Are you Simon’s Town tourist or resident who’s intrigued by this beautiful paradise in the Western Cape? For every magnificent town, there’s always a story behind it and Simon’s Town is no different. The town is rich in history and heritage and one of the ways you could learn about it is through the Simon’s Town Heritage Walking Tour.
This is a walking tour aimed to educate and inform the public about the history and the story behind the area while enjoying a walking exercise. The walking tour forms part of the ongoing series of free walking tours in different areas in Cape Town.
You will learn everything need you to need to know about the town from its development, originally known as ‘Simonsvlek’’ in the 1700s to what it is today. Cape Town Heritage Tours’ host, Cameron Peters, will lead the walk and guide you through the town while teaching you the story behind this paradise.
He shared: “Every tourist guide and local history will tell you that our city sits on both the ‘Cape of Storms’ and ‘the Fairest Cape in all the Circumference of the Earth’, but a dozen generations of merchant sailors, navy men of all stripes and ages, freed slaves, marooned Kroomen, decorated pooches, Tommy emigres, VOC die-hards and forcibly-removed families will attest that Simon’s Bay straddles those extremes perhaps more than any other borough on the Point.”
The walking tour will start in front of Admiralty House and there will be a stop at the top of the Tredree Steps after two hours and change having covered absolutely everything in-between.
You’re invited to bring your questions, your curiosities, your walking shoes your anecdotes, snacks, your appetite for delicious hake and a great mood to learn about this magnificent town in Cape Town.
While it used to be a donation-based initiative, they are now doing a pre-booking system whereby the public can guarantee tickets beforehand at R100 per person, or join the tour on the day for R150 per person in cash.
Where: St Georges Street, Simonstown
When: Sunday, 17 April
Time: 2 pm – 4:30
Cost:150pp (cash)
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