South Africa · ROBBEN ISLAND TOURS
The ferry sails from the V&A Waterfront to a fixed timetable, and the prison tour is led by former political prisoners. These 15 cover ticket-only crossings and the combined city days, with prices, sailing times and what heavy swell does to them.
Visit Robben Island from Cape Town by ferry, tour Nelson Mandela’s prison cell, and hear firsthand stories from a former political prisoner.
“Fascinating trip and with an ex prisoner as the guide an interesting insight to the conditions in the prison at the time. So glad we booked this trip, an unfortunate chapter in SA history.”
Visit Robben Island from Cape Town by ferry, see Nelson Mandela’s cell, and hear firsthand prison stories from a former inmate.
“I wanted to get tickets for a particular day and time but they sold out online, but was able to get tickets from this company to visit Robben Island. The pickup was timely and the guide even gave us a brief talk about Nelson Mandela before dropping us off at the ferry location. Note that regardless of who you book with, the tour of Robben Island itself is in a large group and involves a prison tour and a bus tour. The tour was more about the prison, and very little about Nelson Mandela though you get to see where he was imprisoned.”
Explore Cape Town’s townships, apartheid history, and Robben Island with local guides, an ex-prisoner, and ferry access for $89.
“The tour excellently displayed the social and socioeconomic inequalities that exist in post-apartheid Cape Town.”
Visit Robben Island from Cape Town with ferry tickets, a former prisoner guide, Mandela’s cell, and a moving tour of South Africa’s past.
“this to everyone. I found it very emotional with the amount of information given. Truly a gem of an excursion.”
Combine Table Mountain views with Robben Island’s prison history on an 8-hour Cape Town tour with hotel pickup and ferry tickets.
“Yamkela and Samora were the best tour guides! From Transport, Tickets, Table Mountain to Robben Island! They have kept us informed regarding all the plans for the day and waited up until we were completely done with our trip! Thank you guys! Highly recommended!!”
Visit Robben Island from Cape Town with hotel transfers, ferry tickets, an official island tour, Nelson Mandela’s cell, and former prisoner guides.
“Smooth ferry over. Knowledgeable staff. Interesting experience. Also sad experience. I have been to the concentration camp in Poland, Experienced Hiroshima and slave in Gambia. Man's in humanity to each other is terrible.”
Robben Island tour review with ferry tips, prison history, former inmate guides, pricing, weather risks, and booking advice.
“Despite a booking number and a confirmation number the tour operator had no record of my booking and would not honor the copy of my booking summary from Viator. My attempts to contact Viator were unsuccessful so I had to rebook and pay again for jthe tour.”
Review of the Robben Island tour from Cape Town, with ferry tickets, hotel transfers, a former prisoner guide, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“This was a fantastic tour and met all our goals for seeing the Cape of Good Hope and Chapmans Peak and the Boulders Beach Penguins all with a private driver and fantastic driver in an 8 person air conditioned van.”
Review of Cape Town’s Robben Island tour with hotel pickup, ferry transfer, former-prisoner guide, city stops, and practical booking advice.
“Fantastic tour! Highly recommended! We saw The Long March to Freedom, a recently-opened outdoor collection of bronze statues commemorating important people in the country’s history. A crash course in South African history, and a perfect set-up to visit… Robben Island, the prison-island off the coast. Half the tour takes you through a prison block - where your guide is a former political prisoner from the apartheid era. The second half is a bus tour of island highlights - the infamous lime quarry, an Anglican church, and a church where the island’s current residents worship.”
Visit Robben Island, see Nelson Mandela’s cell, ride the ferry from Cape Town, and tour the prison with a former political prisoner.
“The tour was canceld, because of the wind and raw sea. So i would like to get the money back. Yesterday we had to go home and wasnt possible to go. Greetings Carla”
Visit Robben Island with a former political prisoner, then explore Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront on a practical half-day tour.
“I really loved the experience The guide was awesome, really knew the history and helped a lot to understand the context of the streets, buildings, and other infrastructure. I loved it so much and I recommend it”
Pair Robben Island with Cape Point, Chapman’s Peak, and Boulders Beach on a private Cape Town day tour with hotel pickup.
“If you’re in Cape Town, I would 11/10 recommend this tour! Roland was our tour guide, and he was extremely knowledgeable! We were brought on an incredible tour with breathtaking views, and even got that chance to catch sunset! It has been my favourite thing so far of my trip to Cape Town. Thank you Roland, you’re a credit to your company!”
Visit Robben Island with a former political prisoner, tour Cape Town, and ride Table Mountain’s cableway on this private full-day outing.
“There was no guide. Just a driver in a fancy car. Could have saved up on a lot of money if I had known that the guide was basically a driver with poor communication. Not worth the money.”
Visit Robben Island by ferry, tour Nelson Mandela’s cell, and hear apartheid-era stories from a former political prisoner.
“The tour itselfnis amazing. Is a must see. Guides are actually ex prisoners from the jail. The oegsnizstion was not so good, we had the tour for 9 AM but it got cancelled with no notice and we had to reschedule it.”
Visit Robben Island with a former prisoner guide, see colorful Bo-Kaap, and ride Table Mountain’s cable car with hotel transfers.
“Better weather so Robbin island would have been possible”
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