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    The Village in the City: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of Bo-Kaap

    5.0(1 reviews)
    By VoiceMap Audio ToursProduct code 110804P7
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    Duration

    35 minutes to 1 hour

    Ticket type

    Mobile Only

    Languages

    English, French

    Confirmation

    Instant

    Pickup

    Pickup details available

    Meeting point

    Meeting point provided

    Time zone

    Africa/Johannesburg

    Why Travelers Love This

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    Overview

    Explore the Bo-Kaap with one of its renowned residents Shereen Habib. Starting at the Bo-Kaap Museum, wind your way past the neighborhood’s major sites and secret corners on old cobbled streets. You’ll visit the oldest mosque in South Africa and learn the real significance behind the Tana Baru Cemetery. Shereen’s intimate knowledge and unique humour reveals a living history of the Bo-Kaap that cannot be found anywhere else. The tour is ready whenever you are. It plays audio automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smart phone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline. Bo-kaaps brightly painted houses provide excellent photography throughout, and there’s also a great lunch eatery where you can sample ridiculously tasty Cape Malay cuisine. Start the tour in the app, put your phone in your pocket, and let Shereen direct you through the streets. The total walking distance is 1km and takes about a half hour without stopping, but you can pause anytime!

    What's Included

    Included

    Other

    VoiceMap Application

    Other

    Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

    Other

    Lifetime access to the 'Bo-Kaap: The Village in the City' tour

    Not included

    Other

    Smartphone

    Other

    Transportation

    Other

    Food/drinks

    Other

    Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

    Meeting and Pickup

    Meeting point

    Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

    End point

    Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

    Pickup details

    VOICEMAP CODE ─── Please check your email at the address you provided when you made this booking. VoiceMap has sent you an eight character code you'll need to redeem your tour. This code can be used by every member of your party. If you've booked for three people, for example, three people can download this tour using the same code. DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS ─── Once you've received your code, please follow these steps: 1. Install the VoiceMap Audio Tours mobile app 2. Create an account 3. Select Tour Codes from the menu, then select Enter Codes 4. Enter your code then select Download Now PLEASE NOTE ─── • You can download the tour at any time, before or after your booking date. It’s best to download the tour before you set off for the starting point. • This tour follows a set route and includes turn-by-turn directions. It works best if you start it in the right place and follow the directions from one location to the next. • When the download completes, you’ll see a screen with a photo of the starting point and directions to it. The red start button will become active when you are at the starting point. • Remember to bring your own headphones, unless you have booked a driving tour. SUPPORT ─── For technical support and other queries, please email support@voicemap.me

    Itinerary

    Standard35 minutes to 1 hour
    1

    Stop 1

    1 hour

    Explore Bo-Kaap with an audio tour by Shereen Habib, an author and tour guide who has lived in this neighbourhood for most of her life.

    2

    Pass by stop 2

    The tour starts at the entrance to this museum, and visitors can visit it either before of afterwards.

    3

    Pass by stop 3

    The oldest mosque in South Africa. It still houses a handwritten copy of the Holy Quran by the mosque's first Imam which was written from memory while he was in jail in the late 1700's.

    4

    Stop 4

    15 minutes

    The Tana Baru Cemetery is the resting place of South Africa’s earliest Muslim settlers.

    Additional Info

    Pets Welcome

    Service animals allowed

    Public Transportation Nearby

    Public transportation options are available nearby

    Physical Easy

    Suitable for all physical fitness levels

    Cancellation Policy

    All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

    Policy type

    All Sales Final

    All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

    Refund eligibility

    0% refundable 0+ days before

    Review Summary

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