Free tour

Castle of Good Hope Walking Tour

4.20

Acceptable(5)

Cape Town

Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes

Languages: English

Guru: Bridget & Michael

PRO

Verified quality

Registered on 6 April 2022

Good day Guru Walkers, Welcome and thank you for reaching out to us. 😃 Our guests have reviewed us to be the top rated GuruWalk tour operator in Cape Town and South Africa 🇿🇦. They also highly recommend us as well. In fact, we are the first GuruWalk operator in Southern Africa to reach over 100, 200, 300 and then 400 reviews with mostly 5 🌟 ratings. We are a wife and husband team which offers the most scheduled tours per week. Guide Bridget is a professional registered Regional and Provincial Cultural Tourist Guide (WC12124). Guide Michael is a professional registered Regional and Provincial Cultural Tourist Guide (WC12125), as well as a registered National Overnight Off Trail Mountain Adventure and Trekking Tourist Guide. We also enjoy membership with the Cape Tourist Guide's Association. Michael's uncle (who is still alive today) was the neighbour of Nelson Mandela when he spent nearly 7 years in the jail cell right next door to him, between 1972 and 1979, as a political prisoner on Robben Island. For more about this, you may want to book our "Robben Island Untold" walking tour. For further information regarding his topic w also have the "Oppression and Apartheid to Liberation and Corruption" walking tour.

Free reservation and cancellation

Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

All our tours are conducted in English.
We have 7 walking tours, each one of them focusing on a different topic and subject. Please make sure that the tour you intend to book is one that suits your interest.

If you are making a single booking for 1 person, there is a chance that your booking will be canceled should the minimum number of 2 persons not be reached.

We will be meeting under the Nelson Mandela statue at the City Hall of Cape Town.
The guide will be wearing an official tourist guide badge.

NB

We will be walking on some uneven surfaces and there are some steps to climb as well, so please wear comfortable shoes.
Make sure that each guest in your party has at least 500ml of water.
For sunny days, a hat is recommended.
For cloudy days, an umbrella or rainwear is recommended.
Please be at the meeting point at least 10 minutes before the starting time.
All our tours are based on proper research and facts, and the information shared is not meant to be disrespectful to anyone's gender, country, religion, ethnicity, culture, ancestors, place of origin, political persuasion, traditions or practices.
Please note that the tour is approximately 90 minutes long.
For groups less than 6 people, the tour may progress a little faster due to fewer people needing coffee, toilet, ATM, asking questions and taking photos.
According to the GuruWalk platform, the recommended tip amount is from 10,00 Euros per person.
We reserve the right to cancel a booking if guests show signs or behavior of being intoxicated.
By signing up for this tour you hereby accept the GuruWalk Terms and Conditions.
Our WhatsApp number is +27 825757123

Castle of Good Hope

"Secret places . . . we'll take you there"
*Child friendly*
*An entrance fee of ZAR50,00 is required at the Castle of Good Hope*

Itinerary:-

Places of interest
Khoisan history (indigenous people of the Cape)
Buildings
Architecture
Statues
Works of art
Ruins
Artefacts
People
Cultural heritage
National monuments
Sites of significance
Memorials and more

You will have a chance to enjoy a memorable experience by visiting old jail cells, a swimming pool, guard houses, canons, old games from the period of the 1st Dutch occupation, and much more.

All our tours are based on proper research and facts, and the information shared is not meant to be disrespectful to anyone's gender, country, religion, ethnicity, culture, ancestors, place of origin, political persuasion, traditions or practices.

This is a very good educational travel through time.

Service ends

We are ready to welcome you!

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

25 Darling St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa

Please meet the guide on the pavement outside the Cape Town Tourism office at the Cape Town City Hall. He will be standing under the statue of Nelson Mandela. The guide will be wearing an official tourist guide badge.

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).