“….. Inspiring!!!, Captivating!!!, Motivating!!!, Life Changing!!! Absolutely Amazing….”

some of the words used by our guests to describe the cultural township tour.

Half-Day Tour

Starting from the Amy Biehl offices at either 12h00 and includes a traditional Xhosa lunch or 14h00, excluding lunch, guests hear about the Amy Biehl story, the Truth & Reconciliation Commission, apartheid and more and see some of the work of the Foundation. We then drive to the township, passing the Amy Biehl Memorial site and then to the schools where the Amy Biehl programmes are taught. These include Creative and Fine Art, Drama, Marimba, Brass instrument, Violin, Guitar, Recorder instruction, Choral Singing, HIV/AIDS Peer Education & Prevention,  Traditional, Modern and Contemporary Dance, Ballet, Beading and Sport. Guests get to experience and interact with the children and their teachers in the various activities. Cost R 300 per person.

Full Day Tour

Our tour starts at the Amy Biehl offices in Cape Town at 9h30, hearing about the Amy Biehl story, the TRC, apartheid and seeing some of the work of the Foundation. We then drive to the township, passing the Amy Biehl Memorial site and other places of interest. Next is a stop at a few organizations, situated in the heart of the township, promoting fair trade for African crafts and a visit to the Amy Biehl Golf Driving Range, the only golfing facility in a township. This is followed by a light lunch (not included in price of tour), a visit to the Amy Biehl Greening & Environmental sites and then we move on to the schools where the Amy Biehl Foundation other programmes are taught. These include Creative and Fine Art, Drama, Marimba, Brass instrument, Violin, Guitar, Recorder instruction, Choral Singing, HIV/AIDS Peer Education & Prevention,  Traditional, Modern and Contemporary Dance, Ballet, Beading and Sport. Guests get to experience and interact with the children and their teachers in the various activities. Cost R 400 per person.

Amy’s Other Day Tours

• Amy’s City  Tour – a full day tour of the City of Cape town, exploring arts and cultural sights such as District Six, Bo Kaap and a visit to the Cape Flats areas.
• Amy’s Country Tour is a trip through The Cape Winelands with a stop at three wine estates for tasting plus visits to Stellenbosch, Franschoek and the Huguenot Memorial.
• Amy’s Oceanic Tour is a Whale Spotting Tour to Hermanus – includes Gordon’s Bay, Clarance Road Scenic Drive, Betties Bay Penguins, Harrold Potter Nature Reserve then back through Kleinmond, Hermanus and Sir Lowries Pass. A boat based tour to spot whales can be arranged.
• Amy’s Train Tour -This spectacular southern line “hop on hop off” train trip starts at Cape Town Railway Station and travels south along the coastline to Simon’s Town. We hop off at various place’s of interest including The Transplant Museum at Groote Schuur Hospital where the first human heart transplant was done in 1967 by Dr. Christiaan Barnard.
• Amy’s Coastal Drive covers the scenic beauty of the world famous Atlantic Seaboard, from Camp’s Bay through Chapman’s Peak and Simons Town to Cape Point. This includes a stop at Boulders Beach to visit the penguins.
• Amy’s Cultural Dinner Evening. Guests are served traditional South African meals at various venues in and around Cape Town. From Upmarket Spier restaurant in Stellenbosch to the culinary delights of local home based enterprises.

(Prices on request)

The person at the Foundation to always contact for a tour is Afiefa Behardien on afiefa@amybiehl.co.za /021-4625052 or 083 233 4729 or, if she cannot be reached, Ilchen on ilchen@amybiehl.co.za 021-4625052 or 0824150490

Take the Amy Biehl Cultural Township Tour and/or encourage visitors to SA to take the tours

Best rates in CT and visitors get to experience and interact with the children.

Feedback

Inspiring – motivating – captivating – life changing. Some of the words used by visitors to describe the tour.

The Saffron Walden students, after taking the tour, awarded the Foundation their “Sixth Form Committee Award” together with a further donation.

“Dear Easy, Thank you for a truly inspiring tour, the foundation is doing amazing work and I feel honoured and privileged to be associated with it.”…….James Fernie, Uthando (Love) SA

For more information, please e-mail info@amybiehl.co.za