Welcome to the Neighbourhood: Ashanti Lodge Gardens

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Welcome to the Neighbourhood: Ashanti Lodge Gardens

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Cape Town audio tour: Welcome to the Neighbourhood: Ashanti Lodge Gardens
This is a 0.9mi walking tour
It takes an average of 20 mins to complete.
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This tour isn’t available for download. We’ve preserved the script and audio as a record of its moment in time, but we don’t recommend doing the tour. It was published in May 2017.
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About the Tour

Join one of the owners of Ashanti Lodge Gardens on a walk through the beautiful neighbourhood surrounding the backpackers. This tour will help you get your bearings of the Gardens area. With its many restaurants, bars, fashion and entertainment, the city-suburb is one of the best places to stay in Cape Town. It's got the peacefulness of the suburbs, but you're only a 10-minute walk away from the bustling city centre.

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More than 20 years ago, Ashanti was one of the first backpacker hostels in South Africa. It's now a well-known Cape Town establishment offering great budget accommodation options in 3 different properties. Ashanti also provides travel advice and tours -- such as budget safaris, overland adventures, and day trips -- throughout Southern and East Africa. Ashanti will help make your African experience everything you dreamed of.

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Location 1

Starting Point: Ashanti Lodge Entrance

Hello. Welcome to Cape Town.

You should be standing just outside the front gate of Ashanti Lodge, facing the road.

My name is Craig Johnstone. I am one of the two owners of Ashanti Lodge and Travel Centre. The Ashanti brand has been around for a quarter of a century, p... Read More
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Major Landmarks

  • The Company's Gardens

  • Iziko South African Museum

  • Cape Town Planetarium

  • South African National Gallery

Getting There

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  1. Start location
    11 Hof St, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
  2. Total distance
    1km
  3. Final location
    9 Hof St, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
  4. Distance back to start location
    71.56m

Directions to Starting Point

Ashanti Lodge Gardens is located at 11 Hof Street. You can easily get here by car, bus or foot. The MyCiti bus stops at the bottom of Hof Street. Get off at the Mount Nelson stop and face so that the giant pillars of the hotel are in front of you, then walk left, and the first road right is Hof Street. Ashanti is about 200m up this street on the left-hand side. It's a big orange building. You can't miss it!

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Places to stop along the way

Ashanti Lodge Gardens, Van Hunks, Arnold's, Ocean Basket, Fat Cactus, Mabu Vinyl, Labia Theater, Company's Gardens.

Best time of day

Between 9am and 6pm.

Precautions

Always keep an eye out for belongings when walking through a new city. Be vigilant of cars and other traffic.

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“Great app. walk around at your own pace, stop where you want, move on or speed up when you want. Read the script before you go or during the commentary, speed it up or replay it. Repeat the tour whenever you like.”
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