| SEASON/VALIDITY: | all seasons | | DEPARTURE CITY: | Cape Town | | DURATION (HOURS): | 4.5 | | DEPARTS DAYS: | Fridays or any day as private tour | | DEPARTURE TIME (AM/PM): | 21:00:00 | | RETURN TIME (AM/PM): | 01:30:00 | DEPARTURE LOCATION:
| ZAR 550 per person | | CONCLUSION POINT: | as above | TOUR DESCRIPTION:
| Reggae has deep roots in Cape Town. It has been the music of political dissent. It has been the music of party-going pleasure. The songs of icons like Bob Marley and Peter Tosh still resonate strongly with our struggles. The writings of Marcus Garvey continue to provide inspiration.
On this Friday night journey, we discover more about reggae and Rastafarian culture in Cape Town. We start at our meeting point and move to our reggae storyteller for a Rastafarian ital dinner (vegetarian meal), and stories about reggae. Alan lived in Jamaica at the time that reggae was becoming a worldwide phenomenon. He knew all the pioneering figures, and is full of stories of the characters behind the music. This is a visit you would not be able to make anywhere else in the world.
From there we will move across the city to the Marcus Garvey dancehall in Philippi. The community of Marcus Garvey (the area is named after the great writer and thinker Marcus Garvey) is a Rastafarian community. Every Friday night is Dancehall night in Marcus Garvey, and Rastafarian communities from all over Cape Town come together for a classic late night reggae dance session. It's like nothing you have ever experienced before, unless you were around in Kingston in the 70s. It is easy going and easily the best party on a Friday night in Cape Town.
After the dancehall session, we return to our meeting point, having danced, eaten, listened and taken a deep breath of reggae. (when the tour takes place off schedule, the dancehall session is replaced with a visit to a Reggae musician) | TOUR PROMOTIONAL:
| An evening journey through Reggae and Rastafarian culture, in Cape Town. We meet Rastafarian and reggae characters and discover more about the fascinating story of reggae and how it came to Cape Town. We enjoy an ital meal (Rastafarian, vegetarian), and dance at the old school Marcus Garvey reggae dancehall. | | TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: | 1.ital dinner
2.visit to dancehall
3.visit to reggae storyteller | | INCLUSIONS: | 1.light dinner
2.entrance fees
3.bottled water | | EXCLUSIONS: | 1.transfers to meeting point from accommodation
2.transfers to accommodation from meeting point | | VOUCHER EXCHANGE DETAILS: | guests to hand voucher to guide | | INFANT POLICY: | no children | | CHILD POLICY: | no children | | SENIOR/STUDENT POLICY | none | | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | | Air-conditioning? YES | Guide commentary? YES | | Hotel pick up? ON REQUEST | Recorded commentary? NO | | Hotel drop off? ON REQUEST | Host/Hostess? NO | | Wheelchair accessible? ON REQUEST | Toilet on-board coach? NO | | Languages? | English. Other languages on request and at additional fee | Blockout Dates?
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