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Flavours to Freedom: A journey through Cape Town's dark history.

Name: Flavours to Freedom: A journey through Cape Town's dark history.
Start: 2025-06-23T14:00:00Z
Location: Cape Town

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Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

Where to Meet

Location

Cape Town

Duration

4 hours

Number of Guests

1 - 12 guests

Language

English

Digital Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Embark on a culinary tour through Cape Town's turbulent history. Experience flavors that tell stories of slavery, resistance, and survival, challenging perceptions with every taste and tale.

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

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!

What You Get

Bottled water

Alcoholic beverages

Alcoholic Beverages

Lunch

Gratuities

Good To Know

Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

Coffee At The Vine

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.

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

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.

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Green Market Square

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.

1 hourAdmission Ticket Free

Central Methodist Mission

The Central Methodist Church in Cape Town, founded in the 19th century, played a significant role in resisting apartheid and advocating for social justice. During colonial rule, Methodism provided spiritual refuge for the oppressed, including enslaved and marginalised communities. The church later became a sanctuary for anti-apartheid activists and displaced people.

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Heritage Square

Heritage Square in Cape Town is a preserved historical site reflecting the city's colonial past. Originally built in the 18th century, it housed warehouses and businesses reliant on enslaved labour. Today, its restored buildings stand as a reminder of the city’s transformation, preserving stories of oppression, resilience, and cultural heritage.

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

The Gin Bar

We end our journey with a toast at the gin bar, reflecting on Cape Town’s past and present. Enjoy locally crafted gin, chocolate, and conversation, celebrating resilience, culture, and transformation.

1 hourAdmission Ticket Included

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

17 Queen Victoria St, Queen Victoria Street, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality Western Cape, South Africa, ZA, 8000

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Please meet your guide who will be wearing a Cape Town Culinary Tours shift, at Coffee At The Vine, located inside the Company Gardens.

End Point

64A Wale St, Wale Street, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality Western Cape, South Africa, ZA, 8000

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Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
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from $124.12

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Please note that the time is in South Africa Standard Time.

Free cancellation (24 hours notice)

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2025

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Earliest available date: June 23, 2025

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Please note that the time is in South Africa Standard Time.

Free cancellation (24 hours notice)

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

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Flavours to Freedom: A journey through Cape Town's dark history.

Experience Details

What You Get

Good To Know

What You’ll Experience

Coffee At The Vine

Company's Gardens

Green Market Square

Central Methodist Mission

Heritage Square

The Gin Bar

Meeting & Pickup

Cancellation PolicyCancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.Read more

Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Read more