The Village in the City: An Audio Walking Tour of Bo-Kaap

Highlights

  • Iziko Bo Kaap Museum

  • Auwal Mosque

  • Tana Baru Cemetery

Summary

Stroll through the village in the city, with lifelong resident Shereen Habib

Tour info

Duration
40 minutes - 1 hour
Group Size
Pricing (From)
Adult: (6-99 years)
$5.00
Commentary
English
Meeting Point

71 Wale St, Wale St, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8001

Dropoff location

Why take this tour?

Explore the Bo-Kaap with one of its renowned residents Shereen Habib. Starting at the Bo-Kaap Museum, wind your way past the neighborhood’s major sites and secret corners on old cobbled streets. You’ll visit the oldest mosque in South Africa and learn the real significance behind the Tana Baru Cemetery. Shereen’s intimate knowledge and unique humour reveals a living history of the Bo-Kaap that cannot be found anywhere else. The tour is ready whenever you are. It plays audio automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smart phone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.

Bo-kaaps brightly painted houses provide excellent photography throughout, and there’s also a great lunch eatery where you can sample ridiculously tasty Cape Malay cuisine. Start the tour in the app, put your phone in your pocket, and let Shereen direct you through the streets. The total walking distance is 1km and takes about a half hour without stopping, but you can pause anytime!

What’s included?

  • Lifetime access to this self-guided tour in English

  • VoiceMap App for Android and iOS

  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

  • Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

  • Smartphone and headphone

  • Transportation

  • Food and drinks

Things to know

Before you book

  • This is a self-guided audio tour.

  • Entrance fees to all attractions mentioned on the tour are excluded from the price.

Before you go

  • Install the VoiceMap app beforehand and use the code included with your ticket to download the tour.

  • Remember your headphones, unless you've booked a driving tour.

  • Charge your phone's battery. The way VoiceMap uses GPS to play audio automatically can be battery intensive.

Redemption information

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    YOUR CODE: BOKP2667

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    TO USE IT:

    1. Install VoiceMap from the Apple App Store or Google Play

    2. Create an account

    3. Select Tour Codes from the menu, then select Enter Codes

    4. Enter the code BOKP2667 then select Download Now

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    Please download the tour onto the VoiceMap app and charge your phone before you go. Remember to bring your own headphones. If the tour takes more than a few minutes to download, please stop the download, go to Account, select Purchased and try to download the tour from there. If you still experience issues, please contact us on [email protected]


About operator:

VoiceMap makes audio tours easy and accessible. It has a beautifully simple tour app, a straightforward publishing tool, and a team of helpful editors.