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
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Janalee_m
Oct 8, 2024
The safe way to go - Pickup was on time and guide was excellent. He had convenient parking in garage at waterfront. He escorted us directly to the ferry boarding. Upon return he was there waiting for us and escorted us back to the vehicle in garage. So we felt safe. He took note of us so he could recognize us to prevent us possibly getting lost. I definitely recommend using Viator for this tour for your safety because walking on your own as a tourist is dangerous along the waterfront. Another fellow traveler had her necklace yanked right off while walking back to her hotel that same day.
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Lindsey_s
Sep 26, 2024
Important, must see, must experience in Cape Town - This is a must see in Cape Town. Our guide was a former inmate on Robben Island and his stories made the experience so real. I’ve never had a tour like this before. When you book this, understand that the tour operators can’t control the weather- if there are high winds the tour gets cancelled as the boats won’t sail. I understand this happens frequently. You may need to be flexible with your plans to have a chance to make it over a few days. We got lucky and made it on our first attempt.
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Toni_s
Sep 7, 2024
This experience was... - This experience was definitely worth it. It was very emotional but an absolute must. I would highly recommend it.
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Georgia_l
Sep 2, 2024
Don’t miss this trip through recent history - Beautiful spring day with dolphins and whales. Engaging guides first for a bus tour of the island ;watch for penguins nesting in the shrubs!). Then a prison tour with a former political prisoner who shared his story, his prison experience and brought the history of Robben Island home. Highly recommend this tour.
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Joan
Aug 11, 2024
Moving - It was quite moving to see this historic place where there was so much suffering and an ex-convict telling us the story.
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Ian_c
Sep 24, 2024
No added value - I have had some great tours/trips with Viator but agree with others reviews on here that this one is not worth it. You can buy tickets direct much cheaper and get exactly the same. This is a standard ferry and tour, our group about 50 people. The extra you pay is basically for the lift from your hotel to the ferry but for most people this is probably less that 5 mins walk - literally quicker to walk for us. Not what I expected although Robben island was ok and is probably ‘must-do’ - just do it yourself!
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Mariana_s
Sep 4, 2024
Overpriced - They buy official tickets from the website and sell them for 3-4x the original price. It includes transfer to the place which the ferry leaves, but it's not worth it. We only booked it because our tickets were cancelled and we couldn't reschedule on the official website since it was sold out.
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Kimi_r
Aug 14, 2024
Not a good day. - Terrible sea journey, tour prices more than double the museum fare with no value add services. Tour guide provided tickets and showed us where to queue for boat.
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Jessie_b
Aug 25, 2024
Terrible and unpleasant experience - Was dissappointed got a message 40 minutes before time advising that the trip was cancelled because of weather yet I saw two boats coming and going to Robin island.i feel reason given wasn’t genuine I spent money on transport travelling from Stellenbosch to Capetown only to be told it was cancelled this was unprofessional
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Bahockey6
Aug 20, 2024
Canceled tour due to weather - Tour was canceled due to weather. Didn’t get to go. Still waiting for my refund from the tour company.
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From $64
up to 15 guests
2 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).