District Six, Cape Town

District Six is a former inner-city residential area in Cape Town that is known for its dark history during the Apartheid era

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Cape Town District Six and Woodstock E-Bike Graffiti Tour

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 3 hour

$90

Be inspired by amazing street art talent on the comfort of one of an e-bike. Explore the wall art of...

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Path to Freedom: Robben Island, District Six and Township Private Tour

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   8 hours

$107

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District Six Museum Admission Ticket

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 30 to 90 mins

$2

Learn about this once multi-racial, colourful hub for musicians, artists, and ‘go...

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Township and District Six Museum: Private Guided Day Tour from Cape Town

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    1 day

$244

Let us collect you from your accommodation at 9am and take you on a private tour ...

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Cape Town: Half-Day Townships Tour with Robben Island Option

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   8 hour

$81

Visit some of the notorious townships of Cape Town, including District Six, and learn more about Sou...

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Cape Town: Half-Day Guided Township Tour

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 4 hour

$44

...perience the multicultural and exciting District Six from the local's perspectives. Have the chance to meet and chat wit...

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Cape Town: Half-Day Tour of the City Townships

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 4 hour

$37

Visit some of the notorious townships of Cape Town, including District Six, and learn more about Sou...

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Sam's Cultural Tours or Township tours

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 4 hours

$43

...r that  starts with background history (District six) giving you understanding on how the township came to an existence....

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Kaapse Stories from the Mother City: Dinner Theater Show

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 2 hours 30 minutes

$35

...giving us an insight into a vigorous cosmopolitan community that thrived at the foot of Table Mountain in District Six.

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Township Tour in Cape Town

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 3 hours 30 minutes

$44

...Town and interact with the locals. From District Six where forced removals chaneg the lives of many people, to informal ...

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Cape Town Locals Half-Day Townships Tour

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 4 hour

$290

Experience Cape Town like a local as you uncover the reality behind Apartheid and see how the notorious townships surviv...

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Cape Town History Tour

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   8 hours

$108

..., your guide will bring you through the District Six Museum in the heart of the city and you will learn about the forced...

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Cape Town Township Private Half Day Tour

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 4 hour

$72

Experience the multicultural and exciting District Six from the local's perspectives. Have the chanc...

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Half-Day Walk to Freedom Tour in Cape Town

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   4 hours 30 minutes

$53

... Quarter, District Six, District Six Museum and Langa Township. This half day option excludes a visit to Robben Island.

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Half-Day Walk to Freedom Private Tour in Cape Town

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   4 hours 30 minutes

$135

... Quarter, District Six, District Six Museum and Langa Township. This half day option excludes a visit to Robben Island.

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Cape Town City Centre Walking Experience

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   7 hours

$65

Explore Cape Town on foot and enjoy beautiful scenery combined with historic site...

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CAPE TOWN3DAYS TOUR

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   3 days

$971

HIGHLIGHTS • VISIT THE DISTRICT 6  MUSEUM • GO TO GUGULETHU TOWNSHIP • LEARN AB...

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Half Day Table Mountain & City Tour

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 4 hours

$359

Your private tour guide will drive you around the city pointing out historical fa...

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District Six, Cape Town

District Six is a former inner-city residential area in Cape Town that is known for its dark history during the Apartheid era.

District Six is a former inner-city residential area in Cape Town that is known for its dark history during the Apartheid era. After the abolition of slavery in 1833, the area attracted freed slaves, merchants, artisans, labourers and immigrants. The 20th century witnessed the marginalization and persecution of the community, with large areas razed in 1901 after a bubonic plague outbreak. After District Six was declared as a white area under the Group Areas Act in 1966, homes and buildings were demolished, and over 60,000 residents were forcibly removed from the area.

After the end of apartheid in 1994, the District Six Museum was established in an old Methodist church to document the horrors of the past and the suffering of its residents. The ground floor features a large street map of District Six, with handwritten notes from former residents indicating the locations of their homes. There are also stories of the families that lived here, along with memorabilia such as street signs.

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About District Six

 District Six, Zonnebloem, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa

District Six and Nearby Sights on Map

Castle of Good Hope

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Artscape Theatre

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Parliament of South Africa

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South African Jewish Museum

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South African National Gallery

The South African National Gallery presents a good collection of African, British, French, Dutch and Flemish art from the 17th to the 19th century

Slave Lodge

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Iziko South African Museum

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Greenmarket Square

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South African Sendinggestig Museum

The South African Sendinggestig Museum is housed in South Africa's oldest indigenous mission church that started out as a slave church, and presents the history of the building and the people who used it

Bo-Kaap Museum

The Bo-Kaap Museum traces the history of the colorful Bo-Kaap quarter and its multiracial identity