5/5 Marte de J. 10 months ago on Google
If
you're
thinking
about
doing
a
township
tour
but
not
sure
for
whatever
reason,
do
it!
I
contacted
Juma
because
I
needed
respondents
for
my
masters
thesis
in
Khayelitsha.
At
first,
I
was
a
bit
hesitant
because
I
had
heard
a
few
negative
stories
about
the
township
and
I
was
planning
booking
the
tour
as
a
girl
alone.
However,
my
worries
turned
out
to
be
unnecessary!
Juma
is
wonderful
person
and
as
described
on
the
website,
he
promotes
sustainable
tourism.
Therefore,
it
was
very
important
to
him
that
the
people
we
would
speak
to
that
day,
would
be
left
behind
in
a
good
state.
For
me,
this
meant
that
after
the
interviews
I
would
give
the
families
a
financial
compensation
for
their
efforts.
Once
in
the
township,
he
showed
me
all
the
good
parts
(which
are
unfortunately
less
known),
stayed
with
me
the
whole
day,
helped
me
with
connecting
to
7
wonderful
respondents
and
translate
their
answers
and
explained
me
all
the
details
of
the
daily
life
and
the
built
environment
of
Khayelitsha.
There
was
no
moment
where
I
felt
unsafe
and
I
think
you
can't
go
to
Cape
Town
without
visiting
a
township
(with
a
guide
such
as
Juma).
The
city
center
is
nice,
but
in
these
places
the
real
people
live
their
daily
lives.
I
will
never
forget
this
experience.
Thanks
so
much
Yuma!!