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Robben Island Tour including Pick Up & Drop Off from Cape Town
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Robben Island Tour including Pick Up & Drop Off from Cape Town
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Activity Duration (4 hours)
Light
Hosted in English
Full refund if cancelled up to 24 hours before the experience starts
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What you'll do
Take a guided tour of Robben Island, which includes pickup and drop-off from Cape Town.
Tour Highlight
A visit to Robben Island is a must to learn about South Africa's history. This tour offers a convenient and effective way to get there. The tour includes hotel pickup and drop-off in Cape Town, as well as entry to Robben Island and a guided tour. Along the way, learn about the Island's role as a former prison, and hear stories about Nelson Mandela and how he spent 18 years of his 27-year sentence there.
What is included?
- Infant seats available
- Not wheelchair accessible
What is not included?
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 214 travelers
Meet your host
Tanjong Adventure Co.
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Host since 2025
Itinerary
No meal included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Here is the starting point
Robben Island Museum
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Robben Island Museum
Stop: 4 hours
Begin your journey with a hotel pick-up in Cape Town and transfer to the Nelson Mandela Gateway at the V&A Waterfront, where you will board the ferry to Robben Island.
On arrival, take a short walk to the tour buses, passing historic structures built by prisoners.
Your guided bus tour includes Robben Island’s most significant landmarks: the leprosy graveyard, the Lime and Bluestone Quarries, Robert Sobukwe’s house, and the Maximum Security Prison.
You will also see, Nelson Mandela’s prison cell, where he spent 18 years in captivity. Guides, including former political prisoners, share powerful stories of resilience and South Africa’s fight for democracy.
After the tour, return by ferry to Cape Town, where your driver will meet you for your transfer back to the hotel.
⏱️ The full experience lasts approximately 4–5 hours, including hotel pick-up and drop-off.
This concludes the tour.
You’re free to explore at your own pace from here.
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