Robben Island Tour: History and Reflection

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
  • Cape Town - Guests will be picked up from their accommodation in Cape Town. A shared transfer will be provided from the hotel to the Silo District, where they will be guided to the Nelson Mandela Gateway.
  • Robben Island Museum - The journey continues to the Silo District, where guests will be escorted to the Nelson Mandela Gateway. From there,…
What's Included
  • Entrance fees to Robben Island
  • Air-conditioned vehicle with WiFi on board
What's Not Included
  • 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…

Location
The Nelson Mandela Gateway To Robben Island
Please make your way inside the building and join the boarding line when you arrive.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Mark_j
Mar 10, 2026
Would recommend - Very well organised. Informative and deeply moving insight into prison life a Robben island. Our tour guides had first hand knowledge experience of serving time at the prison and meeting Nelson Mandela on several occasions.
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Barbara_b
Mar 7, 2026
Robben island - The guides arrived promptly and in a lovely SUV . They were very informative and helpful. Would book with them again.
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Rzazzle
Feb 28, 2026
Fantastic tour - A very moving experience. The two guides we had were equally fantastic. Both were ex-prisoners on Robben Island and conveyed very powerfully the conditions (and tortures) they endured at the hands of white colonial powers. I am so glad we did the tour.
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Gerry_c
Feb 20, 2026
A visit to Robben Island - An historic time in SA’s history and a trip to Robben Island shouldn’t be missed, make sure it’s on your itinerary.
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Michelle_c
Feb 1, 2026
A must do - Very good and very informative the tour was well organized. Anyone that hasn’t done this tour is a must
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John_d
Jan 14, 2026
Robben Island Tour - The Robben Island tour was easy to book online, and included round-trip transport between our hotel and the ferry terminal (Nelson Mandela Gateway) near the Clocktower.
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Carlos_v
Jan 11, 2026
Verry nice - It was intrest and verry nice. The personul was friendly a good trip for Hallyday. Greetz from the netherlands
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Tony_o
Mar 3, 2026
Our itinerary established... - Our itinerary established 9:00 as the beginning so we assumed that was our time to meet the guide. Actually 9:00 was the ferry departure time so the guide arrived at our hotel at 8:00!!
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Leeanne_r
Feb 4, 2026
We loved all the... - We loved all the information given to us about the history of the island. However we found the buses to be to jammed and the group too big
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Julie_d
Mar 2, 2026
Overpriced - This tour was way overpriced. We paid through Viator approx 2600 rand we realised if we had just gone straight to the ferry landing we would have paid 1200 for exactly the same tour. Not happy with you Viator after many years of using you for tours all over the world. I will be careful on the future. Disappointed. Julie and Graham
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).