Overview
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2 hours
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Get immersed in this 3-part tour co-hosted by multiple local changemakers!
A Side by Side tour is an adventure comprising 2+ of our hands-on experiences. Escape the tourist trap, live like a local, and make an impact. A percentage of every booking goes directly back to the changemakers we've partnered with in the form of year-end gifts: equipment, bursaries, and cash grants.
To ensure all experiences run smoothly and guests' every last need is met, an SbS guide will be by your side throughout the entire tour from pick-up to drop-off (if you add the Hotel Pickup add-on). Your guide will provide you all the background info you need to know and settle the entrance fees on your behalf.
Optionally add the Photoshoot add-on for HD pics/vids of you in action sent by the Google Drive same day; and/or the Prepaid Meal add-on to get food pre-ordered for prompt delivery.
With flexible experience durations & sequence, choose from 6 different tour versions (more info in itinerary).
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Wheelchair accessible
What To Expect
Cape Town
'BLEND THE CITY' Tour Overview The tour you'll be taking is called 'Blend the City.' By traveling, you meet and support entrepreneurs in Cape Town's very first township called Langa. The legacy of segregation during Apartheid has the left the city divided along racial lines to this day. By economically empowering townships and stepping into them, we integrate the city. And you also get a 'blend' of our favourite experiences. TIMING NOTE: If you only have the morning available and therefore need a half-day AM tour, please book a start time between 7-9am, and we will truncate the experiences to ensure you're dropped back off at your requested location within 4 hours after pick-up or meeting at Guga S'thebe centre in Langa. — DISCLAIMER: Half-day AM tours exclude kids from the African Zumba experience, as they are busy schooling during the day.
PRE-DEPARTURE: Orientation Your tour starts off in an unconventional way... You partake in a very interactive orientation led by your guide, instead of rushing off right away. This is done right at the Langa's famous arts & culture community centre, Guga S'thebe. Rest assured, we also put aside a little time to see the facilities and buy souvenirs from the centre's vendors. The orientation sets expectations and the vibe for the day, covers safety & conduct, teaches handshakes and greetings, and does a check-in to sense where the guests' thinking and feeling is at. TIMING NOTE: If time is very limited, or you simply prefer, a good deal of the orientation can—albeit less comfortably—be done over the course of the drive into Langa, instead of before that drive. We do, however, recommend keeping the orientation in for the optimum tour.
Options
with Prepaid Meal & Photoshoot
Prepaid Meal add-on: This add-on includes a meal & beverage, minimizes waiting times, and eliminate the nuisance of settling the bill. Photoshoot add-on: This add-on has us snap and tape the memories in HD (Nikon D3500), and send to you on Google Drive and WhatsApp same day.
with Hotel Pickup & Meal
Prepaid Meal add-on: This add-on includes a meal & beverage, minimizes waiting times, and eliminate the nuisance of settling the bill. Hotel Pickup add-on: This add-on has your guide collect/drop you at your desired location(s) before/after your tour in a licensed/insured vehicle. Pickup included
The Works (with all add-ons)
Prepaid Meal add-on: This add-on includes a meal & beverage, minimizes waiting times, and eliminate the nuisance of settling the bill. Hotel Pickup add-on: This add-on has your guide collect/drop you at your desired location(s) before/after your tour in a licensed/insured vehicle. Photoshoot add-on: This add-on has us snap and tape the memories in HD (Nikon D3500), and send to you on Google Drive and WhatsApp same day. Pickup included
with Hotel Pickup add-on
Hotel Pickup add-on: This add-on has your guide collect/drop you at your desired location(s) before/after your tour in a licensed/insured vehicle. Pickup included
with Prepaid Meal add-on
Prepaid Meal add-on: This add-on includes a meal & beverage, minimizes waiting times, and eliminate the nuisance of settling the bill.
with Photoshoot add-on
Photoshoot add-on: This add-on has us snap and tape the memories in HD (Nikon D3500), and send to you on Google Drive and WhatsApp same day.
with Hotel Pickup & Photoshoot
Hotel Pickup add-on: This add-on has your guide collect/drop you at your desired location(s) before/after your tour in a licensed/insured vehicle. Photoshoot add-on: This add-on has us snap and tape the memories in HD (Nikon D3500), and send to you on Google Drive and WhatsApp same day. Pickup included
Bare-bones (no add-ons)
What‘s Included
Entrance to Lunch with a Restaurant Founder experience
10% Charitable Pledge
Local Tour Guide
Entrance to 'Walk Down Memory Lane' 'Hood Stroll with a Founder experience
1 p.p.
Entrance to Zumba w/ Kids experience
Hotel Pickup add-on — to add private transport, select a tour option including it.
Photoshoot add-on — to get HD pics/vids of you in action, select a tour option including it.
Prepaid Meal add-on — to have a meal & beverage included, select a tour option including it.
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
2 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
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Kimberly S,Jan 6, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It was the best experience I’ve ever had. I was alone with the tour guide and she introduced me to local artists, local food. Couldn’t have asked for a better experience.
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