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Robben Island Boat Trip & Prison Tour: SA Residents - Last Minute Sale

By Beyond Africa Safaris (Pty)Ltd
Price is AU$141 per adult
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Features
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Skip the line
  • Instant confirmation
Overview

Skip the ticketing line and take a shared boat trip to Robben Island Museum and explore the island where Nobel Prize Winner and former South African President Nelson Mandela was held as a political prisoner for 18-years of his 27 years sentence.

Secure your Robben Island boat trip and museum tour ticket early to avoid disappointment as this is one of the most popular tourist attractions in South Africa and is likely to sell out in advance.

On this tour, you can view the prison cell of Nelson Mandela and learn about the dramatic history of the Maximum Security Prison 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. This is one of the most enlightening historic tours you will experience on your journey to Cape Town, South Africa.

Activity location
  • Robben Island Museum
    • 7400, Cape Town Central, South Africa
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • Robben Island Museum
    • 7400, Cape Town Central, South Africa

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Summer 2022/2023
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 11:00 AM
Price details
AU$141.42 x 2 AdultsAU$282.84
Total
Price is AU$282.84

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Shared Robben Island boat trip & museum tour admission ticket (South Africans)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Transfers between the V&A Waterfront &your accommodation

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Robben Island Museum
  • Admission ticket included
Arrive 30 minutes before the time shown on your ticket at Nelson Mandela Gateway to Robben Island Silo District, V&A Waterfront with a copy of your ID on your phone or the original. Skip the ticketing line and proceed directly to the boat departures line. Once you have boarded the shared boat you will set sail for 30-minutes on the open sea to Robben Island Museum. Upon your arrival at the Robben Island Jetty, you will disembark the boat and be guided on a bus by an ex-political prisoner who is a Robben Island Tour Guide for a tour of the island. The guide will provide live commentary about Robben Island and its history, indicating the various homes of ex-political prisoners and other landmarks. The tour will culminate with a view of the prison cell where former President Nelson Mandela was held as a prisoner and an opportunity to take a walk in his footsteps of Nelson Mandela on The Long Walk to Freedom. Once the tour of Robben Island has concluded, you will return to the Jetty.

Location

Activity location
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    Robben Island Museum
    • 7400, Cape Town Central, South Africa
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Robben Island Museum
    • 7400, Cape Town Central, South Africa

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