Location:
Urban Trail: Travel along the N2 visiting various
sustainable development programmes in the vicinity
of the greater cape Flats areas such as Oude
Molen, Langa, Victoria Mxegne and even Mananberg.
Returning Back to the City Centre at the end
of the tour.
Northern Trail: Covers the Northern
part of the City focusing on areas such as
Khayelitsha, Steelenbosch, and Lwandle just
outside Somerset West.
Southern Trail: Travel
along the M8 to Southern parts of Cape Town
such as the Noordhoek Valley, Kommetjie and
Grassy Park to visit various Sustainable development
programmes as well as self help schemes. Returning
back to the city at the end of the tour.
FULL
DAY 09:00am to 5:00pm
HALF DAY 09:00am to 13:30pm and 14:00 to 17:30
Included: All Entry Fees.
Excluded: Lunch and Refreshments
Pick-up and drop-off points: Anywhere within a 2 km radius of the City Centre
no charge.
Juxtaposed against the backdrop of Table Mountain and our Two Oceans is the sprawling
reality of our townships which are a crucible of the world’s most pressing
problems. Emerging out of these harsh circumstances are inspiring examples of
hope. The Cape Care Route showcases some of the projects where people are caring
for the environment and for each other. Initiated for the 2002 World Summit on
Sustainable Development, this Trail of Two Cities celebrates the partnerships
that bring prosperity to both planet and people.
So if you’re the type of visitor who wants to experience the soul and character
of a destination, if you want to meet local communities and understand their
challenges and aspirations for the future, then head out on the Cape Care Route.
You’ll be impressed by the initiatives happening on the other side of town.
We do these tours with great care and sensitivity, so that it does not seem that
we are on a joyride.
Our tours are intensely information-driven-
we contextualize the townships from a historical
perspective. We talk about who created them and
for whom, what is happening there now and what
is the outlook for the future.
We visit community centers where there are government-funded
skills development programmes resulting in small
businesses and job creation. You are taken on
a walk of the township by a local community guide,
so there is interaction and personal contact
with locals at a kindergarten, a tavern (pub)
craft markets where you can buy direct from where
it is made and a restaurant where you may enjoy
a drink and wholesome, tasty traditional food.
We also learn about social trauma such as AIDS
and how abuses such as rape, violence and drug
addiction is being addressed and dealt with.
We visit a self-help building scheme started
by a group of women who built their own homes
from a plan, using a spirit level and a tape
measure! They travel all over the country and
indeed Africa to transfer these skills under
the Governments Reconstruction and Development
Programme. Food Gardens, recycling of waste from
sports venues and youth centers are also on the
itinerary.
Choose any of the following
three trials. Listed are just a few of the destinations
on each trail:
Urban Trail
Oude Molen Village – aim is to demonstrate
how under-utilised public assets (land and buildings)
can be used in an integrated way to provide business
and employment opportunities.
Tsoga Environmental Centre
Works closely with local community on issues
such as littering, food gardening and greening
of parks. Township walk with a local guide.
Victoria Mxenge
See the homes that were designed and built through
the energy of woman who saved money and went
to trade school and acquired skills.
Southern Trail
Adventure Kalk Bay
The wives of the local fisherman are involved
in this project where they conduct walking
tours of this historical village. They specially
prepare a home-cooked meal so this is a great
place for lunch. Meet the incoming fishing
boats and hear stories about life at sea.
Noordhoek Training Centre
Offering a variety of training in skills for
the making of pottery, furniture, clothing and
wax candles, thus empowering people to take care
of themselves.
Northern Trail
Golden Flowers a one-one success story, where
he makes beautiful flowers from empty tin cans
and is now fully self-dependent
Abalimi Bezekhaya
Teaching people to grow their own food and supplying
locals with trees and shrubs to green their areas.
A peace park that unites the people of Khayelitsha.
Lwandle Migrant Labour Museum
First in SA to tell the story of life under the
migrant labour Laws of the past, and the hope
of a better life is evident in your walking tour
of this interesting township. Buy crafts and
taste local beer called ‘umqombothi’. |
