Robben Island Tour (Half Day) ROB001

Robben Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and has undergone many transformations, but one of its first and last uses was as a prison. The most famous modern-day political prisoner was Nelson Mandela who was fighting for a new South Africa and democracy.
The ferries depart from the Nelson Mandela Gateway at the Victoria &Alfred Waterfront (V & A). The tour takes 3.5 hours, including the ferry trip to and from the Island and depending on the boat used as they have different travel times. You will disembark at Murray’s Bay Harbor situated on the east coast of the Island and take a short walk to buses that will transport you to all the historical sites around the Island. On the way to the buses, you will pass buildings and a high wall built by prisoners during the 1960s. The buildings were used for family and lawyer visits to prisoners. The prison tour will be conducted by a Robben Island Tour Guide who has intimate knowledge of the Island’s multi-layered 500-year-old history, and whom you will meet when you board the bus. The tour route includes the graveyard of people who died from leprosy, the Lime Quarry, Robert Sobukwe’s house, the Bluestone quarry, the army and navy bunkers and the Maximum Security Prison where thousands of South Africa’s freedom fighters were incarcerated for years. The tour culminates with a viewing of Nelson Mandela’s cell.
Ferry departs promptly,  weather and demand dependent, every day, three times a day: 09:00, 11:00 and 13:00