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Cape Town Robben Island Tour with Extra Convenances

By KJA Tours (Pty)Ltd
Free cancellation available
Price is S$71 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

Our tour offers extra conveniences you'll truly enjoy
Step onto Robben Island, the place that shaped Nelson Mandela and South Africa’s journey to freedom. This unforgettable tour takes you across the ocean, deep into the heart of South Africa’s most powerful storey — where struggle, courage, and hope come alive.
Your journey begins at the iconic V&A Waterfront, where we personally assist you with check-in and ferry boarding.

Once on Robben Island, an expert island guide leads you on a riveting bus tour around the island’s major historical sites, including the Lime Quarry where Mandela and other political prisoners worked, the Leper Colony ruins, the old WWII fortifications, and sweeping viewpoints overlooking the ocean and the Cape Town skyline.

The emotional heart of the tour unfolds inside the Maximum-Security Prison, where a former political prisoner shares their personal storey — giving you rare, first-hand insight into the hardships and resilience experienced during apartheid.

Activity location

  • Robben Island Museum
    • 7400, Cape Town Central, South Africa

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • The Nelson Mandela Gateway To Robben Island
    • Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
    • 8001, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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South Africa Citizen
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English

Duration: 4 hours
Robben Island: Explore the profound historical legacy of Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was Imprisoned for 18 of his 27 Years .

Non pick up option: This option is law priced , appropriate to those who prefer to meet us at the meeting point Clock Tower Waterfront .

Language options: English
Price details
S$71.41 x 1 AdultS$71.41
Total
Price is S$71.41
Cape Town Robben Island Tour with Extra Convenances
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
S$98.88 x 1 AdultS$98.88
Total
Price is S$98.88

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Return Ferry Tickets Secure, pre-booked
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided visit led by a former political prisoner, including Mandela
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Digital map highlighting key landmarks and historical points, will be sent via your Watsaap
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Dedicated guide to assist with ticket collection, boarding procedures, and orientation.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Assisted Check-In at Nelson Mandela Gateway
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Complimentary Bottled Water Provided to keep guests refreshed throughout the journey.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Meals & Drinks drinks are not included.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Purchases such as souvenirs, snacks at the Waterfront, or additional refreshments.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Optional tips for guides and drivers are not included in the tour price.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Mobility Arrangements Must be pre-arranged and may not be guaranteed depending on ferry availability

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Last -minute Bookings include Complimentary Bottled water , Subjected to availability.

Activity itinerary

Robben Island Museum

  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
Once you step off the ferry, you board a tour bus with a local guide. The bus drives around the island while the guide explains the history, the prison system, and daily life on the island. Here’s what you will typically see: You see buildings and remains from the time when the island was used as a leper colony. • A small old church and several grave markers are pointed out. • Guides explain how people were isolated here long before apartheid.You’ll pass through: • The staff village where current island residents (guides, workers, museum staff) live. • Old houses and administrative buildings from the apartheid era.The Lime Quarry This is one of the most meaningful stops: • Prisoners, including Nelson Mandela, were forced to work here doing physically exhausting labour.After the Bus Tour: Walking Tour Inside the Prison After the bus loop, travellers enter the maximum–security prison area. A former political prisoner becomes your guide. You will see: Mandela’s cell (B-section)

Location

Activity location

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    Robben Island Museum
    • 7400, Cape Town Central, South Africa

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    The Nelson Mandela Gateway To Robben Island
    • Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
    • 8001, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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