Khanyisa Cape Route
The name 'Khanyisa' means to 'bring light'. The name signifies the re-integration of previously split communities; it encapsulates all that is positive about the Cape, which has traditionally been a melting pot of nations.
The Khanyisa Cape Route is all about a pointing tourists to other destinations in the townships, not just the beaten track to struggle route landmarks.
Expect the unexpected on a township tour – and this route offers just that: from the vibrant music and rhythms of a township shebeen to the rustic simplicity of alternative accommodation in an informal settlement. The participants of this route offer visitors the opportunity to share their homes and lives with them.
Khayelitsha is the biggest and the youngest black township to emerge on the Cape Flats. It was originally a squatter settlement, but is now the third-largest township in South Africa.
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