where they create their work
