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Robben Island Tour: History and Reflection
4.2
126 Ratings
Cape Town Central
Experience the Robben Island Half Day Tour from Cape Town with pre-booked tickets. Explore the museum, learn about the island’s history, and visit Nelson Mandela’s cell.
Experience the Robben Island Half Day Tour from Cape Town with pre-booked tickets. Explore the museum, learn about the island’s history, and visit Nelson Mandela’s cell.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Cape Town Central - Madiba’s statue stands at the location where he addressed South Africans and the world upon his release.
The District Six Museum
Housed in the former Methodist Mission Church
Cape Town museum - Robben Island Museum - Pick-up at your accommodation in Cape Town. You will receive a shared transfer from your hotel in Cape Town…
- Cape Town Central - Madiba’s statue stands at the location where he addressed South Africans and the world upon his release.
The District Six Museum
Housed in the former Methodist Mission Church
Cape Town museum
- Robben Island Museum - Pick-up at your 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 board a shared charter to the Robben Island Museum, where a former political prisoner will guide your tour of the island. (Please note that our tour guide/driver will not accompany you on the Robben Island Museum tour.) The entire tour lasts approximately 4 hours, including hotel pick-up. Part of the tour involves being transported around the island by bus, before visiting Nelson Mandela’s prison cell and taking the long walk to freedom. Upon returning to the Jetty, your tour guide or driver will meet you at the entrance of the Nelson Mandela Gateway.
. Visit the man-made facilities
. See where South African leaders, including Jacob Zuma, Kgalema Motlanthe, and Nelson Mandela, were isolated
. Explore the African penguin habitat
What's Included
- Entrance fees to Robben Island
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Air-Conditioned Vehicle
- WiFi on Board
- Bottled water
- Entrance fees to Robben Island
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Air-Conditioned Vehicle
- WiFi on Board
- Bottled water
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Pickups/Drop off Are not offered for South African Citizens
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Pickups/Drop off Are not offered for South African Citizens
Additional Information
This half-day package includes museum admission and round-trip transfer from your Cape Town accommodation, making your trip hassle-free. Robben Island is one of the most visited museums in South Africa and is best booked well in advance. Take a moment to reflect on your voyage back to the mainland after learning about the island’s long history and…
This half-day package includes museum admission and round-trip transfer from your Cape Town accommodation, making your trip hassle-free. Robben Island is one of the most visited museums in South Africa and is best booked well in advance. Take a moment to reflect on your voyage back to the mainland after learning about the island’s long history and seeing Nelson Mandela’s cell.
- Book in advance to avoid disappointment on the day
- Round-trip transfer from your hotel ensures a hassle-free trip
- Benefit from the historical insights of your small-group guide
- See the cell that confined Nelson Mandela for 18 years
- For transfers, kindly provide your residential address at least 24 hours prior to your travel date. Please note that we don’t accommodate transfer requests for last-minute bookings.
Location
Cape Town Central
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(126 Ratings)
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Abdoulm360
Apr 25, 2025
Struggle to remember - Was happy to visit the place where Nelson Mandela and many other political prisoners were incarcerated during apartheid. Strongly recommended for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of South Africa's struggle for freedom.
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Roman_k
Apr 21, 2025
It was very educative... - It was very educative experience and the boat trip was great too. The tour in general was organised very well.
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Jeffrey_m
Mar 7, 2025
Interesting, informative,... - Interesting, informative, and moving. Top notch guides, including actual former prisoners at Robben Island, walk you through the complete history of this place that once held Nelson Mandela for 18 of his 27 years in prison. Truly a worthwhile experience.
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Derek
Feb 25, 2025
HYM Cape Tours - I booked our visit to Robben Island through HYM Cape Tours. They were very professional and extremely friendly, we were collected from our hotel on time and taken to the gate of the ferry and they offered to take us back to our hotel after the trip. They couldn’t have been more helpful,
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Cherylr35
Feb 23, 2025
Robben Island - Our driver was friendly, accommodating and on time . The tour was very well organized , Guides were very knowledgeable
Great day !!
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Chitungn2025
Feb 23, 2025
Robben island Tour - The tour was amazing and I’ve learnt much about the history and the actual function of the robben island . I and my mom really enjoyed it. The guides from the island and even our driver Murashi also very funny and informative. Highly recommend
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Navigator530544
Feb 22, 2025
Great day, Insightful Tour, Lovely Customer Experience - I had a last minute schedule change and couldn’t get tickets to Robben Island Tour for next day. Hotel concierge couldn’t help me out either. Came across Hym Cape Tours and reached out to them after hours and Mr. Murashi was were very responsive and within 30 min of exchanging emails, I had my tickets to Robben Island Tour. Mr. Murashi even offered to pick up from Hotel to the Harbor in the morning. The communication and experience with Hym Cape Tours/Mr. Murashi was excellent allowing me to see and enjoy the Tour in the best CT outdoor weather. I highly recommend their tour services.
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Jennifer
Mar 14, 2025
A not to be missed visit - A great trip and I rated the pickup and drop off as excellent as well as the tour of the prison itself. The guide was very authentic and good. However the experience with the round the island tour was less than ideal. We had to wait nearly 30 minutes in a hot bus for the 2nd guide to join us and the guide was really not good. There was no apology for the long wait and he was slow and pedantic and his jokes about nationality were inappropriate. Really a turn off in my view.
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898christelj
Mar 1, 2025
Stressful and detailed, but interesting. - Everything worked as planned and smoothly to be picked up at the hotel. Once on the island it turned out that we would be driven around in a large bus, without the possibility to go to the toilet after the boat trip that took about 45 minutes.The guides on the island were former prisoners who could tell us a lot about what life on Robben Island was like when Mandela was also imprisoned there. You are not allowed to walk around on your own, but you have to follow the guide all the time which felt incredibly stressful. Once back in the harbor we got like 10 minutes to go to the bathroom and look around in the souvenir shop. There was also no opportunity to buy any food, nor time to eat any brought food. Despite the stress, the visit was still interesting and it was instructive to listen to the ex-prisoners' stories.
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499janicen
Apr 8, 2025
A meaningful place with beautiful views...that you can do on your own. - This is worth it as a place to see in Cape Town, but you can easily go on your own. We booked a tour that was a bit high, and all we got for it was a pick up because we wanted to stay around at the wharf area when we got back. The tour on the island is the same for everybody...and the ferry is the same for everybody. It would only be worth a tour in case it was the very busy season and you wanted to make sure you got tickets.
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