Audio tour · South Africa
Cape Town
A self guided audio tour of Cape Town.
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A self guided audio tour of Cape Town.
Cape Town balances dramatic wilderness with urban life. Here, the jagged slopes of Table Mountain plunge directly into the turquoise waters of Table Bay. The city's original settlement, the Cape Town Bowl, anchors a deep cultural current against the backdrop of the Atlantic Ocean. From the historical buildings of the CBD to the wild beauty of Cape Point, this locale demands exploration. You can spend a morning among Kirstenbosch's diverse biomes and an afternoon watching the sun set over the harbor.
In the app, 76 stops in Cape Town are narrated aloud, about 2h 11m of listening across 8 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 80 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.
The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.
"You are standing at the base of a massive, flat-topped mountain overlooking Cape Town."
"You're walking past a place that tells the story of South African Jewish life, history, and culture."
"You're standing in front of one of the oldest sporting stadiums in South Africa."
"When you stand here, you are standing in a place that remembers a massive forced displacement."
"Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa."
"You are standing before a building with a deep, complex history."
Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.
A sweep from the iconic mountain slopes down through the historic Gardens neighbourhood past Jewish heritage sites, a Victorian theatre, and a pair of handsome Victorian landmarks.
From the beloved cricket ground through Groote Schuur and up to the sweeping views at Rhodes Memorial, then back through the leafy campus and into the Claremont gardens.
A compact and deeply moving walk through the memory of District Six and into the civic heart of the city where Mandela addressed the crowds after his release.
Along the working harbour edge from the striking Zeitz MOCAA silo to Nobel Square, the aquarium, and the city's oldest medical collection with wide views across Table Bay.
A close walk between the cathedral Desmond Tutu called home and the colonial and Methodist buildings, palm-shaded mosques, and grand commercial towers of the old CBD.
The cobbled market square at the core of the old Bokaap fringe outwards through the Victorian banking strip to the Mutual Building and the city's earliest theatre site.
Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route. Open a category to see what is inside.
Every place on TourTour has its own routes and its own stories.