Cape Town comes alive with festive cheer and beautiful sights during the holiday season. The great news is that you can enjoy many things that the Mother City has to offer for free. Below are some free activities in the city.
Explore the city on foot One of the best ways to experience any city is on foot. Cape Town offers a variety of free walking tours to explore the city. Explore Cape Town’s colourful Bo-Kaap The Bo-Kaap, formerly known as the Cape Malay Quarter, is an iconic area on the fringe of the city centre .
Recognisable by its colourful houses, it dates back to the 1760s. The free walking tour of the Bo-Kaap takes place three times a day , every day. Visitors joining the tour can look forward to visiting the oldest mosque in South Africa, The Auwal Mosque, and the Atlas Trading Company , established in 1946, which offers a wide variety of spices and other products from the East.
Historic city tour The historic city tour introduces visitors to the different eras of Cape Town and South Africa’s history and some of the people who shaped it. The walking tour includes a visit to the Company’s Garden, Parliament, Greenmarket Square, the Castle of Good Hope, and the Iziko Slave Lodge. Greenmarket Square was established in 1696 when the first market house was built.
At that time, people used it as a trading post for slaves and also livestock. In the 18th century, the square became a centre of trade for textiles and other goods. It continued to be an important commerci.