Inner City Stories and Dark Tales: Cape Town

Inner City Stories and Dark Tales: Cape Town is an offbeat guided walk that explores historical sites, political venues and crime related dark tales  through captivating storytelling that exposes the "behind the scenes" locations most travelers and locals would inadvertently overlook.

Affectionately known as the “Mother City,” Cape Town, like any familial matriarch, has secrets: some charming, some dark, and some that refuse to stay buried. 

Behind the colorful photos in glamorous travel magazines lie forgotten alleyways, hidden courtyards, ghost stories, and political whispers—moments of rebellion and resistance that shaped the city we know today. 

The story of Mozart on Church, one of Cape Town’s oldest restaurants is a tale of cloak and dagger secret political meetings, hosted by the African National Congress 

( aka ANC) during the dark years of Apartheid. Discover the historic Keerom Street, known centuries ago for its vibrant social and entertainment scene, and today the location of the Cape Town High Court. 

Long Street has its own murky past and continues to be a draw for those seeking late-night parties. In the heart of the city center, a legendary recording was made in a back room studio in 1974, and while the passage of time has seen many changes within the city center, a faint echo of this historic recording, "Manenberg is where it's happening," continues to silently reverberate in the aftermath of Cape Town's traumatic and tragic history of racial segregation and forced evictions. 

No visit to the Mother City can be complete without experiencing the wide range of mouth watering culinary traditions the city has on offer, from African cuisine available at  Mama Africa on Long Street to South Africa's signature sausage " boerie wors" from the Sandwich Revolution, Bree Street, to Sloppy Sam for authentic Mediterranean cuisine. We highly recommend a tastefull ending to your visit with us.