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Victoria + Alfred Waterfront Walking Tour

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.

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



Please note

  • 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.
  • Please use this time to visit the toilet if necessary. 
  • 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.
The tour lasts 1 hour and 30 minutes
Available in English

Bridget & Michael
Guide: Bridget & Michael
PRO
Guiding since 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, 400 and then 500 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 "Oppression and Apartheid to Liberation and Corruption" walking tour.

15 stops
2.6 km walking
1 hour and 30 minutes
Meeting point:Kiosk, 19 Dock Rd, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, 8002, South AfricaPlease 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.Open in Google Maps →
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Outside visit
Two Oceans Aquarium
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Outside visit
One & Only Cape Town
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Outside visit
Canal

Victoria + Alfred Waterfront Walking Tour
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