Tour of Robben Island in Cape Town, Western Cape

Western Cape and Cape Town Things To Do

Tour of Robben Island (Cape Town)

Categories: Cultural Sites / Museums / Sight Seeing
Price group: R101 to R200 per person (see other things to do in this price group)
Available in the following region(s): Atlantic Seaboard / City Bowl

Address: Robben Island, Cape Town. Ticket office: Nelson Mandela Gateway, V&A Waterfront.
Telephone: Museum +27 (0)21 413-4208 / 9 Ticket office: +27 (0)21 413-4200
Opening hours: Opening hours: Mon-Sun by booking (weather dependent).
Guidelines, confirmed by booking:
09h00 return 12h30
11h00 return 14h30
13h00 return 16h30
14h00 return 17h30
15h00 return 18h30

The area where Robert Sebukwe (started the PAC) was separately housed on the island as he was considered too influential to house with others.

Declared a World Heritage Site a tour of Robben Island takes 3 and a half hours and lasts a lifetime in your mind. The ferry ride approaching Robben Island and returning to V&A Waterfront across Table Bay displays a spectacular view over the city, Table Mountain and its coastline.

The island environment is a natural haven to a wide variety of wildlife and a manmade reminder of South Africa's history. Some tour guides are ex-political prisoners whose first hand accounts will serve as commentary on the 45 minute bus ride tour of the island and the tour of the prison museum including the former prison cell of Nelson Mandela.The island gives testimony to Nelson Mandela's great legacy and serves simultaneously as a reminder of South Africa's shaded past and bright future.

"There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered." Nelson Mandela

Website:
http://www.robben-island.org.za

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