One of the best & most memorable experiences we had in Cape Town. My wife & I joined Juma and guide Abby on a tour of Khayelitsha, focusing on street art and meeting young artists and touring informal neighborhoods and talking to residents. Very enlightening and meaningful. You have not fully experienced South Africa until you have experienced township life. Well worth it.

Arranged a 1 on 1 private with concierge at my hotel. The tour was amazing. Went to a Sunday church service, visited a local souvenir shop owned by women and went to a Braai barbecue mall, food was delicious. Highly recommend creating your own personal tours.

Such an incredible experience! This truly is the way to get to know South Africa. Our guide was Aby, and she was extremely nice, resourceful, helpful, and fun. One of the highlights of our trip.

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!!

We got to know Khayelitsha through the experience of the people that live there and contribute to the community. Their stories, their Ubuntu lifestyle, their passion and creativty, are very inspiring! We felt very welcome and left with a warm heart.

We contacted Juma through his website and arranged to combine a township tour with the nightlife tour. We also asked him to arrange transportation from our Airbnb, which he did at a very reasonable rate. Juma is a serial entrepreneur. In addition to his tour company, he has two bicycle shops, a sandwich shop and several other small businesses in Khayelitsha. He starts the business, gets it going, hires local people to run it, and does it again. He empowers the people to take risks and try things out. He is developing entrepreneurs. But his most visible enterprise is street art and gardens. Nomonte, our guide, is a young woman, born in Khayelitsha, dynamic and enthusiastic about the future. Juma and his crew have been painting the corrugated metal houses to decorate, reflect the culture, train the artists and protect the houses from rust. We were on the ground here, and stopped in people's houses to see how they live. It was an eye opening experience, one that every visitor to Cape Town should see. And Juma's tours are the best way to do this.

A tour with Juma Art Tours is the way to go. From start to finish, my experience was unforgettable and meaningful. Seeing how Juma has taken his passion, vision and creativity for his community in Khayelitsha was powerful—bringing art, cycling, education and lots of love to everything he does. Meeting incredibly talented artists was a huge highlight. Nomonde provided so much insight during her portion of the tour. She was friendly, professional, open and honest. And seeing Maninzi’s art throughout the community and then meeting him in person was amazing. Don’t miss this opportunity to be welcomed into this growing community. Lastly, shuttle service is available, which I highly recommend. Ishmael was able to get me to and from Khayelitsha with ease, and I learned a lot from him.

An eye opener. Great to see a young vibrant community with art as their first love. We were shown around the township. Had an an excellent coffee at Siki's Kofee Kafe. How hie has turned his moms garage into an enterprising business. Also how people live in the COVID world with a whole level of shacks - level1- being built to house otherwise homeless people. Felt safe and secure at all times. Nomonde was a top guide. Perfect English with an excellent knowledge of her surroundings and environment. Her brother is the main artist and we went to their house to see how they lived in the community. A real eye opener.

We were given a very individual tour by the young people who are working very hard to make Khayalitsha a happy place and give the children chance to to prosper in what is a difficult environment. We learned about the history and growth of Kayalitsha and daily life in the township. Extensive discussion with Juma and his merry band of followers gave a realistic view of the challenges and mostly of the positive attitude and actions of the group. A very worthwhile tour that was conducted on a equal footing. Thank you very much

Fantastic experience to be so welcomed into exploring the area. Lovely coffee to start at Sikis and great local guides.

Juma is the man! When you walk around Khayelitsha with him and the other Juma tour leads, you feel the sense of community they describe in the preface to the tour. Juma points out the art and experiences that visiting and resident artists and he, himself, has brought to the community to brighten up homes and public spaces. The shops he runs are also a boon to the community. If he offers to take you around on a bike, I recommend that over walking. You’ll see more on the bike than you can see in the same timeframe on foot.

This was an excellent way to visit Khayelitsha and see the amazing work going on in the community. Beautiful street art and fun experience with Storyroom Creatives. Siki's Koffee Kafe is the place to be!

I was fortunate enough to go on a educational tour with Juma's Art Tour. It was a worthwhile experience which I highly rate and recommend. The tour was very informative, educative, and fun. Our tour guide Zachariah was great in explaining all the amazing art we saw on tour and the explanations and stories which goes with it was mind-blowing. Thank you Juma and Zachariah for a great tour and experience. I will definitely be back for more! One Love

Together with Juma we went on a township tour in Khayelitsha. It was such a beautiful experience, our hearts are filled with so much love afterwards!!! We played with the kids at the education center, had a traditional African meal, went to the family’s living in the townships and experienced their life. We met the sweetest people and we can definitely say that this tour was the highlight of our holiday. Juma is so kind and calm, he explained everything very well and showed us a lot. We are so thankful!!!

Spent a very stimulating few hours exploring the art , graffiti and murals in the streets of Woodstock Cape Town in the capable hands of our knowledge guide Zakaria. Zakaria is a local and so was able to give us an insider’s perspective of the street art and the Woodstock area.