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Free tour

Victoria + Alfred Waterfront Walking Tour

Duration: 1h and 30min
Languages: English
Guru: Michael
Quality Verified Registered on April 06, 2022

Good day Guru Walkers, Welcome and thank you for reaching 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 and then 300 reviews with mostly 5 🌟 ratings. For your convenience, we have the most scheduled tours per week. My name is Michael and I am a professional registered Regional and Provincial Cultural Tourist Guide (WC12125), as well as a registered National Overnight Off Trail Mountain Adventure Trekking Tourist Guide. I was born in Cape Town and married to Bridget. She is a professional registered Cultural Tourist Guide (WC12124) as well. Together we have worked and travelled throughout South Africa, as well as in many other countries around the world. We also enjoy membership with the Cape Tourist Guide's Association. My uncle (who is still alive today) was the neighbour of Nelson Mandela when he spent almost 7 years in the jail cell right next door to Madiba, as a political prisoner on Robben Island. For more about this, you may want to book our "Oppression and Apartheid to Liberation" walking tour. We also conduct tours all across South Africa, including Sightseeing Tours, Hiking Tours, Rock Art Tours, Safaris, Adventure Tours, Wine Tours, National Parks, and more.

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  • Free booking and cancellation
    Free payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free
  • Accepts electronic payment
    This tour allows payment by electronic means or credit card

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. 
 

V+A Waterfront  

"Secret places . . . we'll take you there"
*Child-friendly*

Itinerary:

  • Places of interest
  • Khoisan history (indigenous people of the Cape)
  • Buildings
  • Architecture
  • Time keeping devices
  • Public art
  • Artifacts
  • Plants and flowers
  • People
  • Cultural heritage
  • Public squares and open spaces
  • National monuments
  • Nobel Peace Prize winners
  • Seals
  • Canals, boats, and ships
  • Sites of significance
  • Memorials and more

 
Join us for a walking tour of the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront where we touch on the old as well as the new installations of this, the biggest tourist attraction on the African continent.

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.
 

From the history of the Khoisan, to Table Mountain, Table Bay, the working Victoria and Alfred harbours  as well as the large Duncan Duncan dock, you'll get a sense of how important the port with it's marine connections have played a huge part in the development of Cape Town, to what it is today.

We'll show you what there is to "must do", as well as good restaurants and child friendly attractions too.

The tour finishes near the amphitheatre where one can enjoy refreshments at a restaurant in the area.
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  • Meeting point:
    Dock Rd, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront...
    Dock Rd, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, 8002, South Africa
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    Please meet your guide outside the front door of ticket office at the Two Oceans Aquarium. 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 of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).

Tour opinions

4.67
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(12 ratings)
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Professionalism
4.75
Entertainment
4.17
Expression
4.5
Information
4.58
Route
4.67
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Who is this tour for?

Accessibility
Suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Groups
Accepts reservations up to 100 people.
Pets
Not suitable for pets.

What should you know?

Minimum of attendees
A minimum of 2 people is required for the tour.
Additional costs:
The tour does not require the payment of entrance fees or additional expenses.
Free cancellation
If you will not be able to attend the tour, please cancel your booking, otherwise the guide will be waiting for you.
Payment methods
Electronic or credit card payment is accepted.
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