The construction of public history and tourism destinations in Cape Town’s townships: A study of routes, sites and heritage. Available at: Retrieved November 12, 2018, from. Interactive Qualifying Projects (All Years). Not just another giraffe: The collaborative development of a homeless walking tour in Cape Town, South Africa. Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft, 6(2), 273–280.Ĭoutts, C. Creative tourism: South African township explorations. Creative industries, inequality and social development: Developments, impacts and challenges in Cape Town. Rethinking township tourism: Towards responsible tourism development in South African townships. This article provides an overview of research on tourism in areas of poverty in South Africa. The visitor economies of these areas remain broadly under-researched. This includes inner cities zones as well as rural settlements. In the last decade, it has become increasingly clear that tourism occurs is wide range of poor areas in South Africa, not just in township. Township tourism was always based on a number of motivation and cannot be linked to tourist curiosity about poverty alone. More cities and even towns developed township tours. Township tourism in South Africa also expanded, taking in wider activities, including more overnight stays and different modes of transport. South African experiences also inspired the formation of similar tours in neighboring countries. As a locally specific form of tourism, township tours were soon also recognized as part of a larger global trend of a new type tourism in poor urban neighborhoods, from Brazilian favelas to Indian slums. These tours took place in the main South Africa cities and its most famous townships, generally followed a standard formula in terms of content and timing. Township tourism was first recognized as a specific form of popular tours that emerged in the post-Apartheid years. South African townships have long attracted visitors and for a variety of reasons.
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