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.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Entrance fees to Robben Island
✔ Hotel pickup and drop-off
✔ Air-Conditioned Vehicle
✔ WiFi on Board
✔ Bottled water
✖ Lunch
✖ Gratuities
Pickup Locations
1. Onomo Cape Town Waterfront
2. The PortsWood
3. Cape Town Hollow
4. SunSquare Cape Town Gardens
5. Cloud 9 Boutique Hotel & Spa
6. The Village Lodge
7. Fountains Hotel
8. Dysart Boutique Hotel
9. Upper Bloem Apartment
10. Casa Elena
11. Upperbloem
12. The Capital 15 on Orange
13. Apartments In Mandela Rhodes Place
14. 9 On Barrack
15. ONOMO Hotel Cape Town - Inn On The Square
16. Lady Hamilton Hotel
17. Waterfront Village
18. Holiday Inn Express Cape Town City Centre, an IHG hotel
19. Blackheath Lodge
20. Glen Boutique Hotel & Spa
Additional Info: If travelers can't find their Hotel, Guest house, BNB guest house or place of residence or not listed. You can fill Hotel, Guest house, BNB guest house or place of residence in pickup address tab. Please note that our pickup radius is 10km (6 miles) of the Cape Town CBD. Please note that additional charges may apply should your accommodation fall outside of this radius. All hotels and place of residence in City Centre, Sea Point and Camps Bay can provide return transport.
Please can you kindly wait in the hotel lobby for our tour guide to pick you up for your tour.
Our tour guide/driver will not board the Robben Island boat; instead, they will transfer to Nelson Mandela Gateway. If you are prone to seasickness, please take seasick medications before boarding, pack a jacket, wear comfortable shoes, and carry food.
Please have a copy of your passport or ID on your phone.
Please note that this pertains to return transfers to and from the hotel.
Itinerary
1
Cape Town Central
Madiba's statute at the spot he addressed South Africans and the World when he was released.
The District Six Museum
The housed in the former Methodist Mission Church
Cape Town museum
2
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 or driver will meet you at the entrance of the Nelson Mandela Gateway.
. Visit the man-made facilities
. Get to see where isolate South African leaders, including Jacob Zuma, Kgalema Motlanthe, and Nelson Mandela
. Explore African penguin
Duration: 3 hours
Additional info
• Wheelchair accessible
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• 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.
