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Cape Town walk to freedom tour

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(half day tour ends at lunch time & does not include Robben Island in afternoon)


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Tourist guide, ex-political prisoner, and visitors in the excercise yard of Block B - Robben Island Jail
A Robben Island tourist guide*, and ex-political prisoner, explains the workings of
Robben Island against the background of a rare newspaper photograph of Nelson
Mandela and Walter Sisulu which was published during their incarceration.

itinerary

"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 1980's. The Movement brought together a variety of groups who opposed apartheid in the absence of banned political parties such as the ANC.

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.

By virtue of its variety of sites and sights, this tour offers a wealth of insight into South African history. This includes a brief educational introduction to Cape Town*, one of the world's most varied and sought-after cities.

Nelson Mandela, first democraticly elected South African President
Nelson Mandela led by example in his own long walk to freedom
tour stats
(rates indicated are per person)
length:
full day tour
our price:
R380.00
discount:
10%
public rate:
R420.00
hotel pick-up:
08:30
hotel drop-off:
17:00
included:
entrance fees
excluded:
lunch
no private tours available

You will have the opportunity to talk to people, visit them in their homes and, if time allows, take some refreshment at a small township shop ("spaza") or a tavern ("shebeen").

The Bo-Kaap
The Cape Malay are enthusiatic musicians and entertain Cape Town on a music troup and parade competition annualyA look at the picturesque "Malay Quarter" and its dynamic museum. We discover the unique culture, lifestyle and personality of the Cape Muslim community and their contribution to South Africa's* development.

The Malay were originally shipped into the Colony of the Cape as skilled artisan slaves. Later on they achieved their liberty and were awarded an area for settlement where they still reside today. It is referred to as the Bo-Kaap.

This mostly Afrikaans speaking Muslim community is today best known for their colourful houses and the annual music dance troupe competition and parade through the city. They had a big influence on the development of the Afrikaans language which has its roots in Dutch but picked up words from among others the Malay.

District Six
As a result of the apartheid era Group Areas Act, 60 000 Capetonian families were forcibly removed from this once vibrant ghetto area between 1966 and 1982. The District Six issue remains crucial.

We examine the now desolate area, Zonnebloem, which was District Six and visit the living museum (formerly the "Freedom Church") which attempts to represent and recapture District Six in various ways - as a fine spun tapestry of communal life torn apart but not forgotten.

Our visit to District Six will bring life to what appears to be an empty piece of land for the uninitiated.

Commerative plaque in District Six
"Remember the thousands of people who lived for generations in District Six and were forced by law to leave their homes because of the colour of their skins..."

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.

Sprawling satellite camps of seemingly endless shanties - makeshift structures of corrugated iron and other materials - provide little more than a roof and some shelter. Today, as we shall see, squatter settlements are seeking their own solutions as an economic necessity.

Hawkers in Langa Township outside Cape Town surviving by means of informal tradeAgainst all odds, township life prevails, in all its nuances. Langa is Cape Town*'s oldest formal black township. We visit the children at the Chris Hani Literacy School. During Stage One of the relocation of coloured people forcibly removed from District Six, people were moved to the formal townships of Bontheuwel and Heideveld.

We drive through the well-known areas of Guguletu, Nyanga and Crossroads. The sheer scale of the informal housing problem becomes evident. Mitchell's Plain is where many coloured people removed from District Six ("Stage 2") were moved to. At present it is home to ±350 000 people.

The Samora Machel Housing Development Scheme offers a first hand view of the government's Reconstruction and Development Program (RDP). We witness the work in progress as hundreds of squatters, with the help of state grants, are setting about building their own brick homes. We also visit the scheme's "container school".

Robben Island
Tourists wait for their chance to photograph Nelson Mandela's small Robben Island prison cellFormerly a political prison and a leper colony before that, this historic landmark was recently established as a museum. Experience the conditions of incarceration - step inside Nelson Mandela's maximum security prison cell (Cell 5) and see the lime quarries. In the one, hard labour 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 (visitors' movements are restricted by regulation to the bus and the group's guide).

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half day tour
The half day tour includes all of the above except for the visit to Robben Island. It ends at lunch time and you will have the afternoon free. The one advantage of this is that should the weather not be conducive to travel to Robben Island you'll be able to wait 'till it clears and do it on another day. It is really quite easy to book and board this excursion directly at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront*. For more information on, and an option to book, the half day tour click here.

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