Robben Island Tour: Nelson Mandela's Legacy

Embark on a journey through South Africa’s history with a pre-booked tour of Robben Island Museum. Skip the ticketing line and explore the prison cell of Nelson Mandela.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 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…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • On-board WiFi
  • Entry/Admission to Robben Island
  • Round trip transportation
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Surcharges on fuel
  • Parking fees
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

The Robben Island Museum tour, being one of the most sought-after touristic sites in South Africa, often tends to get fully booked. Ensure your group trip and museum visit with pre-booked tickets and bypass the ticket booth hassle with this tour that includes round-trip transfers between your accommodation and the Nelson Mandela Gateway to Robben…

Location
Robben Island Museum
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
3.9
(281 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Roger_k
Feb 8, 2025
Incredible and moving - Incredible and moving. The boat trip is well organised . The guides were fantastic. The stories are heart rending.
Review provided by Viator
Juliebe610mo
Feb 4, 2025
Great experience, real eye opener. - Robben Island trip was a great experience and a real eye opener to understand what these people went through. Very emotional. Please ignore any negative comments about sitting on a ferry and a bus as the Island is big and how else would you get there and around the Island to understand what these people went through. Highly recommended.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Jamie_t
Feb 2, 2025
I have a great... - I have a great appreciation for the tour guides who are former political prisoners of Robben Island. The experience prompted so much reflection. Overall eye opening tour.
Review provided by Viator
David_m
Jan 18, 2025
Robben Island tour - incredibly moving place shows the very best and worst of mankind you are taking around the institution by a former inmate who are mostly totally innocent tells us the horrors that were inflicted on them by so called guards
Review provided by Viator
Priya_v
Feb 20, 2025
Efficient, punctual, high... - Efficient, punctual, high quality experience with a polite driver. But much more expensive than other operators.
Review provided by Viator
116cesarea
Jan 18, 2025
A must-do for visitors - A perfect mix of Cape Town’s natural beauty and poignant history. Robben Island was impactful, and the guide added depth to the experience.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Mary_k
Feb 18, 2025
Book to go ass you get here or you could miss out - Trip was cancelled due to windy conditions and as we were leaving Cape Town following day could not rebook so make sure and book for asa you get here. We had tried to go previously and it was also cancelled
Review provided by Viator
Frank
Feb 22, 2025
If you really don't have anything else to do, otherwise I'd really leave it - Ridiculous organization, waiting 1/2 hour in a hot hall, while the boat is waiting. Upon returning we were allowed to wait an hour and a half in the sun because the boat was delayed "a bit". Furthermore, it is obviously a special place, but it is absolutely not worth the money and the time for me... outside Mandela's famous cell there is really nothing to see
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Chris9422
Feb 21, 2025
Tour cancelled due to weather. NEVER REFUNDED!!! - Our visit to Robben Island had to be cancelled due to weather. A refund ticket was given to us, indicating that it would be made to the account used to purchase the tickets online within 5 days. No refund has ever reached us despite numerous reminders by email!!! 
Review provided by Tripadvisor
191scottg191
Feb 11, 2025
Feeling Ripped Off - The Robben Island Tour itself was fabulous, but this specific Trip Advisor tour charged $100 for the tour and transportation to the port. If you buy your tickets at the port, they’re only $30. That means we paid $70 for a $3 Uber ride. Do this tour on your own.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Select Date and Tickets
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
March 2025
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Today