South Africa · ROBBEN ISLAND TOURS
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The ferry leaves from the Nelson Mandela Gateway at the V&A Waterfront and the round trip takes about three and a half hours, weather permitting. Guides on the island are former political prisoners. Sailings sell out days ahead and are cancelled in heavy swell. Listed below are the ferry visits and the combined tours that include them, with departure times, prices and what each one covers.
Skip the ferry line to Robben Island from Cape Town and tour the prison with an ex-political prisoner, ending at Mandela cell.
Cape Town ferry to Robben Island with hotel pickup, a small-group guide, and a prison tour in the cell where Mandela spent 18 years.
Township streets, District Six memories, and a Robben Island ferry ticket, plus local beer and healer visits, in Cape Town’s air-conditioned day tour.
Priority Robben Island ferry and museum tour with a former political prisoner, Mandela's cell, and skip-the-line access from Cape Town.
One day in Cape Town for **Table Mountain** views and **Robben Island** history, plus ferry transfers, guided tours, and aquarium time.
Hotel pickup, timed ferry, and an official guided visit to Robben Island, including Mandela’s prison cell and major historical sites.
Skip the Robben Island ticket line with a shared ferry and guided prison visit in Cape Town, led by an ex-political prisoner.
Pre-booked Robben Island tickets plus Cape Town transfers. Hear ex-prisoners, visit Mandela’s cell, in 3 to 4 hours.
Robben Island tour from Cape Town with hotel pickup, ex-prisoner guided prison walk, included tickets, and V&A Waterfront stops.
A 4-hour Robben Island Museum tour with ferry and a small-group guide, including Mandela’s cell, quarry and Sobukwe sites.
Half-day Cape Town tour to Robben Island and V&A Waterfront with round-trip transfers and included entry.
Private guided Cape Town day trip with Robben Island ferry and Prison Museum, penguins at Boulders Beach, and Cape Point views.
Private Cape Town day tour combining Robben Island, a city bus loop, and a cable car ride to Table Mountain for big-picture views.
Take a guided ferry to Robben Island from Cape Town, tour Mandela’s prison cell, and hear former prisoners explain Apartheid, in 4 hours.
Hotel pickup to Robben Island with skip-the-line tickets, a Bo-Kaap photo stop, then Table Mountain by cable car, all in one day.
