A township tour is a fascinating journey, which will give you the opportunity to experience the real South Africa and gain an insight into township life.
The Zwelihle Township Tour is a cultural walking tour that gives domestic and international tourists a taste of the unique culture of South Africa's black townships and ubuntu - "The Traditional African Hospitality".
Township Tours offer fascinating look into the lives and living conditions of local township inhabitants in Zwelihle.
Cultural tour in a "Beautiful Place" |
Zwelihle, which means "Beautiful Place", was the first black township in the Overberg. It came into being during the early 1960s to house black people forcibly evicted from Mount Pleasant Coloured township.
What to expect from a township tour |
Although townships are generally poverty stricken, they are rich in a community spirit like nowhere else.
The tourist on a Zwelihle Township Tour will:
- Explore the streets of the Zwelihle township
- Enjoy the opportunity to talk to local people in their homes and neighbourhood
- Get a taste for real African food and drink when they try a typical Xhosa meal of samp and beans, chakalaka and Mqombothi, the traditional African beer.
- Have the opportunity to buy goods at a local informal Spaza shop
- Enjoy a drink at an informal Shebeen
- Get to visit a Sangoma or Traditional Healer.
- A display by local dancers or a local choir can also be arranged.
The township tour, a cultural experience unique to South Africa, is an eye-opening experience that gives visitors the kind of first-hand experience of local culture that is too often lacking in the more mainstream tour options.
The walking tour through the Zwelihle township near Hermanus is conducted by a SATOUR registered tour guide who is familiar with the area.
