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Langa Township

Corner of Church St and Washington RD, Cape Town Central, South Africa
+27724997866
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Type: Neighbourhoods
Activities: Group tours/walking tour
Fee: Yes
Recommended length of visit: 2-3 hours
Owner description: Langa is a suburb of Cape Town that was established and designated for Black Africans before apartheid. It is a culturally and historically important... more » Owner description: Langa is a suburb of Cape Town that was established and designated for Black Africans before apartheid. It is a culturally and historically important urban area. « less
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Texas
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14 attraction reviews
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12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2013 NEW

We were very delighted to get a tour of the Langa township by four young men who live in 7455 (I think that is the zip). They were very articulate and informative. Sharing how the township began and where it is today. We went inside a home and spoke with a resident. That was moving beyond words. We visite a... More

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Madrid, Spain
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013

I visited Langa with Grassroute Tours. There where only three of us and a local guide. That was good, because it didn't feel like the typical big group of tourist taking photos. The experience is not easy and it makes you think a lot about the unfairness that the residents are suffering, but it is really a must if you... More

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Galway, Galway, Ireland
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6 attraction reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

This was my second trip to the Langa and other townships and I found the visit tough and yet I would recommend to anyone visiting South Africa that they must do this trip...I was disappointed that after five years since my last visit little has changed and the people are living in the same squalor...but they are so happy and... More

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The Villages, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

I just returned from a week's vacation in Cape Town South Africa. As part of my stay I wanted to visit Langa Township which I had heard about from some of my pre trip research. I ended up selecting a two hour walking tour of the township for myself and four of my travel companions. We used Township Tours Cape... More

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Cape Town Central, South Africa
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

I was part of a contingent of teachers invited by Proteam to go on a tour of Langa Township. I have always resisted the idea of a township tour (having grown up in one myself) as it always seemed to me like it would detiorate into a gawking at the poor. However, Lizo's clear love of Langa and its people... More

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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2013

MC of Proteam SA took all the staff members at CBC St. John's Parklands Senior school on a tour of Langa Township, as a team building excercise. We found it very informative and it was a very well organised tour. Thank you to the people of Langa for sharing their culture with us! And thank you to MC and his... More

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Munich, Germany
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2013

Very interesting and informative tour of the Township of Langa. Our guide Chippa picked us up on time in our hotel and gave us a lot of information about the township and the problems. He showed us the projects there and we visited local homes. Information you never get on a sightseeing tour - positive and negative! He also helped... More

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Vancouver, Canada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2013

The walking tour is a nice way for the community to bring money back to the townships. There are upper, middle and lower classes established in the townships that we saw. Some of the establishments were not what you would think when you think townships. They were quite nice homes they lived in in the upper class areas. Our guide... More

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2013

Gladstone from Siviwe Tours took us on a walking tour around his neighbourhood in Langa, and was an absolutely first rate guide. He even insisted on pushing our stroller while our boy slept, so that we could fully enjoy our time. We brought our two small children, aged 4 and 2 1/2 with us and that was no problem at... More

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San Francisco, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2013

We were a little apprehensive about booking a township tour because we didn't want to be perceived as "gawkers" or being disrespectful of a very real community. Nonetheless, we wanted to see South Africa, so our hotel booked the Township Tour with the V&A Waterfront Information Center. Our tour guide was a resident of the Lanta Township and was so... More

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