Beautifully curated and recently completed, the contemporary art and design collection at the Cape Grace Hotel is exceptional. This special evening, guided by me (Kate), offers a rare opportunity to engage with the collection and enjoy one of the best fine dining experiences in town. Our tour includes exclusive access to areas not normally...
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...
Beautifully curated and recently completed, the contemporary South African art and design at the Cape Grace Hotel is exceptional. This special afternoon is a rare opportunity to engage with the art and enjoy one of the best fine dining teas in town. The tour is guided by both Emma Vandermerwe, Director and Head Curator of...
This will be curator Dr Rayda Becker’s last tour of Groote Schuur house museum for Culture Connect, as it will soon be closing for much needed repair. After buying the estate in 1893 Cecil John Rhodes commissioned the young architect Herbert Baker to renovate and convert the house into a Cape Dutch Revival style home...
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. A full time tourist guide, Alistair is...
Tour by curator, Andrea Lewis, who has been working on this brilliant exhibition for many months. For this special tour, she will be joined by a few of the exhibiting artists, including Leah Hawker and Claudette Schreuders (last image below). Motherhood: Paradox and Duality, has work by over 70 artists, exploring different aspects to mothering. All...
Food walk exploring central Cape Town’s informal and formal economies. Traditional African to artisan-driven culinary destinations, the variety is deliciously wide. The cafes and stalls we visit are started and run by people dedicated to producing the best possible – just like Dennis Molewa, leader of our tour. Our aim is to establish, in an...
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...
Our popular Art Deco walk, led by heritage architect Dr André van Graan, is back by request - South Africa’s first skyscrapers to architectural detailing in shop and office facades. As you may have noticed, Art Deco is enjoying an international revival. It is the centenary of the influential Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et...
Next to Somerset West, this area is full history and change. The buildings and landscape are highly maintained in one part, and in another unused and overgrown. Tourist guide, Dr Timothy Visser, has been studying it for years - he has lived nearby all his life. Timothy gives context to the site. South Africa's development...
Monuments, memories and community - this neighbourhood is only 15 minutes from the centre of Cape Town. Yet few have visited. Led by Tony Hartman, the tour explores Cape Town’s suburbs through key political and cultural landmarks such as Trojan Horse Memorial, Kewtown, and the homes of struggle activists. Tony Hartman, our guide, grew up...
Food walk exploring central Cape Town’s informal and formal economies. Traditional African to artisan-driven, the variety is deliciously wide. The cafes and stalls we visit were started and run by people dedicated to producing the best possible – just like Dennis Molewa, leader of our tour. The tour establishes, in an enjoyable way, a genuine...
