Robben Island Half Day Tour with Pre-Booked Entry Tickets. | 5 hours

270 Reviews | Cape Town
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South African Citizens.
2 Adults x $65.60
$131.20
Approx Total
$131.20
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Robben Island Half Day Tour with Pre-Booked Tickets.
2 Adults x $102.25
$204.50
Approx Total
$204.50
Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Bottled water
  • WiFi on board
  • Entry/Admission to Robben Island.
  • Round trip transportation
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Fuel surcharge
  • Parking Fees
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities

Overview

Robben Island museum tour is one of the most popular tourist attractions in South Africa and is likely to sell out in advance. Secure your shared trip and museum tour tickets and skip the ticketing line by booking this tour and receiving return transfers between your hotel and the Nelson Mandela Gateway to Robben Island. Embark on a unique opportunity to take the Long March to Freedom in the historical footsteps of former President of South Africa - Nelson Mandela. See the prison cell that held Nelson Mandela incarcerated for 18 years of his 27-year imprisonment. Listen to the true-life experiences on the island as told by ex-political prisoners who will give you a live guided tour of the island. This is one of the most enlightening tours you will ever experience in South Africa.

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Travelers can enter their own pickup point within 15 Kms radius of the City Centre. Travelers have to share their pickup location / address and they will be picked up right at their door. Should you not meet this requirement, we have a meeting point at The Nelson Mandela Gateway at V&A ... Waterfront. Read more â–¼

Itinerary

  • Robben Island Museum

    Pick up at accommodation in Cape Town. You will receive a shared transfer from your hotel in Cape Town to the Silo District where you will be escorted to the Nelson Mandela Gateway. Here you will charter a shared to Robben Island museum where you will be met by a former political prisoner who will conduct the tour of the Island. (Please note that our tour guide/driver will not be joining you on the tour of the Robben Island museum.) The entire tour lasts +-4 hours which includes hotel pick up. For part of the tour, you will be transported around the island by bus, before you visit the prison cell of Nelson Mandela and take the long walk to freedom. Upon our arrival back at the Jetty, your Tour Guide/Driver will meet you at the entrance of the Nelson Mandela Gateway.

    5 hours

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Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Free Cancellation

June 18100% refund
June 19No refund

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  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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270 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
  • 5 stars
    146
  • 4 stars
    45
  • 3 stars
    30
  • 2 stars
    15
  • 1 star
    34

Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 146 reviews with 5 stars

Timely, attentive, smooth

Published on Feb, 2025

Driver was lovely and on time and attentive! Great experience. Very informative. First hand accounts from former prisoners

Incredible and moving

Published on Feb, 2025

Incredible and moving. The boat trip is well organised . The guides were fantastic. The stories are heart rending.

Great experience, real eye opener.

Published on Feb, 2025

Robben Island trip was a great experience and a real eye opener to understand what these people went through. Very emotional. Please ignore any negative comments about sitting on a ferry and a bus as the Island is big and how else would you get there and around the Island to understand what these people went through. Highly recommended.

I have a great...

Published on Feb, 2025

I have a great appreciation for the tour guides who are former political prisoners of Robben Island. The experience prompted so much reflection. Overall eye opening tour.

Robben Island tour

Published on Jan, 2025

incredibly moving place shows the very best and worst of mankind you are taking around the institution by a former inmate who are mostly totally innocent tells us the horrors that were inflicted on them by so called guards

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