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Painted houses on a cobbled Bo-Kaap street in early light
First Light Mornings

Minaret

For the oldest mosques in South Africa

Bo-Kaap before the buses

Length
3 hours
When
07:00 to 10:00
Group
Private, up to 8 guests
From
R1,600 per group

We walk Bo-Kaap early, visiting its streets and spice shops and learning about Cape Malay history with a local guide.

This is someone's neighbourhood, so we keep groups private and small, and the camera comes out only when it's welcome.

Only a local would know
Ending at a family kitchen to fold your own samoosas and learn why koesisters here aren't the koeksisters you find elsewhere.

The itinerary

  1. 07:00

    Wale Street

    The neighbourhood waking up.

  2. 08:00

    Auwal Mosque and the old lanes

    A walk through the neighbourhood's history.

  3. 09:00

    A Cape Malay home kitchen

    Cooking, tea and conversation.

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