03/09/2024
Want a date to the Prom this Sunday?
You can join a whole troupe x
From 14h00 (and again neeeext Saturday), we're going to spend two-hours-and-change in wandering Cape Town's very own Sunset Strip, launching from the quaint shade of the old Round Church intersection and the mid-afternoon snacks of the Atlantic Express to absorb everything in our path before making landfall by the candy-cane stripes of the Green Point Lighthouse near the back of the Breakwater.
In the meanwhile we'll tour more than five centuries of the tidal swell of humanity upon these granite shores, swapping sights and seeing stories of the Flying Dutchman and the shipwreck capital of the world, tracing the lineage of mariner families from every ocean, comparing starkly beautiful landscapes of the first great seaside estates in the country's history, revealing the military sagas of our private modernity in the shadow of Fort Wynyard, showing off the tracks of the old tramways that used to be as synonymous with the city as the Noon Gun, and paying homage to the Khoisan, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Cape Malay and Jewish ancestors who first bestowed the space with its world-class cosmopolitan credentials.
With the Atlantic Seaboard gentrifying quicker and quicker by the hour, there's no better time to grab a pair of my nostalgia-busting goggles and come down to see this iconic quarter as if for the first time, in its entirety.
Remember your sun-screen, your flip-flops, your towels, your curiosity, your open-mindedness, your memories, your invites for your friends and your love for Cape Town's potential!
As Michelle Trimborn rates it:
"I love these cultural tours. There's a diverse range of people attending, the pace is good and the information is FASCINATING. Get your steps in and your city-love up. I look at Cape Town with new eyes now.❤"
See you then, RSVP DM Me!
P.S. If you've read this far I'm guessing you'll want even more of the specs, so here goes:
- We'll be starting by the Atlantic Express Restaurant and finishing by the Green Point Lighthouse just over two hours later, so happily do a two-car system, park in the middle or (lord forbid) take the MyCiTi bus the whole day to everywhere.
- We used to be donation-based but to secure our future we're now doing a pre-booking system whereby you can guarantee your tickets beforehand at R120pp, or you can join the tour on the day for R150pp in cash or EFT et al. If you are only a temporary Capetonian, the prices go up by R100, but if you write me a review afterwards or argue successfully that we're all technically temporary Capetonians, I might waive the tariff... Regardless, simply WhatsApp on 076 033 8164 or Message us via the buttons on our home page to secure your place.
- This is a consistently well-reviewed heritage-focused walking tour; which is to say that all you'll need to enjoy yourself is curiosity about Cape Town's past (and History in general) and enough stamina to walk just less than 3km in one afternoon (with stops and snacks).
- If you're rejoining us, please please please please please please consider dropping us a short (or extensive) review on our Facebook Reviews or Google Reviews section as it will help spread our gospel of curiosity and playful appreciation across the internet and across the spectrum of all potential visitors to the Cape. It helps us more than you can believe!
- We've also introduced an optional R10 donation on your ticket which will go directly to the NGO Streetscapes as part of our mission to spread love, enthusiasm, mutual support and respect for all of Cape Town's people and histories. Just think how many people we could help and the difference we could make with a few hundred tours!
- Feel absolutely free to spread the word, invite friends who've been looking for this kind of experience and badger us with every imaginable heritage query. We live for it!
Can't wait to meet ya, really!
