Siviwe Township Tours
Siviwe Township Tours
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We specialize in eye-opening guided visits of Langa, Cape Town’s oldest township. You will learn about our culture, lifestyle, history, hopes and dreams and you will get the chance to interact with us locals along the way. The visit takes approximately 2-hours. Private tours are possible on request and can be tailored to suit your preferences. It's possible to use your own transport to get to the tour or have transport included. Safe parking is provided if you come with you own transport.
Cape Town Central, South Africa
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2023
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Julia K
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Nov 2023 • Friends
We had a very informative and educational visit with our guide Suzi! (I hope I wrote the name kinda right, if you read this, I am sorry 😄) We learned a lot about the history and the people. I would recommend everyone taking this tour to learn and support the township.
Written 27 November 2023
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nkelly111
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Nov 2023 • Friends
We had a fantastic tour in Langa with Zuzi this week. She was fun, knowledgable and honest about some of the good and bad aspects of township life, which really brought it to life for our group.
The tour itself was super interesting - covered the history of how Langa first started, the different socioeconomic aspects of different areas and also the culture and spirit of the community.
We saw some things that were quite hard hitting - a row of shacks that had recently been decimated by fire leaving the poorest residents with literally just the clothes on their backs. And we saw things that gave hope - thriving small businesses with owners taking such pride and working hard to improve their families’ lives. It was fascinating and we felt so grateful to be allowed a glimpse into the daily lives of the residents of Langa.
Thank you Zuzi for an excellent experience that will stay with us forever.
The tour itself was super interesting - covered the history of how Langa first started, the different socioeconomic aspects of different areas and also the culture and spirit of the community.
We saw some things that were quite hard hitting - a row of shacks that had recently been decimated by fire leaving the poorest residents with literally just the clothes on their backs. And we saw things that gave hope - thriving small businesses with owners taking such pride and working hard to improve their families’ lives. It was fascinating and we felt so grateful to be allowed a glimpse into the daily lives of the residents of Langa.
Thank you Zuzi for an excellent experience that will stay with us forever.
Written 26 November 2023
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Pitre2Tlse
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Nov 2023 • Couples
Our visit of Langa with the great Nella was just amazing ! We learnt so much about the history of the township, its contemporary reality and stakes and its incredible energy !
Written 11 November 2023
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Amy M
Huddersfield, UK22 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
Wonderful, insightful experience. Thank you to our guide Zuzie who answered all our questions. We were unsure whether to book this as we didn’t want to offend local people, but everyone we met was friendly and happy to welcome us into their village. Thank you to all of the wonderful people in Langa.
Written 10 November 2023
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Lucia Bezzato
3 contributions
Nov 2023 • Friends
We had a beautiful and inspiring morning tour with Zuzi, a fantastic and big-smile tour guide who was so kind to reveal all the best spots of the Township, taking us to all the hidden places that normal tourists would not get by with a simple car drive. The kindness of the people at Langa is unprecedented and we enjoyed not only meeting the locals but also discovering and appreciating the handcrafted art and the projects that are running in the community. Highly recommend you to take time off of your stay in Cape Town to experience this other side of the African reality.
Written 4 November 2023
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Stefan S
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Oct 2023 • Couples
At first we weren't sure if we should do a township tour, but after booking with Siviwe I am very glad we did.
Our guide was Suzie, who also lives in Langa, and we had a really interesting time with her. She could give us a very good insight how the people live in Langa, about the problems they face here and also gave us an historical background, why townships exist like they do.
In addition to all the typical tourist things you can do in South Africa, I would totally recommend doing this township tour in Langa, because this is also a very important part of this country. Together with Suzie, we never felt unsafe or anything similar.
Our guide was Suzie, who also lives in Langa, and we had a really interesting time with her. She could give us a very good insight how the people live in Langa, about the problems they face here and also gave us an historical background, why townships exist like they do.
In addition to all the typical tourist things you can do in South Africa, I would totally recommend doing this township tour in Langa, because this is also a very important part of this country. Together with Suzie, we never felt unsafe or anything similar.
Written 26 October 2023
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lucy-dobinson
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Sep 2023 • Solo
I went to the township Langa and the guide who showed us around Zuzie was brilliant. She was very interesting telling us how the people lived in the township. I got a little emotional seeing the children and seeing the little orphanage and how many children were there in this very small hut type thing. But those children were a delight to see they were so happy.
I would highly recommend this tour and with the guide Zuzie really did make it special.
I would highly recommend this tour and with the guide Zuzie really did make it special.
Written 14 October 2023
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Odyssey29334928877
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Oct 2023 • Solo
Excellent and very personal tour with Don through all different areas and streets so Langa. His personal life story mixed with the history of Langa made is very interesting and personal. Great to meet so many people on the streets.
Written 9 October 2023
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Hercegl
Chicago, IL28 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
We were incredibly ambivalent about doing a township tour, not wanting to be disrespectful or engage in "poverty tourism." But three different locals had mentioned Langa. One was a woman who lives in Langa who told us that if we did not see a township, we would not understand how the vast majority of South Africans live. She allayed our concerns about a tour and strongly suggested Langa. And we're so glad we chose this tour. Zusi was a spectacular guide. She grew up in Langa and lives there still, seems connected to everyone she sees there, and can give you an excellent overview of life in Langa, past and present. If you want to buy from local artists, this is a great place to do it - the tour begins and ends in the cultural center and we were able to purchase directly from the artisans there. Highly recommend this for a sobering view of what one local called "the other side of the Cape Town coin."
Written 4 October 2023
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Iris H
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Oct 2023 • Solo
What an amazing morning with local Nela. He told so many historical, interesting stories about Langa as well as how living in Langa is nowadays. We could fire off all our questions, and was happy to answer them all. Never felt unsafe as a solo traveller, and Nela is just such a cool guy! Definitely recommanded to do this tour!!
Written 2 October 2023
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Christoph A
3 contributions
Is church in all time slots visited on Sundays?
Nick B
7 contributions
We did a morning tour that started at 9:30 I think and it included church. I think church lasted for 2hrs and started at 10:30. We dropped into the service for about 15mins.
Sarah
Strasbourg, France
Hello,
My name is Sarah, I'm trying to contact you via Email, phone etc to book a tour, but can't reach you.
Are you still operating ?
Thank you
Nice day
YVON29
Quimper, France5 contributions
Bonjour,
Nous nous rendons au Cap, mous ne maitrisons pas les subilités de la langue anglaise, votre guide parlait'il francais?
Cordialement
Yvon
Srm758
SOUTH PORCUPINE1 contribution
What is the maximum size of a group tour - do like to meet other travelers depending on group size?
jonathangi11
Cape Town, South Africa28 contributions
I am not sure. Why not ask the operator directly?
Thore Jan V
3 contributions
Is it possible to pick up 1 person from 2sentral avenue Pineĺands one day you are not fullbooket and what price?
Dinala_10
Kiryat Ono, Israel119 contributions
Hello, Do you do private tours for 6? How much should this cost?
abcde155019
Toronto, Canada2 contributions
hi there i made an inquiry about the availability of your tour for sunday, can you respond to my message? thank you
Siviwe M
Cape Town Central, South Africa
Dear abcde1550,
Our apologies if we anwsered your email late, what we know we anwsered all emails of the day. We try our best to answer all emails as soon as we can but somtimes it can't be done the same day or we might miss one.
We are in the process of implementing online booking system so it will be easier to book online and be sure that everyone can see our availibility immidiatley.
With a last minute booking (same day or next day) please confirm via phone if you do not get an answer quickly via email. One of us always have the phone with us.
Hope to see you on tour on Sunday.
Thank you,
Siviwe
How were the tours booked?
I was very interested in booking with this company, but I have emailed and received no response. I also called and no one answered.
Considering booking with a different company now..
Siviwe M
Cape Town Central, South Africa
Dear Sarah,
Our tours are booked via email or phone.
We are well known for our fast answers and apologies if we by any chance have missed your email. We have seen your email you sent yesterday night and we have answered you.
When it comes to our phone we might sometimes miss your phone call if we are busy. As soon as we see a missed call we phone back as soon as possible.
Looking forward having you on a tour soon.
Thank you,
Siviwe and the whole team