Viewpoints & Watering Holes Tour (2-8pm)
We travel by bus between six exceptional pubs, bars and rooftops in the Cape Town inner-city, telling the mesmerising story of the city along the way, exploring the forces of history that shaped the city into what it is today. A day of fun, drinks, learning, changing perceptions and contemplating the future too. An experience that will touch you deeply.
Typical stops could include the Neighbourgood Bree Street (start), 14 Stories at Sun Square Hotel (Foreshore), Cloud 9 (Tamboerskloof), Athletic Club & Social (City Centre), Drinkery (Heritage Square) and Cape Town Gin & Spirits Emporium (Waterfront). Stops may alter from time to time depending on private event bookings at venues.
The story we tell along the way is not about the places we visit per se, but about the city you see from, and experience via, these exceptional venues. It is simply the best way to get an overview of the history of Cape Town – one of the most complex and astounding cities in the world, situated amidst the most spectacular natural landscape on the planet.
The storytelling, presented by Gerald Garner, is mesmerizing, intense, engaging and thought-provoking. It unpacks the contested history of Cape Town is six separate sessions, presented at the stops along the way.
Gerald starts off with the Scramble for Africa, the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War and the imprisonment of King Cetshwayo. He then takes the audience back to pre-colonial times and unpacks how the Cape became Dutch, French, and British at different times since the mid-1600s. Next up is full British occupation during the Industrial Revolution, the war for control of gold, and the formation of the Union of South Africa by 1910.
Gerald then marches the audience through the troubled times of the 1st and 2nd World Wars and untangles how Cape Town became the Apartheid City of the 1960s, moving on to the struggle against Apartheid and the dawn of democracy. All along, he explains how world- and local politics shaped the city physically. He ends with a powerful analyses of the Cape Town of today and the future city it could become.
Rates:
Available as a private tour only at any time, 7-days a week, subject to availability.
We charge separately for guiding and for transport:
The minimum guiding charge is R5000 for up to 3 guests or R1700 per person if you are more than 3 guests.
The minimum transport charge is R3400 in total for up to 3 guests or R3900 in total if you are up to 6 guests. For more guests, we will quote you on the best transport option. Transport charges may vary depending on your pickup and drop-off location or the travel season. We will confirm charges before you make the booking.
Any food, drink or museum entrance fees for the customer’s account on the day.
* The above costs cover the tour guiding, storytelling and experience and EXCLUDES the cost of any food or drinks along the way. Guests will pay for whatever they consume directly to the establishment at each stop. All establishments take card payments or cash for this purpose.
BOOK NOW:
To book your tour, send an email to gerald@localplaces.co.za or a WhatsApp to +27 82 894 5216
Please do not phone as we are mostly busy hosting guests.
Send a message and we will contact you as soon as is possible.
We will respond to your booking request and provide an online payment link for you to pay by bank card to secure the booking.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Guests participate in all LocalPlaces tours at their own risk. Neither LocalPlaces, nor its guides, accept any responsibility whatsoever for any injury, accident or death that may occur while participating in a LocalPlaces tour, whether in a public or a private space.
A tour booking is only secured upon payment.
Provisional bookings will automatically be cancelled if not paid within 48 hours from making a booking.
Bookings cannot be cancelled once paid for any reason whatsoever and no refunds will be offered for cancelled bookings.
Bookings can be postponed to another date if postponed more than 30 days in advance of the booked date. However, bookings cannot be postponed for any reason whatsoever within 30 days of the tour date, as we would lose the opportunity to take another booking for that slot.
STARTING POINT
For driving tours, pickup and drop off is included from/to your hotel (one address) as long as it is located in the City Bowl. Pickups and drop offs at addresses further away could possibly be arranged at an additional fee.
JOIN OUR GROUP:
If you urgently want to know about already scheduled open tours in a current week, which you could join, please WhatsApp us directly on +27 82 894 5216. We also run a WhatsApp Group where we post news on upcoming quick encounters, tours and events. send a message to us requesting to join this group.
WhatsApp us on +27 82 894 5216 or email us on gerald@localplaces.co.za to check availability.
