Landscape architect, Clare Burgess' highly enjoyable and informative walk of Cape Town's central park, is back by popular demand. The variety of trees is astounding. Wiki says there are 3 000 plants species in the Garden. Two are from the time of the dinosaurs - some cycads existed in the Mesozoic Era (251.9 million to...
Jeanne Bonnema's carefully researched and popular tour covers a fascinating and wide range of stories about the Castle - from its creation to secret army activities during WW2, bombing during Apartheid and her own slave ancestry. We visit places spanning the Dutch East India Company's grand official buildings and small British military jail to the...
J A Clift, established in 1906, supplies the granite for significant buildings and monuments in and around Paarl. Favourites are the African animal heads on the keystones of the Provincial Building on Wale Street, Cape Town. On a much larger scale are the Rhodes Memorial and Huguenot Monument at the top end of Franschhoek. More...
From Cape Dutch gabled facades to Art Deco skyscrapers, in central Cape Town the variety of architectural styles is wide-ranging. Often different materials, sizes and styles are right next to each other. Come and enjoy exploring, looking up and sometimes popping into buildings with me, Kate Crane Briggs. Architectural tours in Cape Town is one...
A few places are left. Cape Town landmarks are mixed with hidden gems in this walking tour, led by myself, Kate Crane Briggs. History comes alive. We visit briefly the flower sellers on Trafalgar Place, old General Post Office, Adderley Street, Greenmarket Square and Long Street. I point out Grand Parade, City Hall, Company’s Garden,...
Only a few places left. This is a very different sort of William Kentridge exhibition. The focus are his notebooks. It shows how he develops ideas and saves thoughts. The exhibition is called History on One Leg, in true Kentridge style. The focus is a selection of Kentridge's browse-able studio notebooks made over the past...
Behind the scenes at this treasure trove of original documents stretching back from the mid 1600s to the present. Join us for a tour of the Western Cape Archive, followed by a brief presentation of how best to use this phenomenal, free resource. Our host and leader is Helen Joannides who is in charge of...
Cape Town's annual art fair is impressive and a must see for contemporary art fans. It can be overwhelming. This year it is larger with over 120 exhibitors. International galleries exhibit alongside South African galleries, some with more than one booth in different sections. Let me help you navigate it on the first day it...
This is a hit! Stories about the harbour, past and present, with author, educationist and maritime historian, Brian Ingpen. Being on the water in a small boat, chartered exclusively for this tour, is so enjoyable and gives a new perspective on Cape Town. Brian is Cape Town's harbour and shipping expert. He has loved visiting...
This new tour is in a small pocket of Muizenberg, often overlooked by visitors. It is the village part - Melrose, Killarney, Atlantic, Palmer, Holland, Hansen Roads. Palmer Road was the centre. There were very good shops for buying groceries, having shoes repaired, furniture upholstered, and even a milliner for the latest fashion in hats....
With over 100 murals, Salt River is the place to be if you like street art. The variety is huge - gigantic, tiny, political, pretty, old and new. This tour is a hit, whatever your age or art taste. Different parts of this neighbourhood was home to the annual International Public Art Festival for five...
Retired judge Albie Sachs, Mr James April, and Adv Joel Krige share their memories of being imprisoned at Roeland Street jail because of their anti-apartheid protests. Author, activist and journalist, Dr Zubeida Jaffer, is the moderator. This unique event is free to join online. It is appropriate that it takes place on the day before...
