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Robben Island Ferry Ticket and Guided Prison Tour | 4 hours

144 Reviews | Cape Town
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From $83.58 per person Lowest Price Guarantee
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Non-South African Citizen
2 Adults x $82.06
$164.12
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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Shared Robben Island boat trip & museum tour admission ticket
  • Transfers between the V&A Waterfront & your accommodation

Overview

Skip the ticketing line to buy the Robben Island Ticket. Take a shared boat trip to Robben Island Museum and explore the island where former South African President Nelson Mandela was held as a political prisoner for 18 years. View his prison cell, and learn about the dramatic history of the island and South Africa from a former political Robben Island prisoner. Take a historical walk in the footsteps of Nelson Mandela on the Long Walk to Freedom pathway. Kindly note that this offer is for International travellers. (Non South Africans) We encourage SA citizens to purchase their tickets from Robben Island directly. Please also note that this is not a private tour and you will join others on the boat trip and on the guided bus and land tour. You will skip the ticketing line but will still have to queue to board the ferry boat. This tour excludes hotel pick up and drop off. The tour starts and ends at the Nelson Mandela Gateway to Robben Island.

Meeting points

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

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

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Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please ensure that you add your proper information such as the correct country code and mobile number because your tickets will be sent via WhatsApp or iMessage or email.
  • Kindly note that this offer is for International travellers. (Non South Africans)
  • If South Africans purchase this ticket at their own accord we would require their ID numbers and full names of everyone in the group.

Non Refundable

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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3.2

144 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
  • 5 stars
    51
  • 4 stars
    27
  • 3 stars
    9
  • 2 stars
    12
  • 1 star
    45

Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 51 reviews with 5 stars

We felt rushed on the tour

Published on Jan, 2025

On our particular day which was New Year’s Eve at 1 pm we felt rushed throughout the tour we didn’t feel like we had enough time to take everything in. But as for the tour itself it was a good tour we learned so much and we enjoyed ourselves on the ferry to Robben Island and our bus guide was amazing and the guide at the prison was a very friendly guy he had actually was imprisoned on the island so he could tell us first hand how it was in there when he was there it was an amazing experience we wished everyone would be able to experience Robben island

Fun and educational

Published on Dec, 2024

This was an excellent excursion. It was fun and educational. The guides were so knowledgeable and willing to share. It was an honor to participate.

Very humbling experience.

Published on Jun, 2024

This was an incredible tour. We happened to have two guides. One who was a guard, and Nelson Mandella was one of his prisoners. The other guide was a former prisoner, who new Nelson Mandela. What an education. We toured the areas that Nelson Mandela was confined to. After the prison tour, we got a tour of the whole island from a motor coach before boarding tje ferry back to the mainland.

Must see

Published on Jun, 2024

This was a wonderful experience. I highly recommend going on this tour. It’s Rich in history and even though it’s a prison has amazing views.

One part of history you cannot miss

Published on Jun, 2024

Meeting and hearing the stories from the ex political prisoners was so heart breaking yet authentic and real, an experience you cannot afford to miss if you’re in Cape Town!

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