Flavours to Freedom: A journey through Cape Town's dark history.
Taste the untold stories of Cape Town’s past on a culinary journey through its dark legacy of slavery, colonisation, apartheid, and racial oppression. Explore how food became both a tool of oppression and an act of resistance, with flavours shaped by forced migration and survival. Walk the streets where history unfolded, savour dishes with deep-rooted significance, and engage in conversations that challenge, inform, and inspire. This is more than a food tour—it’s a reckoning with history, one bite at a time!
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Flavours to Freedom: A journey through Cape Town's dark history.
What's included in Flavours to Freedom: A journey through Cape Town's dark history.
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Welcome to the Flavours to Freedom Tour. We’ll begin at Coffee at The Vine in the Company’s Garden, where we’ll introduce Cape Town’s complex history over indigenous teas, traditional treats, and storytelling.
Company's Gardens
The Company’s Garden, established in 1652 by the Dutch East India Company, was the first colonial settlement in Cape Town. Enslaved people from Africa and Asia cultivated crops to supply passing ships, reinforcing the colony’s reliance on forced labour. The garden symbolises both colonial expansion and the exploitation of enslaved communities.
Green Market Square, established in 1696, was a central trading hub in Cape Town, where enslaved people were auctioned alongside goods. It became a focal point of colonial commerce, with enslaved labour shaping the city’s economy. Today, it stands as a reminder of Cape Town’s history of oppression, resistance, and transformation.
Inclusions
- Bottled water
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Lunch
- Snacks
- Gratuities
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Please meet your guide who will be wearing a Cape Town Culinary Tours shift, at Coffee At The Vine, located inside the Company Gardens.
