Cape Town's original shoreline: a self-guided audio tour

Duration: 2 hours - 2 hours 30 minutes
Service animals welcome

Over the centuries, natural and historical events and extensive development have obscured Cape Town's original shoreline. This has influenced the city’s history and reconfigured the shape of the land that meets the water. And yet, it is a line rich with history, and contains layers of stories that have long been suppressed, overlooked, or left to lie in dusty drawers and family folklore.

This self-guided audio tour retraces the original shoreline, from the first making of the land to the present day – and beyond it, into the lessons changes to sea level hold for our future.

What's included

  • VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
  • Lifetime access to this tour in English
  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

What's Not Included

    What's not included
    • Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
    • Smartphone and headphones
    • Transportation
    • Food and drink

    Audio-supported languages

    English

    Additional information

    Service animals allowed

    Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

    Suitable for all physical fitness levels

    Not wheelchair accessible

    Bring your ticket with you to the attraction.

    Location

    Departure point

    Castle of Good Hope, Castle St, Foreshore, Cape Town, 8001
    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

    Canali Corner - Grays, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, 8001
    The tour ends at the V&A Waterfront.

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