Bo-Kaap
Bo-Kaap
Located below Signal Hill, just above the pulsing city centre, one will find the brightly coloured houses and cobbled street of the Cape Malay community; known as Bo-Kaap. With many houses dating back to the 1750’s the Bo-Kaap acts as a window into the history and soul of the vibrant Cape Malay or Cape Muslim community. Wandering the streets one will come across museums, Muslim shrines, mosques and friendly locals. Many of the locals living in the Bo-Kaap are descendants of the slaves that were first brought to South Africa by the Dutch East Indian Company in the 1700’s.
