Cape Town township tour unvailed

CITY Sightseeing, in partnership
with So We Too and Soweto
Outdoor Adventures, is launching
a new tour of Langa and Gugulethu
Townships in Cape Town.
‘LaGuGu Tour’, which launched
on September 20, offers flexibility
for travellers, according to ceo of
City Sightseeing South Africa, Claus
Tworeck. “LaGuGu Tour travellers can
hop off at the various stops along the
route and spend as much time as
they want interacting with the township
people and soaking up the culture,
while always under the watchful eye of
one of the locally trained community
chaperones,” said Claus.
Fifteen-seat minibuses depart from
City Sightseeing’s tour office in Long
Street, with the first tour leaving at
09h00. It makes its way to Langa,
where guests can hop off at any of the
stops along the route and/or do a free
hour-long walking/bicycle tour before
re-joining the tour and making their way
to Gugulethu.
Stops in Langa include the Township
Heritage Museum, Brenda Fassie’s
house, Sobukwe Square, the Langa
High School, the Old Beer Hall and
a look at the N2 Gateway Housing
development.
In Gugulethu visitors will be taken to
the Gugulethu Seven Monument, the
Amy Biehl Monument and then on to
Mzoli’s Restaurant.
For the hop-on hop-off facility, the
LaGuGu Tour taxis run every 20-30
minutes along the route. For those who
prefer to stay on board for the entire
tour, it is a two-hour round trip. The
last taxi of the day departs from Long
Street at 15h00 and returns
at 17h00.